# N844AX: 1967 Douglas DC-8-61, registration cancelled 2015-05-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 5, 2015 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 3021952) - 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: 45848 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 4, 1989 - Certificate issued: January 11, 1990 - Last registry action: June 3, 2005 - Mode S code: AB8ECB - Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N844AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=844AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844AX-2015-05-05 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (118, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA9900814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900814), Nov 30, 1999: TERMINAL BLOCK. FAILED. AT TOP OF DESCENT WHEN THE ANTI-FOG CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PUSHED, THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD. PULLED ANTI-FOG CIRCUIT - [SDR ABXA9900286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900286), Apr 6, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT DISARM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR ABXA9900189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900189), Mar 12, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S EMERGENCY LIGHTS VERY DIM, NOT USEABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR ABXA9800974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800974), Nov 9, 1998: UNSAFE LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON GEAR RETRACTION, RED GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED SYSTEM TEST IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00. ALL SYSTEMS C - [SDR ABXA9800930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800930), Oct 28, 1998: UPLATCH MECH. LACK OF LUBE. AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR LATCH LIGHT. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR, NO HEL - [SDR ABXA9800928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800928), Oct 27, 1998: SWITCH. MALFUNCTION. DURING INITIAL GEAR REACTION, RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO CHANGE. PERFORMED GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND REMAI - [SDR ABXA9801034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801034), Oct 16, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED DOOR HINGE IAW DC8 SRM 52-1-4. - [SDR ABXA9801049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801049), Oct 5, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING INSIDE INTERCOSTAL STATION 680, LONGERON 19L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801041), Oct 5, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL TO FRAME TIE-IN FITTING AT STATION 1140, LONGERON 36 IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-11, AND 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9801040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801040), Oct 5, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. EXFOLIATED SHEAR TIE AT LONGERON 35L, STATION 1140. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 9758048. - [SDR ABXA9801037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801037), Oct 5, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. BULGING AND POPPED FASTENERS ON TRIPLER AT STATION 1080, LONGERON 36R-34R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM AND DWG 5750322, 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801030), Oct 5, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 34L FROM FRAME STATION 1050 TO FRAME STATION 1270 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED LONGERON 34L IAW ABX REA D853-24189MR. - [SDR ABXA9801028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801028), Oct 5, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 34L FROM FRAME STATION 1050 TO FRAME STATION 1150 HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED LONGERON 34L FROM FRAME STATION 1050 TO FRAME STATION 1270 IAW - [SDR ABXA9801046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801046), Oct 3, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. NR 3 CARGO COMPARTMENT TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, LONGERON 26L AT STATION 1160-1220. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, AND DWG 97 - [SDR ABXA9801045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801045), Oct 3, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT LONGERON 18R, STATION 834. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801048), Oct 2, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKED ANGLE ON NR 4 ENGINE PYLON, LOWER SIDE LEFT AFT OF PNEUMATIC DUCT OPENING. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D854-24199 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801047), Oct 2, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. NR 3 CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME STATION 1000, AFT SIDE UPPER FLANGE CORRODED AT STRINGER 34L TO 34R. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-24204 AND DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9801042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801042), Oct 1, 1998: SUPPORT. CRACKED. NR 1 PYLON OUTBOARD SIDE AT STATION AND YOP 230, SUPPORT CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DWG 44088012-1 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801033), Sep 30, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1000 LONGERONS 34L-35L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 . - [SDR ABXA9801031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801031), Sep 30, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FITTING AT STATION 822, LONGERON 19R. REPAIRED IAW DWG 3779874 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801043), Sep 29, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FITTING AT STATION 798 AND LONGERON 11R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-11. - [SDR ABXA9801029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801029), Sep 29, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AND CRACKED AT STATION 1690, LONGERON 25R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-21, 53-2-1, AND ABX REA D853-24197. - [SDR ABXA9801044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801044), Sep 25, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 35L, STATION 260 CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2. - [SDR ABXA9801036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801036), Sep 25, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING AT LONGERON 32R, STATION 1228, AFT SIDE OF FRAME. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801035), Sep 25, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. CUSP FRAME FITTING CORRODED OUT AT STATION 960, RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-21-2. - [SDR ABXA9801018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801018), Sep 25, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 980, LONGERON 18R. REPLACED FITTING AT STATION 980, LONGERON 18R IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA980122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA980122), Sep 24, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 26R CORRODED AND CRACKED AT STATION 1690-1766. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20 AND 53-1-0. - [SDR ABXA9801025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801025), Sep 24, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WING AT STATION XW 3.00, THE DRIVE LINK STIFFENER ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM. - [SDR ABXA9801024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801024), Sep 24, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING INSIDE INTERCOSTAL LONGERON 19R, STATION 1020. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801023), Sep 24, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AT STATION 1260-1280, LONGERON 34L IS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3759222 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801021), Sep 24, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FITTING AT STATION 680, LONGERON 20L. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM. - [SDR ABXA9801020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801020), Sep 24, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STATION 1040-1060, LONGERON 36L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801019), Sep 24, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE CAVITY AT STATION XW 3.00, THE DRIVE LINK FITTING STIFFENER ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801027), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME TIE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 960, LONGERON 19R. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3779874. - [SDR ABXA9801026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801026), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME TIE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 940, LONGERON 19R. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3779874. - [SDR ABXA9801016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801016), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME TIE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 940, LONGERON 18R. REPLACED TIE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801010), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING CRACKED INBOARD FLANGE AT STATION 1220 BETWEEN LONGERONS 34L AND 33L. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801009), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING CRACKED INBOARD FLANGE AT STATION 1230 BETWEEN LONGERON 36R AND 35R. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801008), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME TIE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 940, LONGERON 20R. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3779874. - [SDR ABXA9801007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801007), Sep 23, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME TIE FITTING CRACK AT STATION 960, LONGERON 18R. REPLACED FRAME FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3779874. - [SDR ABXA9801015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801015), Sep 22, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. FITTING CORRODED OUT AT STATION 1150, LONGERON 32R. REPLACED FITTING IAW REA D853-24190MR AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21D. - [SDR ABXA9801014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801014), Sep 22, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. ELEVATOR CABLE FEED THRU BRACKET IS CRACKED 2 PLACES AT STATION 1750, RBL 18. REPAIRED CABLE FEED THRU BRACKET IAW ABX REA D853-24177MR. - [SDR ABXA9801013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801013), Sep 22, 1998: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INTERNAL DOUBLER UNDER LONGERON 17L AT STATION 1700 CORRODED. REPAIRED FINGER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9801012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801012), Sep 22, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE AT REAR WING SPAR INBOARD OF NR 2 PYLON CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS AT XRS.66.0 AND REAR SPAR. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW DC - [SDR ABXA9801011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801011), Sep 22, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FITTING STATION 857, LONGERON 20L. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM. - [SDR ABXA9800976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800976), Sep 21, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE AT STATION XW98, VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-3-0. - [SDR ABXA9800975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800975), Sep 21, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING AT LONGERON 13L, STATION 857. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800977), Sep 20, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. STATION 1120 TO 1140 AT STRINGER 33R, INTERCOSTAL HAS HEAVY CORROSION AND CRACKING. REPAIRED IAW DWG 9754949 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, AND 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9800978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800978), Sep 18, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FITTING AT LONGERON 19L, STATION 680. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9801039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801039), Sep 17, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. NR 4 ENGINE LOWER AFT PYLON FAIRING INTERNAL STRUCTURE VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT TOP LEFT RIVET HOLE. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 5643201. All 118: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844AX-2015-05-05/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.