# N809UP: 1969 Douglas DC-8-73F, registration cancelled 2010-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2010
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 46109
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1984
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1984
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AB051C
- 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/N809UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=809UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809UP-2010-10-18

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 (334, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS07850684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850684), Sep 5, 2007: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A REFER TO LOG PAGE 657107. UPON REMOVAL OF CAPT SIDE WINDOW FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER ZEE ANGLE. BLENDED ZEE ANGLE IAW MM IAW SRM 53-20.
- [SDR UPS07850182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850182), Jul 13, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK OK.
- [SDR UPS07849594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849594), Apr 5, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. CARGO DOOR DENT OUT OF SRM LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR ACTIONS AS PER EO DC8-5230-26519. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC PER DC-8 NDTM 51-00-019. NO CRACKS FOUND. OK 
- [SDR UPS06848769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848769), Dec 13, 2006: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON IN THE ARMED POSITION. FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONTROL C/B OPENED, RE-SET C/B AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPS TEST PER AMM 33-5
- [SDR UPS05845884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845884), Dec 17, 2005: BATTERY. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING FINAL APPROACH LOW CARGO COMPT FIRE LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS PACKS WERE TURNED OFF IT WENT AWAY. PERFORMED LOWER CARGO COMPT SMOKE DETECTION SYS T/S MM 2
- [SDR UPS05845554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845554), Oct 5, 2005: BATTERY PACK. WEAK. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-50-01.
- [SDR UPS05845471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845471), Aug 9, 2005: SPAR. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 POSSIBLE CRACK ON LOWER SURFACE SKIN AFT CTR SPAR RT CTR AUX TANK. NDT VERIFIED 2 INCH CRACK AT RT CTR AUX TANK AFT CTR SPAR. REMOVED CRACKED
- [SDR UPS05845196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845196), Aug 3, 2005: PRESSURE PANEL. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 FOUND EXFOLIATION CORROSION AND CRACKS ON COCK PIT SUBFLOOR AT STA -67 RBL 60 INSIDE RIGHT NOSE TUNNEL. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED, AND
- [SDR UPS05845195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845195), Aug 2, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 -C- PIT STA 1240 L35R FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845194), Aug 2, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 -C- PIT STA 1230 BETWEEN L34R TO L35R FITTING CRACKED AROUND FASTENERS . REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED FITTING IAW DWG 4758514 AND DC-8 
- [SDR UPS05845193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845193), Aug 2, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 -C- PIT CROSS SLIDE DOOR BANANA FITTING CRACKED AT BUMPER STOPS AT L27L STA 1180. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845162), Aug 2, 2005: FITTING. CORRODED. "C" PIT BATHTUB FITTING CORRODED AT STA 1200 BETWEEN L29L AND L28L. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATHTUB FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D AND 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845222), Aug 1, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. A PIT STA 348 L31R ZEE FITTING CRACKED 3 INCHES LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845192), Aug 1, 2005: SEAL. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 HEAVY CORROSION AROUND EXTERNAL POWER CABLE PRESSURE SEAL BELOW EPC RA CK STA 20 RBL 60. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED PRESSURE SEAL DOU
- [SDR UPS05845161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845161), Aug 1, 2005: STIFFENER. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION ON BASE OF DIAGONAL STIFFENER IN COCKPIT SUB FLOOR BELOW PILOTS LT RUDDER PEDAL. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT GUSSET IAW DWG 5
- [SDR UPS05845160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845160), Aug 1, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. "A" PIT STA 280 L29R ZEE FITTING CRACKED 1/2" LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED "Z" FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845159), Jul 30, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN STA 834 L18R FRAME TO INTERCOSTAL FITTING CRACKED 1/2" LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845158), Jul 28, 2005: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. CENTER WING BOX AT STA 879 TO 902 LBL 65 FINGER DOUBLER HAS SEVERAL SHEARED FASTENER HEADS AND HEAVY CORROSION UNDER THE FINGER DOUBLER. REMOVED FINGER DOUBLER 
- [SDR UPS05845153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845153), Jul 28, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN FRAME CRACKED 1" LONG AT STA 1700 L20L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW EO DC8-5310 -11728-B AND DWG DC8-53A-011-A.
- [SDR UPS05845381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845381), Jul 27, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, MAIN CABIN LONGERON SPLICE FITTING HAS 4 INCH CRACK STA 310 L18L. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT FITTING IAW SAA SK 809- 85
- [SDR UPS05845157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845157), Jul 27, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN STA 1220 L20R FRAME ATTACH FITTING CRACKED 1/2" LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845156), Jul 27, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. STA 1160 L19R FITTING CRACKED 1" LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845155), Jul 27, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. STA 902 L5R LONGERON FITTING CRACKED 2" LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS05845154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845154), Jul 27, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. STA 700 LONG 18L INTERCOSTAL TO FRAME ATTACH FITTING IS CRACKED APPROX 3" LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05845151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845151), Jul 26, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. R/W UPPER SURFACE 6" AFT OF FRONT SPAR AT FUEL PROBE NR 12 HAS A 1" CRACK AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 5
- [SDR UPS05845150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845150), Jul 25, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED 1/2" LONG AT STA 1746 L15R. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.
- [SDR UPS05845149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845149), Jul 25, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED 1/2" LONG AT STA 1746 L15L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN AT STA 1746 AND L15L. FABRICATED, AND IN STALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 
