# N841AX: Douglas DC-8-61, registration cancelled 2000-08-08 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 8, 2000 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 3021952) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45908 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: January 8, 1988 - Last registry action: March 18, 1998 - Mode S code: AB83A6 - 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/N841AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=841AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N841AX-2000-08-08 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 Douglas DC-8-61: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61.md ## Service difficulty reports (24) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA9900739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900739), Oct 13, 1999: LINE. DEFECTIVE. LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DOWN TO STAND PIPE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE AT NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP IAW DC8 MM. - [SDR ABXA9900353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900353), May 7, 1999: RELIEF VALVE. LEAKING. ON LANDING AT OAK, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO, BRAKE PRESSURE REDUCED TO 900 PSI. STEERING AND BRAKES WERE UNUSEABLE. - [SDR ABXA9900281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900281), Apr 5, 1999: WHEEL. BROKEN. ON TAXI-OUT, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS LOCKED UP. FOUND NR 4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKEN. REPLACED NR 4 WHEEL - [SDR ABXA9900248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900248), Mar 25, 1999: BULB. FAILED. DURING PREFLIGHT, CREW FOUND FIRST OFFICER'S EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTING IAW DC8 MM 34-50-0. - [SDR ABXA9801186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801186), Dec 17, 1998: SEAT. WORN. DURING TAKEOFF, FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT CAME UNLOCKED AND MOVED AFT. OCCURED AGAIN DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT IAW DC8 MM. - [SDR ABXA9801179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801179), Dec 3, 1998: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. NR 3 MAIN TANK ACCESS PANEL NR 506A, LOWER CENTER SPAR IS CRACKED BETWEEN FUEL TRANSFER SLOTS AND FASTENERS AT STATION XRS 26. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-24357MR - [SDR ABXA9801178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801178), Dec 3, 1998: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS CORROSION DAMAGE IN BARREL NUT HOLES IN UPPER FORWARD SPAR CAP. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D855-24382MR, REV A. - [SDR ABXA9801177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801177), Dec 3, 1998: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS CORROSION ON AFT FLANGE, FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D855-24384MR. - [SDR ABXA9801141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801141), Nov 27, 1998: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION UNDER BEAM, PANEL LKB11 IN LEFT WHEEL WELL, STATION 980. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-24306, REV A. - [SDR ABXA9800933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800933), Nov 3, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 3 ENGINE PYLON SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT AFT OUTBOARD END. REPAIRED PYLON RIB, LOWER SECTION IAW ABX REA-D854-24337MR. - [SDR 98ZZZX4171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4171), Oct 21, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. THE C-CHECK, CrACKS WERE FOUND IN THE J-BEAM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE AFT FACE OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE CRACKS ORIGINATE IN THE RADII ADJACENT TO ATTAC - [SDR 98ZZZX4164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4164), Oct 21, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. AT C-CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE J-BEAM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE AFT FACE OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE CRACKS ORIGINATE IN THE RADII ADJACENT TO ATTACH - [SDR 98ZZZX4163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4163), Oct 21, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. AT C-CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE J-BEAM WHICH IS ATTACHED ON THE AFT FACE OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE CRACKS ORIGINATE IN THE RADII ADJACENT TO ATTACH - [SDR ABXA9800112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800112), Feb 19, 1998: CABLE. OUT OF ADJ. CAPTAIN'S SEAT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND SLID BACK INADVERTENTLY, DURING CRUISE. ADJUSTED AND LUBRICATED LOCK PIN CABLE. - [SDR ABXA9701685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701685), Oct 22, 1997: AIR DISTRIBUTION. ODOR. BEFORE PUSH BACK, AFTER DEPARTURE AND IN CRUISE, NOTED STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES. ISOLATED CTCS, PULLED AFT CARGO BLOWER C/B'S AND PERFORMED COCKPIT SMOKE R - [SDR ABXA9701162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701162), Mar 27, 1997: TAB. DELAMINATED. LEFT INBOARD AILERON TAB FOUND TO BE DELAMINATED. REPLACED HONEYCOMB CORE, SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLERS. - [SDR ABXA9701096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701096), Mar 23, 1997: TAB. DELAMINATED. ELEVATOR TAB DENTED AND DELAMINATED. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN. - [SDR ABXA9701097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701097), Mar 20, 1997: TAB. DELAMINATED. AILERON TAB DELAMINATED. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN. - [SDR ABXA9500735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500735), Jul 19, 1995: DOOR PAN. CORROSION. DURING C - CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE C-2 DOOR PAN. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D852-11915-MR. - [SDR ABXA9500734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500734), Jul 19, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING C - CHECK INSPECTION DISCOVERED CORROSION ON UPPER WEB ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 810. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-11911-MR. - [SDR ABXA9500733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500733), Jul 19, 1995: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING C - CHECK INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON DOUBLER AT STATION 852 AT XCW 4L AND XCW 6R ON CENTER WING SECTION. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-11890-MR. - [SDR ABXA9500736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500736), Jun 28, 1995: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING C - CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER JOINT DOUBLER AT XWC-0.00, STRINGER 4L. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-11900-MR. - [SDR ABXA9500732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500732), Jun 22, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING C - CHECK INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLANGE SHEAR WEB ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 857, LBL 28 AND RBL 28. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-11888-MR. - [SDR ABXA9500069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500069), Feb 8, 1995: HYD HOSE. RUPTURED. ON SHORT FINAL, THE HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY LEVEL DROPPED TO THE STANDPIPE LEVEL AFTER GEAR AND FLAP EXTENSION. LEVEL REMAINED THERE AFTER LANDING. FOUND THE R --- 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.