# N814AX: 1969 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 2009-07-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 21, 2009 - Exported to: Ghana - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B) - 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: 46041 - Year built: 1969 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 21, 1989 - Certificate issued: February 7, 1991 - Last registry action: June 16, 2009 - Mode S code: AB184E - 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/N814AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=814AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814AX-2009-07-21 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63.md ## Service difficulty reports (147, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA050105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050105), Apr 28, 2005: COMPRESSOR. DEFECTIVE. NR 2 CTC FAILED, HAD LOUD BEARING SQUEAL ALONG WITH SOME SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 CABIN TURBINE COMPRESSOR IAW DC-8 MM 21-10-01-4-0001. O - [SDR ABXA050015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050015), Jan 9, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION DISCOVERED ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 920, LOCATED AT OUTBOARD END OF THE BEAM LOWER RIGHT FLANGE. CORROSION IS BEYOND 20 PERCENT OF MATERIAL THICKNESS. REPA - [SDR ABXA040331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040331), Sep 11, 2004: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING INTERNAL FUEL TANK AT STA XRS 172 LOWER CENTER SPAR AND WEB HAD CRACK AND CORROSION AT SPAR CAP CRACK. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF CENTER SPAR AND WEB IA - [SDR ABXA040332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040332), Aug 31, 2004: SKIN. DAMAGED. INSPECTION DEVIATION PER ABX REA D853-50097MR, REPAIR TRIPLER, FUSELAGE SKIN, FS 273-280, LONGERON 19 LEFT - 20 LEFT. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D853-50097MR. CO - [SDR ABXA040329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040329), Aug 11, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT CARGO LONGERON 36, BLEEDING CORROSION FROM BOTH SIDES FROM STA 1080 - 1120. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D853-49986MR. - [SDR ABXA040330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040330), Aug 10, 2004: SKIN. GOUGED. RIGHT WHEEL INBOARD AILERON, 3 RIVETS MISSING HEADS OR PART OF HEAD AND OPEN HOLE AT APPROXIMATELY XA 562, LOWER LEADING EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SKIN - [SDR ABXA040096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040096), Mar 13, 2004: CRANK ASSY. BROKEN. SPOILER EXTEND LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER RETRACTION. NORMAL SPOILER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATION. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT WING INBOARD TWO SPOILER DRIVE ARMS THAT - [SDR ABXA030437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030437), Nov 7, 2003: SEAT. DEFECTIVE. FLIGHT ENGINEER'S SEAT VERTICAL HOLD WOULD NOT HOLD WHILE SEAT WAS FACING FORWARD. FELL 3 TIMES DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB. REPLACED SYSTEMS ENGINEER SEAT - [SDR ABXA030204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030204), Nov 7, 2002: SKIN. DAMAGED. L2 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER FORWARD CORNER HAD REPAIR. UNIT DOES NOT CONFORM TO SRM OR JOB CARD NEA 53100104-002/634. REPAIRED L2 LOWER FORWARD CORNER IAW REA D853-440 - [SDR ABXA030203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030203), Nov 7, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING WAS SEPARATED AT WELD. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FITTING AND BLENDED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, WELDED FITTING IAW AM5268 - [SDR ABXA030207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030207), Nov 5, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. RIGHT FORWARD WHEEL WELL HAD CORROSION ON CENTER WING SKIN AFT OF OUTBOARD BLOWOUT PANEL. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED - [SDR ABXA030206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030206), Nov 2, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT LOWER CARGO LONGERON 34 RIGHT HAD CORROSION AT STA 1180 - 1200. REMOVED CORROSION, BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED REPAIR - [SDR ABXA030205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030205), Oct 30, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. L1 DOOR SHOWED CRACK LOWER AFT CORNER. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. FABRICATED DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLER IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPL - [SDR ABXA020225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020225), Oct 1, 2002: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAULTY. NR 4 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THROTTLED BACK BUT LIGHT STAYED ON. SECURED THE NR 4 ENGINE. ALSO THE NR 3 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THROTTLED BACK A - [SDR ABXA020153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020153), Sep 3, 2002: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 4 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY AN OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION AND QUANTITY DECREASING. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW 5 P - [SDR ABXA020120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020120), Aug 26, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK IAW DC-8 AMM 33-50-01-2. - [SDR ABXA010446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010446), Aug 18, 2001: YOKE. JAMMED. ELEVATOR CONTROL YOKE JAMMED ON FINAL APPROACH. YOKE WOULD ONLY GO TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON THE ELEVATOR POSITION INDICATOR. VERIFIED ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMN - [SDR ABXA010150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010150), Apr 16, 2001: FITTING. CRACKED. THE LEFT WING LOWER TRAPEZOID FITTING WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 57-5-2. - [SDR ABXA010139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010139), Mar 20, 2001: STRUCTURE. LEAKING. A FASTENER WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FUEL AT STA 795. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AREA IAW REA D857-40312MR AND DC-8 SRM. - [SDR ABXA010142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010142), Mar 13, 2001: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON END FITTING AT FUSELAGE STATION 8-28 LONGERON 27R IN THE FORWARD AIR-CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE ARE - [SDR ABXA010144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010144), Mar 13, 2001: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE FORWARD AIR-CONDITIONING PRESSURE COMPARTMENT AT THE RIGHT CUSP FITTING. CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER AND AROUND THE NUT PLATES. MAINTEN - [SDR ABXA010151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010151), Mar 13, 2001: FITTING. CRACKED. THE RIGHT WING LOWER FORWARD TRAPEZOID FITTING WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-7. - [SDR ABXA010141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010141), Mar 12, 2001: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FITTING AT THE LEFT MLG WHEEL WELL AT FUSELAGE STATION 857. