# N815CK: 1970 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F, registration cancelled 2002-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2002
- Exported to: Ghana
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (registry code 302198H)
- 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: 46151
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1992
- Certificate issued: November 28, 2001
- Last registry action: November 28, 2001
- Mode S code: AB1C2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Mk Airlines Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MK%20AIRLINES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=815CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815CK-2002-05-02

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-8-63F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f.md

## Service difficulty reports (68, newest 50)

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

- [SDR CKSA98493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98493), Jul 30, 1998: FIRE LOOP. OUT OF ADJUST. ENGINE FIRE INDICATION NR 1, BOTTLE NR 1 DISCHARGED, HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BOTTLE NR 2 DISCHARGED, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, ON POST FLIGHT, NO V
- [SDR CKSA98341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98341), May 13, 1998: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. FOUND TWO SECTIONS OF SEAT TRACK DAMAGED AT STA 380 ON NR 1 AND NR 2 TRACKS AFTER REMOVAL OF CARGO. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREAS OF SEAT TRACK IAW DOUGLAS DC-8 SRM CH
- [SDR CKSA98301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98301), Apr 27, 1998: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING ROUTINE B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIVET PULLED FS 70 STRINGER 23R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. CLASS II REPAIR INSTALLED. REPAIR MUST BE RE-
- [SDR CKSA98300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98300), Apr 27, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 100 AT STR 33L SKIN HAS CRACK. REPAIRED SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. CLASS II REPAIR INSTALLED. REPAIR MUST BE RE
- [SDR CKSA98299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98299), Apr 27, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND SEAT TRACK STA 490 RBL25 CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK PER DC-8 SRM 53-02-3. NON ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 2
- [SDR CKSA97572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97572), Nov 18, 1997: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. AT 4,000 FT NR 4 ENG FLAMEOUT SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED. ON GROUND DURING TAXI IN ENG WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. FUEL TEMP WAS READING 34 DEGREES. SUSPECT FUEL
- [SDR CKSA96403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96403), Dec 15, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LOWER AREA OF FRAME STA 1600 CORRODED FROM LONGERON 35L TO LONGERON 34R. REMOVED CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED ZEE FRAME REPAIR
- [SDR CKSA96402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96402), Dec 15, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 980 TO 1140 LONGERON -3RT SEAT TRACK AND MOUNT CORRODED MARKED L-177. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AND REPAIRED IAW DC8
- [SDR CKSA96401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96401), Dec 15, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LOWER WING CENTER SECTION STA 781.5 RBL 64 HAS CRACKED SUPPORT ANGLE MARKED M6. REPLACED SUPPORT ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. CO
- [SDR CKSA96400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96400), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1160 LONGERON 31 LT THROUGH LONGERON 32 LT BATHTUB FITTING CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED, PRIMED IAW SRM DC8 51-1-8
- [SDR CKSA96399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96399), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1230 LONGERON 35R THROUGH LONGERON 36 BATHTUB FITTING CRACKED. INSTALLED FITTING AND INSTALLED HI-LOCK IAW SRM 51-1-20D. C
- [SDR CKSA96398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96398), Dec 15, 1996: WEB. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND INNER GRANULAR CORROSION ON FORMER WEB, FORWARD SIDE, BETWEEN STRINGER 32 AND STRINGER 33R AT STA 120 MARKED H36. REMOVED COR
- [SDR CKSA96397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96397), Dec 15, 1996: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTIO, FOUND SHEAR TIE AT STA 1700 BETWEEN STRINGER 22L AND STRINGER 23L IS CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE FABRICATED SHEAR TIE IAW S
- [SDR CKSA96396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96396), Dec 15, 1996: BLKHD STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, WEB AND VERTICAL STIFFENER HAS INNER GRANULAR CORROSION AT RBL 22 AT FLOOR LINE. REPAIRED VERTICAL STI
