# N804CK: 1964 Douglas DC-8-51, registration cancelled 2013-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45689
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1987
- Last registry action: October 19, 2007
- Mode S code: AAF0F5
- Owner when cancelled: [American International Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804CK-2013-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-8-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR CKSA96361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96361), Dec 13, 1996: SKIN PATCH. MISINSTALLED. DURING A CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD STATIC PORT SCAB PATCH TOO CLOSE. REMOVED SCAB PATCH AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW EA 96-346 AIA SKETCH AIA/E/2442 AND 8110-
- [SDR CKSA96157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96157), Sep 19, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. KORD - ONE INCH DIAMETER HOLE IN AIRCRAFT SKIN, 18 INCHES AFT OF RIGHT FORWARD STATIC PORT. DISCOVERED ON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH NR AIA/E/2
- [SDR CKSA96014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96014), Feb 6, 1996: SWITCH. LOOSE WIRE. KDFW - FLT 71799 - NO GREEN LIGHT ON RT MAIN GEAR ON APPROACH (NO RED LIGHTS ALSO). CYCLED GEAR ONCE, 3 GREEN. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION AT LANDING GEAR CONTROL LE
- [SDR CKSA96003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96003), Jan 18, 1996: HYD HOSE. HOLE. KHUF - IN FLIGHT AT 0505Z, HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AT 0530. LOST ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, PERFORMED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. FOUND HYDRAULIC 
- [SDR CKSA95128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95128), Oct 13, 1995: FIRE AMP. NO POWER. KPHX - FLT 67919 - ON ENGINE START, NR 4 ENGINE INDICATED FIRE WARNING MOMENTARILY. WHEN TESTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 EN
- [SDR CKSA95038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95038), Jun 20, 1995: FIRE LOOP. LOOSE. KHUF - FIRE WARNING BELL AND LIGHT ON STARTING NR 4 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND DISCHARGED FIRE AGENT AS. SECURED LOOSE SECTION OF AFT FIRE LOOP, RAN ENGINE FOR SEVER
- [SDR CKSA95022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95022), May 10, 1995: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. YIP-PHL - ON GEAR RETRACTION GEAR UNSAFE AND MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED THE GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SWITCH, 
- [SDR CKSA95021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95021), May 9, 1995: SWITCHES. DIRTY. YIP-PHL - UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION GEAR AND DOOR INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AFTER SECOND GEAR RETRACTION LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. OPERATIONS NORMAL,

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