# N851UP: 1969 Douglas DC-8-73F, registration cancelled 2011-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-73F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (registry code 302199F)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46051
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1969
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1985
- Last registry action: November 19, 2010
- Mode S code: ABACDF
- Owner when cancelled: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851UP-2011-03-08

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 Douglas DC-8-73F: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f.md

## Service difficulty reports (231, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS08852590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852590), Jun 26, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ON EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR (SAI) AND STANDBY ALTIMETER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS INOP. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYS CHECKS OK M/M 
- [SDR UPS08852167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852167), May 2, 2008: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. WITH MAIN DOOR SHUT AND SLIDE ARMED, DOOR WAS OPENED AND SAFETY WIRE REMOVED FROM SLIDE HOUSING. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED MAIN CABIN DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE IAW AMM 25
- [SDR UPS08851879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851879), Mar 14, 2008: SKIN. PUNCTURED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A RIGHT WING O/B FLAP UPPER SKIN HAS PUNCTURE DAMAGE 2 INCHES I/B OF CUTOUT (ACTUATOR) AND 18 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE MEASURES .375
- [SDR UPS08851694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851694), Feb 19, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DENT APPROX 12 INCHES ABOVE MAIN STATIC PORT ON RT SIDE OF A/C. INSPECTED PER EO DC8-5330-28630-A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. A 30 DAYS PERM 
- [SDR UPS09854453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS09854453), Jan 28, 2008: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE FELL OUT OF HOLDER. DEFERRED SLIDE PER MEL M393690 ASSIGNED. INSTALLED EVACUATION SLIDE IAW M/M 25 60 01 2. THIS CLEARS M393690
- [SDR UPS07851089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851089), Nov 2, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. CKS OK IAW MM 33-50-01-2.
- [SDR UPS07850636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850636), Sep 10, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR UPS07850621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850621), Sep 5, 2007: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. ESCAPE SLIDE ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE FELL OUT. 10-8-07 REINSTALLED CAPTAIN'S ESCAPE TAPE (ROPE) AND LINING IAW DC8 MM 25-61-13-04.
- [SDR UPS07850471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850471), Aug 15, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 CRACKED END FITTING AT STA 1240 L35R. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 1240 L35R IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND SRM 51-3-2.
- [SDR UPS07850472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850472), Aug 1, 2007: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RUDDER HAS 1.5 INCH CRACK IN LWR STRUCTURE JUST AFT OF TORQUE TUBE MOUNTING. REMOVED CRACKED WEB ON RUDDER IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED AND IN
- [SDR UPS07850574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850574), Jul 31, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 HEAVY CORROSION ON LWR FLANGE OF FRAME AT STA 1240 L35R. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA OF LWR FLANGE ON FRAME STA 1240 L35R PER SAA EA 008-5330-01-A0
- [SDR UPS07850552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850552), Jul 26, 2007: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 L-35R CORRODED FROM STA 1220-1260 ON INBD LONGERON. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON AND BATHTUB FITTINGS FROM STA 1210 TO 12 0 IAW SRM 53-2-0 A
- [SDR UPS07850444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850444), Jul 25, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 L-31R END FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1690. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 1690 L31R IAW SRM 51-1-21, AND SRM 51-3-0.
- [SDR UPS07850337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850337), Jul 25, 2007: WEB. PUNCTURED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2 WEB PUNCTURED AT STA 70 L21L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON WEB AT STA 70 L21L IAW SRM 53-02-00-0 FIG1F FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT
- [SDR UPS07850613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850613), Jul 24, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 C-PIT STA 1240-1260 BETWEEN L36 AND L34R INTERNAL DOUBLER HAS CORROSION AND EXTENDS UNDER L35R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER A
- [SDR UPS07850474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850474), Jul 24, 2007: SPLICE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 L36 SPLICE BETWEEN STA 1260 AND 1280 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SAA EA 008-5310-01-A0987.