- [SDR CKSA96395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96395), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT FS 680 BETWEEN STRINGER 33 AND 32R. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW AIA/E/2430 AND EA 96-348 REPORT 
- [SDR CKSA96394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96394), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SURFACE FROM STA XFS302 TO XFS424 CORROSION EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REFERENCE M-40 NR 88
- [SDR CKSA96393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96393), Dec 15, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON 36 CRACKED AND CORRODED STA 240 TO STA 300. REPAIRED LONGERON 36 AT STA 240 THROUGH STA 300 IAW AIA SKETCH AIA/E/243
- [SDR CKSA96392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96392), Dec 15, 1996: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1040 LONGERON 34R THROUGH 35 LT FRAME SHEAR TIES CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REPAIRED FRAME SHEAR TIES FS 1040 IAW A
- [SDR CKSA96391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96391), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND UPPER LEFT WING SKIN CORRODED AT XRS 250 AT WING STRINGER NR 7 AND 8. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AIA/E/DRAWING 2426 AND EA 96-348 
- [SDR CKSA96390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96390), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON END FITTING CORRODED STA 1560 LONGERON 33R. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING STA 1560 IAW AIA SKETCH NR AIA
- [SDR CKSA96389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96389), Dec 15, 1996: SPAR WEB. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING AFT UPPER SPAR WEB CORRODED AT STA XRS -6.0. REMOVED PARTS AND CORROSION IAW DRAWING AIA/E/2424, EA 96-348 REPORT 
- [SDR CKSA96388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96388), Dec 15, 1996: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD BULKHEAD STA 8 IS CORRODED BOTH SIDES OF STRINGER TIE AT STRINGER 35R AND STRINGER TIE FITTING ALSO CORRODED. REMOVED
- [SDR CKSA96387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96387), Dec 15, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND L-ANGLE AT LONGERON 27L IN A CARGO BIN IS CORRODED BETWEEN STA 280 AND STA 340 MARKED. REMOVED CORROSION, OUT OF LIMITS, INST
- [SDR CKSA96386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96386), Dec 15, 1996: WEB. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD DOOR TRACK WEB HAS INNER GRANULAR CORROSION ABOVE STRINGER 31 TO 33R. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALL
- [SDR CKSA96385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96385), Dec 15, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1000 LONGERON 36 FRAME FORWARD SIDE LOWER LEG CORRODED. REPAIRED FRAME AS PER SKETCH AIA/E/2435, EA 96-348, REPORT 96 AIA-
- [SDR CKSA96384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96384), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SURFACE STA XFS100 TO XFS141. CORROSION REMOVAL EXCEEDED LIMITS. REPAIRED LEADING EDGE UPPE
- [SDR CKSA96383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96383), Dec 15, 1996: APRON. WORN. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND COWLING APRON WORN THROUGH ON RIGHT HAND SIDE MARKED. REPAIRED APRON, RIGHT HAND SIDE IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2436, EA 96-348 REPORT
- [SDR CKSA96382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96382), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RUDDER 4TH STATIC WICK FROM TOP CORRODED RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED STATIC WICKS AT ZR293 AND ZR284 IAW AIA DRAWING AIA/E/2434 REV 
- [SDR CKSA96381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96381), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RUDDER LEFT SIDE SURFACE CORROSION AROUND STATIC WICK AT STA ZR293 AND TRAILING EDGE AT STA ZR284 AND ZR330. REPAIRED STATIC 
- [SDR CKSA96380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96380), Dec 15, 1996: TIP. DAMAGED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND TOP OF RUDDER TIP HAS HOLE IN IT. REPAIRED HOLE AT THE TOP OF RUDDER TIP IAW AIA DRAWING NR AIA/E/2439 REV ORIG AND DC-8 SRM 
- [SDR CKSA96379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96379), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE CORROSION AT UPPER LEADING EDGE FASTENERS, APPROXIMATELY XFS697 TO XFS 841.5. INSTALLED REPA
- [SDR CKSA96378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96378), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE FROM XFS 11.25 TO XFS 182.5 HAVE CORROSION AROUND ATTACH FASTENERS AS MARKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAI
- [SDR CKSA96377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96377), Dec 15, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1220 TO 1230 TORQUE BOX UPPER WEB CRACKED RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED TORQUE BOX UPPER WEB IAW AIA SKETCH NR AIA/E/2421/2421815C 