- [SDR UPS05845148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845148), Jul 24, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FE'S AFT SEAT TRACK STOP HOLES WORN AND HEAVY CORROSION AROUND COUNTER SUNK ATTACH SCREWS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FE'S AFT SEAT TRACK IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-2
- [SDR UPS05845380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845380), Jul 5, 2005: PRESSURE PANEL. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 LEFT W/W SKIN HEAVILY CORRODED INSIDE HAT CHANNEL STA 979 LBL 40. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW UPS EO DC8-5310 -22753
- [SDR UPS05844270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844270), Apr 12, 2005: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. NR 4 ENGINE FLAME OUT IN CRUISE FLT ENROUTE TO PHL. RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL. FUEL PRESSURE ON S/O PANEL DROPPED FROM 35 PSI TO 20 OIL TEMP & QTY NORMAL OIL PRESS D
- [SDR UPS03841358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841358), Oct 7, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE: N/A ONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT CREW ENTRY DOOR. RELAMPED. OPS CK OKAY.
- [SDR UPS03841212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841212), Aug 31, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA. 260-280 IS CRACKED AT LONG. 33R REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG.5750726,AND SRM. 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS03841231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841231), Aug 28, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, STATION 55 BELTFRAME IS CRACKED AND CORRODED BETWEEN LONG. 35L TO 35R. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR J-ANGLES I.A.W.
- [SDR UPS03841203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841203), Aug 28, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, STATION 300 LONG. 27L BANANA FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING I.A.W. DWG.3754041,SRM.53-2-0 FIG. 1B, DWG. 9751879.
- [SDR UPS03841164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841164), Aug 28, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, WEB IN RUDDER LE AT FORWARD SPAR IS CRACKED AT XR 160 REMOVED WEB SECTION,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT WEB SECTION IAW SRM. 55-2-4 
- [SDR UPS03841226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841226), Aug 27, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, STATION 1320 LONGERON 31 RT AND FRAME ARE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS, REMOVED,FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION BETWEEN STA. 1230 TO 132
- [SDR UPS03841222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841222), Aug 27, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, FLOORBEAM FITTING IS CRACKED AT STA. 340 RBL. 58 REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG. 9754022,AND SRM. 51-1-20D
- [SDR UPS03841221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841221), Aug 27, 2003: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB IS CRACKED AT LBL 26 AND 36, 67 ABOVE CABIN FLOOR CUTOUT DAMAGED AREAS,NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUTS,FABRICAT
- [SDR UPS03841218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841218), Aug 27, 2003: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB IS CRACKED AT STA 1766 AT RBL 26 AND 36. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREAS AT RBL 26 AND 36,NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUTS,
- [SDR UPS03841217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841217), Aug 27, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, AFT SIDE STATION 70 FRAME IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN LONGERON 29L AND 30L. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE REPA
- [SDR UPS03841215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841215), Aug 27, 2003: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, LONGERON 28R IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT SPLICE FITTING AT STA. 450. REMOVED,FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTIONS BETWEEN STA.430 AND
- [SDR UPS03841213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841213), Aug 27, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, COCKPIT SUBFLOOR INTERCOSTAL UPPER FLANGE IS CRACKED AT STA.-21 LBL 12. STOPDRILLED CRACK,NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK,FABRICATE
- [SDR UPS03841209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841209), Aug 27, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, LONG. 35R INTERCOSTAL TO FRAME ATTACH FITTING IS CRACKED AT STA. 1140 AFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG. 3758497,AND SRM. 51-1
- [SDR UPS03841208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841208), Aug 27, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, LONG. 32L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED AT STA. 610. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED FITTING I.A.W. DWG. 3750330,AND SRM. 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS03841206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841206), Aug 27, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING IS CRACKED AT STA. 120 LONG. 33R REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG. 5758571,AND SRM. 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS03841201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841201), Aug 27, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, BELT FRAME IC CRACKED AT STA. 55 LONG. 24L TO 25L CUTOUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND ANGLE DOUBLER I.A.W. SRM. 53-2-0 FIG. 
- [SDR UPS03841200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841200), Aug 27, 2003: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, STATION 1240 LONG. 30R IS CRACKED REMOVED LONGERON SECTION STATION 1230-1250,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION I.A.W. SRM. 53-4-
- [SDR UPS03841166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841166), Aug 27, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA. 80-100 AT LONGERON 28 RT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS REMOVED,FABRICATED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM. 53-3-2 FIG
- [SDR UPS03841162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841162), Aug 27, 2003: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, STA. 1720 AND 1740 LONG. 15R IS CRACKED AT FRAME ATTACH BOLTS. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION STA. 1720-1760, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SE
- [SDR UPS03841210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03841210), Aug 26, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, 2 EACH CRACKED SEAT TRACK FITTINGS ,B-PIT CEILING STA. 420,RBL 24. REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK SECTION BETWEEN STA. 300 TO 490 RBL 24-31 FAB

All 334: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809UP-2010-10-18/reports.md

## 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 19840730053679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730053679I), Jul 30, 1984: Doug DC8* (N809UP), Ontario, CA. Unable to retract right main gear after takeoff. Found attach pin at the strut had broken off.

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