- [SDR UPS07850372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850372), Jul 24, 2007: SKIN. CANNING. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN INBOARD OIL CANNED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED ELEVATOR SKIN IAW SRM 51-1-21, 55-0 2-01, 51-1-8 AND 51-1-21A
- [SDR UPS07850371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850371), Jul 24, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FLOORBEAM STA 1300 RBL 24 CRACKED AND CORRODED. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW SRM 5 3-2-0, 51-02-00 FIG 1, 51
- [SDR UPS07850394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850394), Jul 23, 2007: FLOORBEAM. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 A-PIT STA 120 LBL 26 FLOORBEAM GOUGED AND FASTENER SHEARED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 120 LBL 26 IAW SRM 51-02-00, FABRICATED 
- [SDR UPS07850338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850338), Jul 23, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2 C-PIT FWD BULKHEAD STA 986 LBL 46, ANGLE CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACKED ANGLE AT STA 986 LBL 46 IAW SRM 53-02-00-0 FIG 001B. FABRICATED AND I
- [SDR UPS07850443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850443), Jul 22, 2007: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LEFT SIDE OF VERT STAB LWR ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 1766. REPAIRED LEFT SIDE OF VERT STAB LWR ATTACH ANGLE AT STA 1766 IAW SRM 53-02-05-0 
- [SDR UPS07850407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850407), Jul 21, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LT HORIZ STAB UPPER MOVEABLE FAIRING MOST AFT H-ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT HORIZ STAB MOVEABLE FAIRING AFT H-ANGLE IAW SRM 51-03-
- [SDR UPS07850396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850396), Jul 21, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RT HORIZ STAB MOVEABLE FAIRING 2ND AFT H-ANGLE UPPER, CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED H-ANGLE ON RT HORIZ STAB MOVEABLE FAIRING IAW SRM 51-03-00-0. 
- [SDR UPS07850393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850393), Jul 21, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RIGHT HORIZ STAB FRONT SPAR INBOARD LWR ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HORIZ STAB FRONT SPAR INBOARD LWR ANGLE IAW SRM 51-3-0, 51-
- [SDR UPS07850388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850388), Jul 20, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 70 FRAME CRACKED AND CORRODED BETWEEN L31R AND L32R IN A/C COMPT. REPAIRED CRACKED AND CORRODED FRAME AT STA 70 BETWEEN L31R AND L32R IN 
- [SDR UPS07850397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850397), Jul 18, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FUSE SKIN CRACKED AND BULGING AT STA 1692 L28R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT STA 1692 L28R IAW UPS EO DC8- 5330-20248-D APPX E AND SRM 
- [SDR UPS07850395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850395), Jul 18, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 CREASE ON UPPER FUSE SKIN AT STA 1800 L9L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON FUSE SKIN AT STA 1800 L9L IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED R
- [SDR UPS07850345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850345), Jul 18, 2007: DOUBLER. PUNCTURED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP STA 110 UPPER SURFACE SKIN DENT AND EXISTING DOUBLER PUNCTURED. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER ON LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP STA 
- [SDR UPS07850339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850339), Jul 18, 2007: SKIN. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LH INBD UPPER SURFACE SKIN EXSISTING REPAIR DOUBLER HAS DEEP GOUGE AT STA 100 REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER AT L/WING STA 100 IAW SRM 51-01-21-0 FA
- [SDR UPS07849587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849587), Apr 1, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A FWD PASSAGEWAY AND EMERGENCY LIGHT NEXT TO EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED PASSAGEWAY AND EMERGENCY LIGHT. LIGHT OPS GOOD.
- [SDR UPS07849542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849542), Mar 22, 2007: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH EXCEPT TO DISARM EMERGENCY LIGHTS. FOUND C/B PULLED. RESET C/B AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTS. 
- [SDR UPS07848982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07848982), Jan 24, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING PDC, EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW DC8 AMM 33-50-01-2. CHECK SERVICEABLE.
