# N808UP: 1969 Douglas DC-8-73F, registration cancelled 2010-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-73F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (registry code 302199F)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46008
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1983
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AB0165
- Owner when cancelled: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=808UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808UP-2010-09-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-8-73F: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f.md

## Service difficulty reports (273, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS08853318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08853318), Sep 11, 2008: SLIDE. UNWANTED DEPLOY. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A JUMP SEATER OPENED DOOR WITH RAFT ATTACHED. REPACKED EMERGENCY DOOR SLIDE AND SECURED. CHECK OK.
- [SDR UPS08852364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852364), May 26, 2008: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM OPS CKS GOOD PER MM 33-50-02-2.
- [SDR UPS08852233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852233), May 9, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. A/C IS OOS DUE TO FUSELAGE DAMAGE CAUSED BY OTHER CARRIER'S BAGGAGE CART. REPAIRED PER UPS EO DC8-5330-29309-A.
- [SDR UPS08851957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851957), Apr 2, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR UPS08851952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851952), Apr 1, 2008: BRACKET. BROKEN. FWD LT CREW ENTRY DOOR BOTTOM BRACKET ON SLIDE CASE IS BROKEN CASE SLIDE WILL NOT CLOSE AND SECURE. DEFERRED PER MEL 34-7-4, M 372532. INSTALLED, INSTALLED EMER
- [SDR UPS08851861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851861), Mar 14, 2008: OUTFLOW VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. CLIMBING THRU FL250 CABIN PRSR/ALT WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ATL WAS 13000 FT AND CLIMBING AT 4000 FPM. LOCKED OUTFLOW VLV CLOSED AND TURNED BOTH PACKS TO MAX
- [SDR UPS08851387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851387), Jan 6, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-01-2. CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR UPS07851222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851222), Nov 27, 2007: ESCAPE ROPE. OUT OF POSITION. CAPTAIN'S ESCAPE ROPE COVER FELL OFF, ROPE UNCOILED. REPACKED AND STOWED ESCAPE TAPE AND REINSTALLED AND RESECURED ACCESS DOOR ON CAPTAIN'S ESCAPE ROPE, REF MM 
- [SDR UPS07850673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850673), Sep 15, 2007: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WILL NOT DISARM. REPLACED LAMP FOR "DISARM" LIGHT. OPERATION CHECK GOOD PER DC8 AMM 33-50-00.
- [SDR UPS07850671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850671), Sep 15, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WON'T CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 33-50-00-4.
- [SDR UPS07849870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849870), May 17, 2007: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 CRACK ON FWD STRINGER END FITTING AT XRS 204 FROM STRINGER S-62 - S-63. REMOVED END FITTING AT STA XRS 204 S-62 - S-63 IAW SRM 51-03-02, FABR
- [SDR UPS07849889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849889), May 15, 2007: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 HFEC AND VISUAL INSPECTION DETECTED A .125 INCH CRACK ON THE C-2 DOOR LWR FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER. REPAIRED C-2 DOOR LWR FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER IA
- [SDR UPS07849836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849836), May 14, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FLOORBEAM STA 1300 RBL 12 HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION BETWEEN FLOORBEAM AND FLOORBOARD. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGL
- [SDR UPS07849854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849854), May 13, 2007: STIFFENER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STIFFENER IN RT WHEEL WELL STA 857 HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REMOVED STIFFENER AT STA 857 RT WHEEL WELL IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATE AND INSTA
- [SDR UPS07849912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849912), May 9, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 BULGING SKIN ON EXTERIOR OF SKIN AT STA 290 L21L AFT OF MAIN CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 290 L21L AFT OF MAIN CARGO DOOR IAW SA
- [SDR UPS07849888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849888), May 8, 2007: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 CENTER WING EXTERIOR FUSELAGE -L- ANGLE CRACKED AT ST 857.125 RBL 65. REMOVED CRACKED -L- ANGLE AT STA 857.125 RBL 65 IAW SRM 51-1-20D. FABRI
- [SDR UPS06848468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848468), Nov 4, 2006: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. FOUND 1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED. OPS CK OK.
- [SDR UPS06847552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06847552), Aug 1, 2006: SLIDE. UNWANTED DEPLOY. MAIN CARGO DOOR EXIT SLIDE FELL OUT OF HOLDER, BROKEN CLIP ON COVER EMERG ESCAPE SLIDE INOP. SLIDE REMOVED FROM DOOR AND DEFERRED IAW MEL 52-07-4 AND ASSIGNED D
- [SDR UPS06847128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06847128), Jun 13, 2006: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERG EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK PER AMM. OPS CK NORMAL, P/N ON 5708458-503, S/N FTL010.
- [SDR UPS05845845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845845), Nov 29, 2005: FIRE WARNING. ILLUMINATED. LOWER CARGO FIRE AMBER MX LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT (5 AND 11). PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST PER DC-8 M/M 26-18-00-5, NO FAULTS FOUND IN MEMORY OR 
- [SDR UPS05845377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845377), Sep 9, 2005: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING ROUTINE MX, EMERGENCY LIGHTING WOULD NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK ASSY IAW AMM 33-50-01-2, EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPS CHEC
- [SDR UPS05844578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844578), May 12, 2005: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSP TYPE: C3, D PIT INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON L34R STA 1412. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON 34R STA 1390-1460 IAW SRM 51-1-21D.
- [SDR UPS05844487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844487), May 6, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LONGERON 14L CRACKED AT STA 1746. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11 AND 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05844472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844472), May 6, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LONGERON CRACKED 1/4 INCH LONG AT STA 1726 L15L. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND INSTALLED STRAPS 2 EA IAW DC-8 SRM 53-02-02, 51-1-
- [SDR UPS05844490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844490), May 5, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LEFT L/E LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS 816. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-3-0, 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05844489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844489), May 5, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS 816. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-3-0, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D AND DWG 5769471.
