# N812UP: 1970 Douglas DC-8-73F, registration cancelled 2011-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-73F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (registry code 302199F)
- 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: 46112
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1981
- Last registry action: November 18, 2010
- Mode S code: AB129A
- Location: [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7533° N, 80.2704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33134, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=812UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812UP-2011-01-11

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 (228, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS08851598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851598), Jan 31, 2008: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. GLARESHIELD HAS ONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED AND TESTED IAW MM 33-13-00-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS07851077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851077), Oct 28, 2007: TAB. PUNCTURED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD CONTROL TAB HAS A .3125 INCH PUNCTURE ON BOTTOM OF TAB. TRANS TO NRC 107944. CHECKED LEFT I/B ELEVATOR AREA ON AIRCRAF
- [SDR UPS07850635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850635), Sep 8, 2007: BATTERY PACK. FAULTY. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING PREFLIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY CHARGING C/B POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK PER 
- [SDR UPS07850457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850457), Aug 16, 2007: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A PIT 31 HAS HOLE IN FLOOR PANEL. A .375 INCH HOLE IN PIT 31 FLOOR PANEL IS LOCATED 33 INCHES AFT OF DOORSILL AND 41 INCHES LEFT OF CENTERLINE
- [SDR UPS06848713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848713), Nov 22, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK LOW DURING PREDEPARTURE CHECK
- [SDR UPS06846826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846826), May 9, 2006: WIRE. CHAFED. SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FROM BEHIND FE PANEL CLEARED AFTER 30 SECONDS DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ASAP. OCCURRED DURING DESCENT 12000' 275KTS. REPAIRED CHAFED WI
- [SDR UPS06846766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846766), Apr 23, 2006: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 EXTERIOR OF TAILSKID FAIRING JUST FWD OF DOUBLER HAS RIPPED FASTENER HOLE AND AFT EDGE IS GOUGED. REMOVED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. FABR
- [SDR UPS06846756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846756), Apr 20, 2006: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. FOUND CRACKED INTERCOSTAL AT FS 520 BELOW L31R. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL AT FS 520 BELOW L31R IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED, DRILLED, REAMED AND INSTALLED INTE
- [SDR UPS06846745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846745), Apr 7, 2006: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 EXFOLIATION CORROSION FOUND AT STA 70 STRUCTURE BETWEEN L31R AND L32R. CUT OUT DAMAGED STRUCTURE AT STA 70 BETWEEN L31R AND L33R IAW SRO 0853
- [SDR UPS06846765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846765), Apr 6, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 AFTER REMOVAL OF B-PIT SCUFF PLATE TO FOM NDT INSP IAW E0 DC8 5330-20206-D FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN STA 518 L27R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT STA 
- [SDR UPS06846764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846764), Apr 1, 2006: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 STA 340 L30L FITTING EXFOLIATED, FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AND MISSING HILOCK COLLAR. REMOVED FITTING AT STA 340 L30L IAW SRM 51-1-20D. REMOVED
- [SDR UPS06846746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846746), Mar 31, 2006: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:CC1 STA 1120 AT L36 FRAME HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME AT STA 1120 L36 IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED AND INSTA
- [SDR UPS06846744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846744), Mar 31, 2006: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 STA 1150 BETWEEN L36 AND L35R BATHTUB FITTING CORRODED AND GOUGED. REMOVED BATHTUB FITTING AT STA 1150 L36 AND L35R IAW SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICA
- [SDR UPS06846748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846748), Mar 29, 2006: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 STA 1280 CUSP CRACK AT LT FITTING. REMOVED DAMAGED CUSP AT STA 1260-1300 LT IAW SRM 53-02-05-0 FIG 015A. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DO
- [SDR UPS06846691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846691), Mar 29, 2006: FRAME. CORRODED. FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON STA 1700 FRAME L36-L35L FWD SIDE. CUT OUT SECTION OF CORRODED FRAME FROM STA 1700 BETWEEN L36 AND L35R IAW SRM 53-2-0. FABRICATED AND I
