# N804AX: 1987 Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2004-03-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 12, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 3021970) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45987 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC) - Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804AX-2004-03-12 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62.md ## Service difficulty reports (30) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA000454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000454), Sep 29, 2000: PIN. DAMAGED. GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR INDICATED UNLATCHED. PERFORMED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE, RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. CONTINUED FLIGHT AT RESTRICTED SPEED - [SDR ABXA000359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000359), Jul 27, 2000: LINE. LEAKING. SLOW LOSS OF HYDRAULICS OBSERVED ON HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE. NEEDLE WENT FROM FULL TO HALFWAY BETWEEN N AND STANDPIPE. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. REPLA - [SDR ABXA000179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000179), Mar 28, 2000: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER T/O, THE NOT LATCHED LIGHT STAYED ON.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 - [SDR ABXA000154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000154), Mar 17, 2000: CABLE. CONTAMINATED. ON GEAR EXTENTION AT SAN, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS VERY HARD TO EXTEND PAST THE MIDPOINT. DID NOT GET THREE GREEN LIGHTS. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHTS OK. PERFORMED GEAR SW - [SDR ABXA000003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000003), Jan 5, 2000: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON DURING APPROACH. ACCOMPLISHED GO-AROUND, RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. CLEANED SWITCHES AND LUBRICATED GEAR. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR ABXA9900689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900689), Aug 9, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL HAD CRACK ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-31961MR. - [SDR ABXA9900688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900688), Aug 9, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL HAD A CRACK ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-31961MR. - [SDR ABXA9900638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900638), Aug 9, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL CRACKED ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 AND ABX REA D857-31961MR. - [SDR ABXA9900637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900637), Aug 9, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL HAD CRACK ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 AND ABX REA D857-31961MR. - [SDR ABXA9900687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900687), Aug 4, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CHANNEL FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 1114.5, NR 3 CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-31931MR. - [SDR ABXA9900632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900632), Aug 4, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CHANNEL FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 1114.5 FRAME AT NR 3 CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-31931MR. - [SDR ABXA9800744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800744), Aug 13, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, FOUND THAT COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK IAW DC8 MM 33-50-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD - [SDR ABXA9800449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800449), May 12, 1998: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. ON CLIMB-OUT, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR - [SDR ABXA9800403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800403), Apr 23, 1998: TARGET. OUT OF ADJUST. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH THE GEAR UP, RIGHT GEAR DOOR INDICATED 'NOT LATCHED'. CYCLED GEAR TWICE, NO CHANGE. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE UPLATCH P - [SDR ABXA9800344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800344), Apr 10, 1998: PROX SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR TWICE, UPLATCH CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED A - [SDR ABXA9800043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800043), Jan 30, 1998: AMPLIFIER. DEFECTIVE. NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE. DISCHARGED BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 FIRE BOTTLES. SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE, DIVERTED TO UNSCHEDULED LANDING. LANDING - [SDR ABXA9800042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800042), Jan 27, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK. - [SDR ABXA9800014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800014), Jan 8, 1998: FIRE LOOP. DISCONNECTED. DURING CRUISE, ENG FIRE WARNING MASTER LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED MOMENTARILY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH ENGINE CAUSED PROBLEM. FUEL FLOW ON NR 3 ENGINE INCREASED - [SDR ABXA9701098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701098), Mar 21, 1997: TAB. DELAMINATED. RUDDER TAB DELAMINATED. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN. - [SDR ABXA9701004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701004), Jan 15, 1997: TAB. DELAMINATED. RT ELEVATOR TAB DELAMINATED AT TRAILING EDGE. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN. - [SDR ABXA9600655](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600655), Oct 31, 1996: TURBO COMP. FAILED. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON NR 2 CTC, A BURNT OIL SMELL WAS NOTICED OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. TURNED OFF NR 2 CTC, SMELL QUIT. DEFERRED NR 2 CTC - [SDR ABXA9600652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600652), Oct 24, 1996: TURBOCOMPRESSOR. OIL LEAK. INFLIGHT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR. STRONGER DURING DESCENT AND IRRITATING TO THE EYES. *S/D* MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 CTC LEAKING OIL. REPLACED NR 2 CTC, OPS CHECK - [SDR ABXA9600500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600500), May 31, 1996: WINDOW TRIM. OUT OF POSITION. FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN COMPLETELY. REPOSITIONED WINDOW TRIM AROUND THE FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW, OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR ABXA9600272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600272), Mar 12, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING CLIMBOUT. INDICATION CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED. R - [SDR ABXA9501047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9501047), Dec 28, 1995: PROX SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. UPON GEAR RETRACTION FROM ILN, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ON. DISCRIMINATOR PANEL (F/E STATION) INDICATED RIGHT MAIN DOOR NOT LATCHED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR - [SDR ABXA951045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA951045), Dec 22, 1995: PROX BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TPA, RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. NO LIGHT WAS ON IN ANY GEAR/DOOR POSITION. RECYCLED GEAR AND PERFORMED ABNORMALS IAW DC-8 OPS MANUAL. - [SDR ABXA9501044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9501044), Dec 22, 1995: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ILN, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED WAS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL P - [SDR ABXA9501043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9501043), Dec 19, 1995: UPLOCK SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. DURING DEPARTURE, UPLATCH CHECK FAILED FOR RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR AND UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REPLACED RIG - [SDR ABXA9501038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9501038), Dec 13, 1995: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONFIRMED RIGHT GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED, RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. P - [SDR ABXA9500065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500065), Feb 1, 1995: HOSE. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO STANDPIPE LEVEL ON APPROACH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THRUST REVERSER HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE HOSE WHICH WAS LEAKING. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA97IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97IA050), Dec 31, 1996: Douglas DC8-62 (N804AX), Orlando, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 19961230045369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961230045369I), Dec 30, 1996: Doug DC862 (N804AX), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: 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… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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