- [SDR UPS07848831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07848831), Jan 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. COURIER EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS GOOD 33-31-01-2.
- [SDR UPS06848360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848360), Oct 28, 2006: FAN. ODOR. RECIRC FAN VERY LOUD (NOISY) WITH A SLIGHT ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRC FAN PER MM 21-21-01-2. OPS CKS NORMAL.
- [SDR UPS06848092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848092), Sep 28, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK DEAD ON PRE-FLIGHT. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK REPLACED IAW AMM 33-50-01-2 AND SYSTEM CHECK SERVICEABLE.
- [SDR UPS06847743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06847743), Aug 21, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IN TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK PER AMM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS05845881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845881), Dec 12, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK NEEDS REPLACING. REPLACED BAT PACK EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS NORMAL. OK TO CONTINUE.
- [SDR UPS05845849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845849), Nov 30, 2005: WIRE. OPEN. N/A RT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING LANDING. GEAR WAS DOWN. T/S. FOUND WIRE FROM RT GEAR SWITCH TO TERMINAL BLOCK OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACE
- [SDR UPS05845615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845615), Oct 14, 2005: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, F/O'S WINDSHIELD TOP EDGE GLOWING. WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT 17K FT. REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O WINDSHIELD W/REF TO MM 56-10-02-2.
- [SDR UPS05844985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844985), Jul 10, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 60 RBL 45. REMOVED DAMAGE ON UPPER TEE CAP OF FLOORBEAM, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SAA SK 851-85721
- [SDR UPS05845052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845052), Jul 6, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. STA 70 RBL 48 UNDER THE SEAT TRACK INTERCOSTAL HAS HEAVY CORROSION. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-2 AND DWG 5890314.
- [SDR UPS05844981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844981), Jul 2, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 RH WING UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL AT XCW 69.500 CRACKED 1 INCH LONG. CUT OUT DAMAGE,FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-01 FIG. 20
- [SDR UPS05844984](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844984), Jul 1, 2005: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, COCKPIT SUBFLOOR AT STA -32 TO -52 RBL 60 FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED. REMOVED FINGER DOUBLER, CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, FABRICATED, AND I
- [SDR UPS05844983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844983), Jul 1, 2005: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, COCKPIT SUBFLOOR STA -32 TO -12 RBL 48 FINGER DOUBLER HAS SEVERAL SHEA R HEAD FASTENERS AND POSSIBLE CORROSION. REMOVED FINGER DOUBLER, COR
- [SDR UPS05845059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845059), Jun 30, 2005: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. LT AFT LWR WING SPAR CAP F/S 857 IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES FROM LBL27-LBL45. REPAIRED LT LWR SPAR CAP IAW SRO DWG 8570009, SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-24.
- [SDR UPS05844930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844930), Jun 30, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, CRACKED FITTING APPROX 2 INCHES ON LONGERON 32R STA 1200 C-PIT ENTRY WAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05844929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844929), Jun 30, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, STA 1756 L4R CRACKED .250 INCH LONG. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.
- [SDR UPS05844980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844980), Jun 29, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, MAIN CARGO STA 860 LONGERON 19R FITTING CRACKED APPROX. 2 INCHES ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 5
- [SDR UPS05844931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844931), Jun 29, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 C-PIT DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER REPAIR DOUBLER IS NOT PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 22 AND THERE IS A CRACK IN THE REPAIR FILLER. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, C
- [SDR UPS05845056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05845056), Jun 28, 2005: SPAR. CRACKED. FS 855 AFT SIDE OF REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD UPPER SURFACE FROM RBL36.5 -45.00 HAS 8.5" CRACK. REPAIRED REAR SPAR IAW SRO 8570009.

All 231: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851UP-2011-03-08/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20051130028199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130028199I), Nov 30, 2005: Doug DC873F (N851UP), Omaha, NE. (-23) Pilot reported to ATC that the right main gear may not be locked. Acft landed without incident. Company mechanics found an open wire in the wire bundle…

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