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW ABX REA D853-40267-MR AND DC- - [SDR ABXA010147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010147), Mar 12, 2001: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 33L BETWEEN FUSELAGE STA 320 - 340 IN LOWER CARGO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA010148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010148), Mar 12, 2001: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO PIT BETWEEN STA 280 AND 300, LONGERON 28L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8 AND DA - [SDR ABXA010145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010145), Mar 11, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT STATION 1750 LONGERON 15R-16R WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN FASTENERS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM - [SDR ABXA010146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010146), Mar 11, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT STA 1720 LONGERON 17-18R. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1. - [SDR ABXA010149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010149), Mar 11, 2001: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SEAT TRACK AT RBL 30, STATION 1723 - 1746 WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND INSTALLED A NEW SEAT TRACK IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-0 AND - [SDR ABXA010140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010140), Mar 10, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. THE RIGHT MLG WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE WEB WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. A STIFFENER WAS FOUND TO BE BULGING AT STA 902 RBL 56 THROUGH 65. MAINTENANCE REPAIRE - [SDR ABXA010138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010138), Mar 10, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK 4.5 INCH LONG WAS FOUND ON THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AFT DOOR FORWARD HINGE FRAME. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACK IAW REA D853-40280MR. - [SDR ABXA010417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010417), Mar 9, 2001: STRUCTURE. LEAKING. SPAR CAP LEAKED FUEL JUST INBOARD OF NR 1 PYLON AT S - 64 DOUBLER. REMOVED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND INSTALLED IAW ABX REA D857-40311M - [SDR ABXA010143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010143), Mar 9, 2001: STRUCTURE. LEAKING. THE SPAR CAP WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FUEL JUST INBOARD OF THE NR 1 PYLON AT WS 444. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW ABX REA D857-40311MR. - [SDR ABXA010152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010152), Mar 7, 2001: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. THE SEAT TRACK AT FUSELAGE STATION 920 HAD A CORRODED FASTENER HOLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND INSTALLED A NEW SEAT TRACK AT STATION 870 - 940 IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3 - [SDR ABXA000109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000109), Feb 16, 2000: WATER HEATER. MALFUNCTIONED. ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE HOT WATER MAKER SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON. WATER WAS FULL, AFTER TURNING IT OFF THE SMELL WENT AWAY. REPLACED - [SDR ABXA9800371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800371), Apr 23, 1998: UP LATCH SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR DOOR 'NOT LATCHED' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SLOW FLEW AIRCRAFT AT 220 KNO - [SDR ABXA9800367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800367), Apr 21, 1998: DOOR SPRING. OUT OF ADJUST. LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WITH LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR 'NOT LATCHED' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO CHANGE. ADJUSTED - [SDR ABXA9800312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800312), Mar 28, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. KEEL BEAM AREA AT APPROXIMATELY STATION 930 TO 935 RIGHT SIDE, THE KEEL ANGLE HAS A 5 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-22758 AND DC8 SRM 52-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800301), Mar 16, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE BETWEEN PYLONS INTERNAL UPPER DOUBLER IS CRACKED ABOVE SLOT ACTUATOR. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800304), Mar 15, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FORWARD SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1000 HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT LONGERON 33R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-20-0 AND DWG 9755888. - [SDR ABXA9800302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800302), Mar 15, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. FINGER DOUBLER CRACKED AT STATION 450, LONGERON 31L. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-22748. - [SDR ABXA9800303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800303), Mar 14, 1998: FITTING. CORROSION. CORRODED VERTICAL FITTING RBL 65 STATION 920. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800315), Mar 13, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED, STATION 1160 BETWEEN LONGERON 34R TO 35R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800305), Mar 13, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 31R AT STATION 25 HAS HEAVY CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20. - [SDR ABXA9800314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800314), Mar 12, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1150 BETWEEN LONGERON 30R AND 33R HAS 6 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800310), Mar 12, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGERS 34R AND 34L AT STATION 1460 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-1-20. - [SDR ABXA9800307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800307), Mar 12, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT WS 354 UPPER AFT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800248), Mar 12, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 791.25 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT LOWER END. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-2-0 AND DWG K 05056. - [SDR ABXA9800219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800219), Mar 12, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STA XFS 822.50 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT LOWER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 AND DWG K 05056. - [SDR ABXA9800217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800217), Mar 12, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STA XFS 747.5 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 AND DWG K 05056. - [SDR ABXA9800216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800216), Mar 12, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STA XFS 628.75 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 AND DWG K 05056. All 147: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814AX-2009-07-21/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N814AX - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814AX): Air Vev 120C, S/N 120C-000005 --- 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.