- [SDR CKSA96376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96376), Dec 15, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON 24L CORRODED THROUGH SEVERAL AREA'S BETWEEN STA 1610 THROUGH STA 1660. REPAIRED LONGERON 24L BETWEEN STA 1610 THROUG
- [SDR CKSA96375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96375), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CARGO DOOR SPOOL BACK-UP FITTINGS CORRODED STA 158 TO 260. REMOVED AND REPLACED BACK-UP FITTINGS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-3
- [SDR CKSA96374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96374), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND SKIN STRINGER 29R FITTING CORRODED AT STA 8. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 29R END FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-0. PA
- [SDR CKSA96373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96373), Dec 15, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND STRINGER TIE FITTING CRACKED AFT SIDE OF PRODUCTION SPLICE AT STA 1690, STRINGER 25R MARKED H52. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGE
- [SDR CKSA96372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96372), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN LOWER END OF FITTING STA 320 STRINGER 27L. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER END FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-0 AND 51-1-20D. P
- [SDR CKSA96371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96371), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN LOWER END OF FITTING STA 300 STRINGER 37L. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER END FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-0 AND 51-1-20D. 
- [SDR CKSA96370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96370), Dec 15, 1996: CASTING. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND C-PIT CASTING CRACKED STA 1140 LONGERON 35R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-10, M-59 ATTACHED. C
- [SDR CKSA96369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96369), Dec 15, 1996: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND STA 80 AT STRINGER 22R PRESSURE FLOOR PANEL FINGER DOUBLERS SEPARATING AND FASTENERS SHEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FINGER DOU
- [SDR CKSA96368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96368), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND OUTBOARD FLAP HAS BOLT GOUGE, INBOARD SIDE OF INBOARD ICE BREAKER MARKED H6. REPAIR OUTBOARD FLAP IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-5 FIGURE 1
- [SDR CKSA96367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96367), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND UPPER WING CENTER SECTION STA 759 RBL 57 FRAME SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D. C
- [SDR CKSA96366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96366), Dec 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING UPPER SURFACE STA XRS693 CORROSION LIMIT EXCEEDED, REFERENCE M-40 NBR. 88626. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW AIA
- [SDR CKSA96365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96365), Dec 15, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND C-BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FS 1200 LONGERON 34 LT TO LONGERON 35 LT, BATHTUB FITTING CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATED IAW S
- [SDR CKSA96364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96364), Dec 15, 1996: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1220 LONGERON 30 TO 31 LT INNER DOUBLER CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC-8 
- [SDR CKSA96363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96363), Dec 15, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1160 TO 1180 LONGERON 32 LT LONGERON CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, OUT OF LIMITS, FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR AS PER AIA/E/24
- [SDR CKSA96362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96362), Dec 15, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT WING UPPER REAR SPAR STA XRS295 HAS SEVERE CORROSION, WITH SEPARATION. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH NR AIA/E/2415. CORROSION CARD
- [SDR CKSA96190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96190), Oct 28, 1996: DUCT. BLOWN. NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON SHORT FINAL. NR 1 BOTTLE DUMPED FIRE DID NOT GO OUT, NR 2 BOTTLE DUMPED FIRE DID NOT GO OUT FOR 3 MINUTES. FIRE WARNING WILL NOT TES
- [SDR CKSA96026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96026), Mar 10, 1996: PROX SWITCH. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT AND GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ON BRIGHT. ON LANDING BOTH RED LIGHTS WERE ON AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT. REMO

All 68: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815CK-2002-05-02/reports.md

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