- [SDR UPS05844485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844485), May 5, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E AT XFS 385.000 LWR RIB CRACKED 2 INCHES LONG MIDDLE OF RIB. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED RIB FORMER AND 2 EA REPAIR ANGLES IAW DWG 
- [SDR UPS05844479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844479), May 5, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED XFS 316.000. REPAIRED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D A
- [SDR UPS05844498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844498), May 4, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STA XFS 438. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2 EA REPAIR ANGLE DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-02-00 FIG 
- [SDR UPS05844497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844497), May 4, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 408. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2 EA REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2, 51-1-20D 
- [SDR UPS05844496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844496), May 4, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LEFT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 391. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABBED AND INSTALLED 2 EA DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2, 57-2-0, 51-1-20D, 
- [SDR UPS05844491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844491), May 4, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 385.250. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS 2 EA IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 018, 51-
- [SDR UPS05844486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844486), May 4, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E UPPER SKIN FASTENER HOLES CRACKED .125 INCH LONG AT XFS 450. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER
- [SDR UPS05844470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844470), May 4, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING L/E AT XFS 454, LWR SURFACE FASTENER HOLES ARE ELONGATED. REMOVE DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW EO DC-8 5720- 7767-A AND
- [SDR UPS05844494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844494), May 3, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LEFT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED 1 INCH LONG AT XFS 828.500. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B
- [SDR UPS05844488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844488), May 3, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 822.500 .5 INCH LONG. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2 -0, 57-2-
- [SDR UPS05844484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844484), May 3, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED .25 INCH LONG AT XFS 809. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2-0, 51-1-21 AN
- [SDR UPS05844471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844471), May 3, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED 1/4 INCH LONG AT XFS779. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2
- [SDR UPS05844577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844577), May 2, 2005: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INSP TYPE: C3, A/C BAY L30R AT APPROX STA 38 TO STA 58 DOME NUTS UNDER LONGERON HAVE CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT ATTACH INTERNAL DOUBLER. R & R INTERNAL DOUBLER 
- [SDR UPS05844469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844469), May 2, 2005: SPLICE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 "D" PIT BETWEEN STA 1340-1360 L30R SPLICE FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05844685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844685), May 1, 2005: FRAME. CORRODED. STA 1160 SEVERE CORROSION ON BASE OF FRAME AT L33L. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-20 D, DWG 3755842 AND SK808-785521.
- [SDR UPS05844483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844483), May 1, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LWR CUSP AT STA 153 RT CUSP TO FRAME FITTING AT TORQUE BOX IS CRACKED BOTH UPPER AND LWR OF CUSP, LENGTH OF FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED F
- [SDR UPS05844475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844475), Apr 30, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. RT MLG AFT WEB CRACKED AT GEAR CUTOUT LWR CORNER OLD REPAIR CRACKED IN RADIUS. REMOVED WEB, FAB REPLACEMENT WEB AND INSTALLED IAW SRM51-1-21, 51-1-21D, SAA FAB 
- [SDR UPS05844687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844687), Apr 29, 2005: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. RT MLG WW FWD BULKHEAD LOWER SECTION FASTENERS HAVE MILD CORROSION IN SEVERAL PLACES RUNNING INBD TO OTBD AT SPLICE. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS
- [SDR UPS05844474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844474), Apr 29, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 C-1 CARGO FITTING CRACKED AT FS 280 L32R. FOUND ON X-RAY OF DOOR CORNER EO DC8-5330-20206-B. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D AN
- [SDR UPS05844686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844686), Apr 28, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. LT FWD UPPER AC BAY AT APPROX STA 8 WEB IS CRACKED APPROX 4 INCH LONG IN 2 PLACES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2 DOUBLERS AND REPAIR WEB IAW SRM 53-03-03-0, 53-02-
- [SDR UPS05844477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844477), Apr 27, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FUSELAGE SKIN AT APROX STA 1723 L16L HAS CRACK APROX 3/4 INCH LONG. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER AND FINGER DOUBLER AND FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBL
- [SDR UPS05844476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844476), Apr 27, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FUSELAGE SKIN AT APROX STA 1723 RT L16 HAS CRACK APROX. 1/2 INCH LENGTH. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FINGER DOUBLER FILLER AND EXTE
- [SDR UPS05843872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843872), Feb 10, 2005: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. CAPTAIN'S LT SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. BACK TO BLOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT SIDE WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER, LOWER POWER RELAY AND HIGH POWER RELAY
- [SDR UPS04841891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04841891), Feb 12, 2004: REGULATOR. LEAKING. F/O OXYGEN REGULATOR LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED 02 BOTTLE IAW MM 12-70-01-3, NO LEAKS NOTED.

All 273: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808UP-2010-09-13/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900903045319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903045319I), Sep 3, 1990: Doug DC871F (N808UP), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. NR2 engine fire on takeoff. Returned and landed. Hot engine started grass fire.
- [Incident 19861227081709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227081709I), Dec 27, 1986: Doug DC873F (N808UP), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Cargo door opened on takeoff. Returned with door lights on.
- [Incident 19850909049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909049279I), Sep 9, 1985: Doug DC8* (N808UP), Louisville, KY. Fire warning light came on after takeoff. NR4 engine shtdown. Found small leak at clamp in bleed air duct.

## Other aircraft with N808UP

- [Cancelled 2023-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808UP-2023-08-24): Beechcraft B300, S/N FL-893, built 2013. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Wheels Up Partners LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELS%20UP%20PARTNERS%20LLC), [Shelton, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Shelton)

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