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N804AX

Cancelled 2004

Deregistered aircraft · 1987 Douglas DC-8-62 · Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B

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Cancelled: March 12, 2004
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 45987
Year built: 1987
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engine: Turbo-fan
Airworthiness: Standard, transport
Airworthiness date: July 22, 1987
Certificate issued: February 20, 1987
Last registry action: January 20, 2004
Mode S code: AAF0CF
Owner when cancelled: Abx Air Inc
Location: Wilmington, OH
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelDouglas DC-8-62TCDS 4A25 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3BTurbo-fan

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N804AX and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB MIA97IA050Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportOrlando, FLThe failure of the captain to center the rudder and close all engine throttles during an aborted takeoff resulting in an uncontrolled turn to the right due to nose wheel steering through the rudder pedals and asymmetric engine thrust. A factor in the incident…Dec 31, 1996 · Minor damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N804AX and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 19961230045369ITakeoff Ground Roll · Orlando, FLNarrative: on December 30, 1996, at about 2227 EST, a Douglas DC-8-62, N804AX, operated by abx air inc. dba airborne express, as a cargo flight under 14 CFR 121, veered off the right side of runway 18R during an aborted takeoff, at Orlando International…Dec 30, 1996 · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports · 30

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR ABXA000454Pin · damagedGEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR INDICATED UNLATCHED. PERFORMED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE, RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. CONTINUED FLIGHT AT RESTRICTED SPEED IAW DC8 OPS MANUAL. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGE PINS. PERFORMED MAIN GEAR DOOR ADJUST/Sep 29, 2000 · N804AX · Doug DC862 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section SDR ABXA000359Line · leakingSLOW LOSS OF HYDRAULICS OBSERVED ON HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE. NEEDLE WENT FROM FULL TO HALFWAY BETWEEN N AND STANDPIPE. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE AND RESEALED PUMP FITTING AT PUMP. SERVICED HYDRAULJul 27, 2000 · N804AX · Doug DC862 · Hydraulic System, Main SDR ABXA000179Sensor · malfunctionedAFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER T/O, THE NOT LATCHED LIGHT STAYED ON. GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO UPLATCH CHECK POSITION GEAR STAYED UP AND NOT LATCHED LIGHTS STAYED ON. CHECKED LANDING GEAR DOOR AND GEAR LATCHING SELECTOR AND RIGHT GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT CAMar 28, 2000 · N804AX · Doug DC862 · Landing Gear Position and Warning

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