# N824AX: 1970 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 2006-03-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 7, 2006 - 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: 46141 - Year built: 1970 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 27, 1994 - Certificate issued: January 27, 1994 - Last registry action: January 17, 2006 - Mode S code: AB3FCD - 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/N824AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=824AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824AX-2006-03-07 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (73, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA010650](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010650), Dec 19, 2001: PLATE. DEFECTIVE. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE LANDING LIGHTS, SPARKS CAME FROM MISSING BACKGROUND LIGHT SOCKETS FOR THE LANDING LIGHTS PLACARD. REPLACED THE LIGHT PLATE. OPS CHECKED GO - [SDR ABXA0100015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100015), Jan 19, 2001: SEAT. LACK OF LUBE. CAPTAINS SEAT SLIPPED OUT OF LOCKED POSITION FORWARD AND AFT. CLEANED AND LUBED PINS AND CAPTAIN''S SEAT TRACKS. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM. - [SDR ABXA000537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000537), Dec 28, 2000: SEAT. LACK OF LUBE. CREW REPORTED CAPTAIN'S SEAT SLID AFT DURING FLIGHT. REMOVED CAPTAIN'S SEAT, INSPECTED LOCKS AND SEAT TRACKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED AND LUBED SEAT AND TRACK - [SDR ABXA000184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000184), Apr 4, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE IN CRUISE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR APPROX 1 HOUR AND 13 MIN. DIVERTED TO DEN. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL IN TAILPIP - [SDR ABXA000020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000020), Jan 19, 2000: SEAT. WORN. CAPTAIN'S SEAT BACK DOES NOT STAY LOCKED INTO POSITION ON TAKEOFF. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S SEAT. OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR ABXA000075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000075), Jan 18, 2000: SEAT. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN'S SEAT RECLINE DOES NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION. SEAT BACK RELEASED TWICE ON TAKEOFF. CLEANED, LUBED AND ADJUSTED CAPTAIN'S SEAT, OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR ABXA9900642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900642), Aug 12, 1999: CONNECTOR. UNSECURED. NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO ILLUMINATION OF OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, OIL TEMPERATURE ERRATIC, THEN OFF SCALE HIGH AND NR 2 GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATI - [SDR ABXA9900211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900211), Mar 9, 1999: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. SHEAR TIE HAD CORROSION AT STATION 660, LONGERONS 35 RIGHT TO 34 LEFT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-4-1. - [SDR ABXA9900210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900210), Mar 9, 1999: DOUBLER. CORRODED. HEAVY INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN MID ASSY COMP UNDER LONGERON 34 LEFT AT STATION 640 TO 680. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-277154. - [SDR ABXA9900209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900209), Mar 2, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. BATHTUB FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 300, LONGERON 27 LEFT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900208), Mar 2, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING INSIDE NR 2 TANK CRACKED AT STATION XRS 22.75. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-3 AND ABX REA D857-24941. - [SDR ABXA9900207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900207), Feb 28, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 461.372. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056. - [SDR ABXA9900201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900201), Feb 27, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 36 CRACKED AT STATION 1260 TO 1280. REPAIRED IAW DC8 DC8 SRM 53-2-2 AND ABX REA D853-24938. - [SDR ABXA9900200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900200), Feb 27, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD END HAD CRACKED FITTING INSIDE FORWARD, INBOARD LIGHTENING HOLE. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND ABX REA D857-24945. - [SDR ABXA9900199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900199), Feb 27, 1999: DOUBLER. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION FOUND AROUND AND UNDER FINGER DOUBLER, STATION 35 TO 55 AT LONGERON 31 LEFT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND ABX REA D853-24944MR. - [SDR ABXA9900198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900198), Feb 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION XCW69 AND STRINGER 10. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLET SUPPORT ANGLE IAW DC8 IAW DC8 SRM. - [SDR ABXA9900196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900196), Feb 24, 1999: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT SHEAR-TIE AT STATION 660 FRAME BETWEEN LONGERONS 21 AND 22 LEFT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3646688. - [SDR ABXA9900195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900195), Feb 24, 1999: STRAP. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE INNER BUTT SPLICE CRACKED AT LOWER AFT INBOARD END AT STATION XOLDI 6.225. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20 AND DWG 5769891. - [SDR ABXA9900216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900216), Feb 23, 1999: DOUBLER. CRACKED. LEFT WING LOWER DOUBLER CRACKED ON NR 2 PYLON. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-26 AND 57-2-1A. - [SDR ABXA9900194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900194), Feb 23, 1999: SUPPORT. CRACKED. STATION 680, RBL 48 FLOORBEAM SUPPORT ANGLE WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FLOORBEAM SUPPORT FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9900192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900192), Feb 23, 1999: DOUBLER. CRACKED. LEFT WING NR 2 PYLON INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED ABOVE PYLON OPENING AT FORWARD END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1A AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9900215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900215), Feb 22, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON 31 LEFT SPLICE FITTING CRACKED BETWEEN STATIONS 1040-1060. REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9900214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900214), Feb 22, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 410.250. REPAIRED IAW DWG NR K05056. - [SDR ABXA9900221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900221), Feb 21, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. FLOORBEAM SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 680, RBL 24. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9900213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900213), Feb 21, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 32 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 1260-1280. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-24938MR. - [SDR ABXA9900212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900212), Feb 21, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. STATION 600-620 LONGERON 31 RIGHT SPLICE WAS CRACKED. REPLACED SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9900220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900220), Feb 20, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE LOWER RIGHT DRAG ANGLE FLANGE CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5. - [SDR ABXA9900247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900247), Feb 19, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. - [SDR ABXA9900219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900219), Feb 19, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION ON TORQUE BOX BATH TUB FITTING, STATION 1220, LONGERON 33 LEFT TO 34 LEFT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900218), Feb 19, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT INBOARD FLAP WEDGE RIB WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9900233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900233), Feb 18, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PANEL AROUND LOWER HINGE ARM ON FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WAS CRACKED. REPLACED PANEL IAW DC8 SRM 52-3-1 AND SRM 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9900232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900232), Feb 17, 1999: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STATION 641 BETWEEN STATION 26 RIGHT AND 27 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900231), Feb 16, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE HAD EXFOLIATED UPPER SURFACE INBOARD OF TIP AT STATION FS 920. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1. - [SDR ABXA9900230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900230), Feb 15, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION FS 710. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1. - [SDR ABXA9900229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900229), Feb 15, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO PIT L-ANGLE AT UPPER SIDEWALL AND LOWER SIDEWALL ATTACHMENT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-0 AND 51-1-12. - [SDR ABXA9900246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900246), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT STATION XFS 622.500. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900245), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT STATION XFS 697.500. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900244), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE XFS 728.750, UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED. REPAIIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900243), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT STATION XFS 733.000. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900227), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 835. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900226), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION 828.750. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900225), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 822.500. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900224), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 816.250. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900223), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 810.00. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900222), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 779.250. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900206), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 747.500. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900204), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STATION FS 772.508 UPPER RIB CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9900203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900203), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION FS 785 UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-20-0. - [SDR ABXA9900202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900202), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION FS 616.250 LOWER RIB, FORWARD OF ACCESS HOLE IS CRACKED AT AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA900205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA900205), Feb 11, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT STATION FS 766.250. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. All 73: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824AX-2006-03-07/reports.md --- 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.