- [SDR UPS06846689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846689), Mar 29, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STA 902 LONGERON 4R FITTING IS CRACKED. R & R END FITTING AT STA 902 LONGERON 4R IAW SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS06846666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846666), Mar 29, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STA 1160 L20R FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG NR 9750419.
- [SDR UPS06846662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846662), Mar 29, 2006: ATTACH ANGLE. CORRODED. ATTACH ANGLE AT STA 820 UNDER FLOOR AT RBL65 FWD OF FRAME HAS HEAVY CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING STA 820 RBL 65 IAW SRM 51-3-2 AND 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS06846642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846642), Mar 29, 2006: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND STA 1766 LONGERON 6R BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED ANGLE BRACKET AT STA 1766 L6R IAW SRM 51-01-20D. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE BRACKET AT STA 1766 L6R IAW 
- [SDR UPS06846688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846688), Mar 28, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 STA 902 LONGERON 4L FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 902 L4L IAW SRM 51-3-2, 51-1-20D AND SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS06846665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846665), Mar 28, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STA 680 L2L FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D AND 51-3-0.
- [SDR UPS06846664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846664), Mar 28, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STA 902 L9L FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-0, 51-1-20D AND 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS06846663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846663), Mar 28, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STA 1690 LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED LONGERON 24R. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21,51-1-21 AMD 51-3-0.
- [SDR UPS06846681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846681), Mar 27, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. STA 680 LONGERON 6L FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 680 L6L IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0.
- [SDR UPS06846641](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846641), Mar 27, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STA 680 LONGERON 3L FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 680 L3L IAW SRM 51-01-20D, 51-03-00-0, 51-03-01-0.
- [SDR UPS06846747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846747), Mar 26, 2006: STIFFENER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 RT W/W STA 857 BULKHEAD VERTICAL STIFFENER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS RBL 46, 13" BELOW CEILING. REMOVED VERTICAL STIFFENER AT STA 857 RBL40 IAW 
- [SDR UPS06846735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846735), Mar 26, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 EXTERIOR SKIN CRACK, TORN ON RMLG IB DOOR AT STRUT EXTENSION. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 52-0
- [SDR UPS06846692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846692), Mar 26, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. FOUND STRUCTURE CORRODED FWD OF LT BOTTLE BOLT BARREL NUT, LT W/W FWD UPPER OB CORNER. REPAIRED EXTERNAL SKIN CORROSION AT STA 857 LONGERON 24L AT BAYONET FITTI
- [SDR UPS06846690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846690), Mar 26, 2006: STIFFENER. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION UNDER VERTICAL STIFFENER ON LT W/W 857 BULKHEAD LBL 45, 13" BELOW CEILING. REMOVED VERT STIFFENER AT FS 857 LBL45 IAW SRM 51-01-21. FABRICATED A
- [SDR UPS06846614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846614), Mar 25, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN AT SPLICE BETWEEN FUSELAGE AND TAILCONE BETWEEN LONGERON 34L- 34R HAS CORROSION APPEARS TO GO UNDER DOUBLER ON FUSELAGE SIDE STA 1890. REMOVED DOU
- [SDR UPS06846615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846615), Mar 23, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. DENTS 2 EACH AFT OF SERVICE DOOR L-2 AT STA 1670 L17L. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM53-2-1 FIG 10.
- [SDR UPS05845298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845298), Aug 31, 2005: MICROPHONE. INOPERATIVE. CAPTAINS O2 MASK MIC INOP.
- [SDR UPS04843415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843415), Oct 26, 2004: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY LOW ON PREFLIGHT CHECK. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK. OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS04843200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843200), Sep 27, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. ALL SWITCHES & BREAKERS WERE OFF PRIOR TO TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK OK.
- [SDR UPS04842991](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842991), Aug 20, 2004: SLIDE. DETERIORATED. GIRT BAR CABLE UNHOOKED FROM RAFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND SEVERAL AREAS OF DETERIORATION ON SLIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SLIDE IAW MM 25-60-01-2.
