# N846AX: 1970 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61, registration cancelled 2004-07-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 1, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 302195B) - 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: 46158 - Year built: 1970 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 27, 1988 - Certificate issued: May 28, 1998 - Last registry action: May 18, 2004 - Mode S code: AB9639 - 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/N846AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=846AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846AX-2004-07-01 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-61.md ## Service difficulty reports (39) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA9900793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900793), Nov 15, 1999: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. NR 4 OIL TEMPERATURE WAS 150 DEGREES FOR 10 MINUTES. SHUT NR 4 ENGINE DOWN. AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN OIL TEMPERATURE AND QUANTITY DECREASED. OIL PRESSURE WAS 15 P - [SDR ABXA9900384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900384), May 26, 1999: VALVE. LEAKING. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AT CRUISE FLT LEVEL, LOST FLUID FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO JUST ABOVE STAND-PIPE LEVEL. INITIATED EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC PROCED - [SDR ABXA9900322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900322), Apr 27, 1999: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR. DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, RETURNED TO DAL. CREW REPORTED DOOR CLOSED AT TOUCHDOWN AND - [SDR ABXA9800100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800100), Feb 15, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE PANEL VERTICAL SUPPORT FITTING BETWEEN SPOILER HINGE RIBS IS CRACKED AT UPPER EDGE JUST AFT OF MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION. REPAIRED IAW - [SDR ABXA9800104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800104), Feb 8, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN CORRODED AT STA XFS 710.5. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-2-1. - [SDR ABXA9800103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800103), Feb 8, 1998: SLOT VANE. CORRODED. LEFT OUTBOARD SLOT VANE AT INBOARD END ON LEADING EDGE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-3-10 FIG 20. - [SDR ABXA9800102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800102), Feb 8, 1998: TIE FITTING. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL TIE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1138 ABOVE LONGERON 33R. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 4758514 AND SRM 51-18. - [SDR ABXA9800101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800101), Feb 8, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. UPPER L-ANGLE CRACKED ON LEFT HORIZONAL STABILIZER OUTBOARD TIP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER REA D855-2265-MR. - [SDR ABXA9800087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800087), Feb 1, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT FS 200 LBL 25. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-2-3. - [SDR ABXA9800086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800086), Feb 1, 1998: SUPPORT. CORRODED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, STA 70 AT LONGERON 33R TO 35R, FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE HAS HEAVY EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA98108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA98108), Jan 29, 1998: SUPPORT. CRACKED. SUPPORT WEB CRACKED AT AFT LOWER CORNER AT STA 1440 BL 0 IN NR 4 CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800107), Jan 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE RIB LWR ARM CRACKED AT STA XFS 141.250. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 55-31. - [SDR ABXA9800106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800106), Jan 27, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED FS 246-260 LONGERON 33L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20. - [SDR ABXA9800123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800123), Jan 26, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING L/E RIB AT STA XOLDI 6225, ABOVE THE PNEUMATIC DUCT IS CRACKED, APPROXIMATELY 2.75. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800122), Jan 26, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. LEADING EDGE STUB WING INBOARD, UPPER INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 5769859-37. - [SDR ABXA9800121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800121), Jan 26, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, INBOARD OF NR 3 PYLON, LEADING EDGE PANEL, UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STA XFS 192. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND ABX DWG K0-5056-7007. - [SDR ABXA9800120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800120), Jan 26, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB, STA XFS 741.25 CRACKED AT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056-7008 AND DC8 SRM 51-18 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800119), Jan 26, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF NR 2 PYLON UPPER STIFFENER ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800118), Jan 26, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. LEFT WING SPAR AREA AT STA XFS 63 HAS CRACKED BRACKET. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3643636. - [SDR ABXA9800117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800117), Jan 26, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME 80 INBOARD FLANGE CRACKED AT LONGERON 8L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9800116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800116), Jan 26, 1998: SPLICE. CRACKED. LONGERON NR 1 SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 690. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800115), Jan 26, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STA XS 497.491 IS CRACKED AT AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800114), Jan 26, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, OUTBOARD OF NR 4 PYLON INBOARD LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS 585. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800148), Jan 20, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. NR 3 PYLON 2ND FROM AFT LOWER APRON FRAME CRACKED AT LEFT END. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800149), Jan 14, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT STATION 240 TO 260 LONGERON 33R. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 5750720 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21. - [SDR ABXA9800147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800147), Jan 13, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STATION 1260 TO 1280 LONGERON 34R SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800151), Jan 8, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. STA 1239 ABOVE STRINGER 35A INTERCOSTAL TIE FITTING IS CORRODED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL TIE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800085), Jan 8, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STA 1500 ABOVE STR 33L TRACK SUPPORT FITTING IS CRACKED HORIZONTALLY ON UPPER FLANGE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800084), Jan 8, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AND CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS AT STATION 1350 BETWEEN LONGERON 34R-34L. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 5615372 AND SRM 51-1-21. - [SDR ABXA9800109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800109), Jan 6, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE AT FLAP STA 410.00, THE OUTBOARD CANOE FITTING STIFFENER FITTING IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21. - [SDR ABXA9800105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800105), Jan 6, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED AFT OF STATION 902 LONGERON 3L. REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21. - [SDR ABXA9800146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800146), Jan 5, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 651.00, THE UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20. - [SDR ABXA9800145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800145), Jan 5, 1998: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AT STATION 450 BETWEEN LONGERONS 31L TO 31R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9800150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800150), Jan 4, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME AT STA 702, LEFT SIDE CRACKED ABOVE CUSP. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-7-0. - [SDR ABXA9701468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701468), Sep 11, 1997: O-RING. BROKEN. DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY WENT TO ZERO, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. AFTER APPROX 15 MIN OIL PRESS BECAME ERRATIC AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. - [SDR ABXA9701458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701458), Sep 3, 1997: CHANNEL. BENT. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND COCKPIT DOOR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. STRAIGHTENED INNER CHANNEL, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR ABXA9600627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600627), Sep 13, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK HAS LOW VOLTAGE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 CARD DC8-1, ITEM 8. - [SDR ABXA9600616](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600616), Aug 27, 1996: AIR DISTR. ODOR. NOXIOUS ODOR IN AIRCRAFT. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AS A PRECAUTION. NOTICED A METALLIC TASTE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATIONS. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING BELL - [SDR ABXA9600009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600009), Jun 2, 1995: DRIVE LINK. CRACKED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 88-10-07, ASB A27-269, FOUND THE LEFT FLAP DRIVE LINK CRACKED AT POINT-J USING ULTRASONIC METHOD OF INSPECTION. REPLACED LEFT FLAP DRIVE ## Other aircraft with N846AX - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N846AX): Boeing 777-2U8, S/N 36124, built 2007 --- 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.