- [SDR UPS04842378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842378), May 14, 2004: CONTROL PANEL. FAILED. N/A DURING TAXI OUR AND JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF, WE GOT A BUSS POWER FAIL LIGHT AND NR 4 GEN UNPARRALLED LIGHT ON. SMOKE BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE IN THE COCKPIT. TAXIED 
- [SDR UPS04842168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842168), Apr 8, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 STATION 786 TO 798 BL 0 SEAT TRACK IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION BETWEEN STATION 750 TO 810 
- [SDR UPS04842125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842125), Apr 6, 2004: WEB. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, STATION 1190 LONG 33L UPPER WEB IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS, WEB BELOW C-PIT DOOR. BLENDED OUT CORROSION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IA
- [SDR UPS04842121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842121), Apr 4, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LEFT WING FLAP HINGE 219 CANOE FITTING HAS PITTING CORROSION. MILLED OUT CORROSION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR FILLERS IAW SB 27-164.
- [SDR UPS04842224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842224), Apr 3, 2004: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 STATION 25 AT LONG 21L ANGLE IN FWD ENTRY DOOR FWD JAMB IS CRACKED. REMOVED, CRACKED INTERCOSTAL, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW DW
- [SDR UPS04842237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842237), Apr 2, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, STATION 1040 FRAME AND FRAME CAP ARE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT LONG. 35L CUTOUT DAMAGED FRAME AT STATION 1040 LONG. 35L, FABRICATED AND INS
- [SDR UPS04842231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842231), Apr 2, 2004: SPLICE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LONG 35L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED STATION 1040-1060. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3750545 AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS04842230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842230), Apr 2, 2004: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 INTERCOSTAL ATTACH FITTING IS CRACKED AT STATION 1150 AT LONG 33R. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG 4758514 AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS04842229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842229), Apr 2, 2004: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 INTERCOSTAL ATTACH FITTING IS CRACKED AT STATION 1140 AT LONG 35R. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3758497 AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS04842226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842226), Apr 2, 2004: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CIRCUMFERENTIAL TIE BRACKET IS CRACKED AT LONG 3L AND 3R AT APPROX STATION 1790. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT ANGLE IAW DWG 
- [SDR UPS04842167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842167), Apr 2, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 STATION 1060 FRAME IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT LONG 35L. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DC8-53A-010.
- [SDR UPS04842166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842166), Apr 2, 2004: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 STATION 1000 BETWEEN LONG 28L TO 29L SHEAR TIE IS CORRODED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED SPLICE PLATE AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2A AN
- [SDR UPS04842124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842124), Apr 2, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, STATION 1040 FRAME IS CORRODED AT LONG 36. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DC8-53A-010.
- [SDR UPS04842266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842266), Apr 1, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, RT WING FLAP HINGE 98 CANOE FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CANOE FITTING I.A.W. DWG. 5614372,M/M.27-51-12, SAA SK 
- [SDR UPS04842238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04842238), Apr 1, 2004: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LEFT WING INBOARD STUB WING UPPER RIB IS CRACKED AT XS 250. STOPDRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INST

All 228: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812UP-2011-01-11/reports.md

## 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 DCA98WA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA032), Mar 8, 1998: Mcdonnell Douglas DC8-73 (N812UP), Koln-Bonn, Germany, incident, no damage

## 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 19910910043829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910910043829I), Sep 10, 1991: Doug DC871F (N812UP), Kansas City, MO. Lost pressurization in flight. Diverted to Kansas City. Found duct blown off valve on left pack.

## Other aircraft with N812UP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812UP): Boeing 737-8, S/N 68205, built 2025

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.