# N880UP: 1968 Douglas DC-8-73F, registration cancelled 2011-07-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 19, 2011 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-73F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (registry code 302199F) - Engine: [GE CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (registry code 30016) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46080 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 12, 1992 - Last registry action: May 26, 2011 - Mode S code: AC1FA5 - Location: [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 25.7533° N, 80.2704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33134, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880UP - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=880UP - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880UP-2011-07-19 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 (301, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR UPS09854460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS09854460), Jan 28, 2009: CONTROL VALVE. DEFECTIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A BTB - WHEN STARTING NR 2 ENGINE ON PUSHBACK, DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY PACK TRIP LIGHT ILLUMINATING, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN - [SDR UPS09854420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS09854420), Jan 23, 2009: ACTUATOR. FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PITCH TRIM FAILED IN EXTENDED POSITION IN FLIGHT. R&R PTC ACTUATOR PER MM 27-30-07-2 - [SDR UPS08853829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08853829), Oct 27, 2008: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:SP COMPLY WITH ATTACHED WAN NR 1421616 REGARDING CRACK ON L24L. NDT'D NEW CRACKS AND STOP DRILLED, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TAPERED SHIMS IA - [SDR UPS08853848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08853848), Oct 20, 2008: BATTERY PACK. UNSERVICEABLE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS UNSERVICEABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSY IAW AMM 33-50-01-02 AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. - [SDR UPS08852601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852601), Jun 27, 2008: PANEL. CORRODED. LT WING PANEL CORROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 1-6 OF EO DC8-5720-29785 APPENDIX A. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR STEPS 1-9 OF EO DC8-5720-29785-A. - [SDR UPS08852000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852000), Apr 10, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AND OPS CHECKED AS PER DC8 MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR UPS08851766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851766), Mar 9, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ON PREFLT, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LTS INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK PER UPS AMM 33-50. - [SDR UPS08851672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851672), Feb 14, 2008: LATCH. BROKEN. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE HAS BROKEN LATCH. SLIDE INOP FOR CREW ENTRY DOOR. DEFERRED CREW ENTRY DOOR SLIDE PER MEL 52-7-4. SLIDE IS SECURED IN - [SDR UPS08851544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851544), Jan 22, 2008: STRUCTURE. MISSING. APPROX 3/8 BY 1 INCH PIECE OF SHEETMETAL MISSING ON T/E OF WING. LOCATED ON LT WING INBD OF NR 3 SPOILER PANEL. ACCOMPLISHED EO DC8-5730-28460A. - [SDR UPS08851524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851524), Jan 21, 2008: SKIN. CHAFED. LEFT WING INBOARD LATERAL CONTROL SPOILER LOWER SURFACE IS CHAFFED ALONG T/E. INSTALLED NEW SPOILER ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 AMM 27-61-01-2, PARAGRAPH 3B STEPS 1 THROUG - [SDR UPS07851086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851086), Nov 2, 2007: FAN. FROZEN. DIVERSION, CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN. DISCHARGE HAND EXTINGUISHER IN LAV, CREW REPORTED LAV PUMP WAS TURNING. PARKED FOR FAA EVALUATION. FOUND RECIRCULATING F - [SDR UPS07850682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850682), Sep 19, 2007: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FAILED PREFLIGHT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT W/REF M/M 33-50-01-2, OPS TEST GOOD. - [SDR UPS07850689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850689), Sep 18, 2007: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FAILED PREFLIGHT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT W/REF M 33-50-01-2, OPS TEST GOOD. - [SDR UPS07849879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849879), Jun 4, 2007: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ATB - NR 4 ENGINE FLAMEOUT CLIMBING THROUGH 30,000FT. NOTICED FUEL PUMP IN OFF POSITION. RAN ENGINE FLAMEOUT CHECK LIST AND ENGINE RESTARTED - [SDR UPS07849855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849855), May 20, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 EXFOLIATED CORROSION UNDER L33R AT STA 1620. REPAIRED SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER AT STA 1620 L33R IAW SAA EA 008- 5330-00-A0885, UPS RAA DC8-53- - [SDR UPS07849821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849821), May 10, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 END FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1690 L34R, 2.5 INCHES AT BARREL NUT HOLE. REMOVED CRACKED END FITTING AT STA 1690 L34R IAW SRM 51-01-20D. LOCATED, - [SDR UPS07849789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849789), May 2, 2007: FRAME. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 A-PIT, BELT FRAME GOUGED AT STA 240 L31R. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA AT STA 240 L31R IAW E0 DC8-5310-11728-B, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR D - [SDR UPS07849835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849835), Apr 29, 2007: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 L33R SPLICE BETWEEN STA 1640-1660 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION FROM STA 1640-1660 L33R IAW SRM 51-01-20D, 51-1-21, AND 51-3 - [SDR UPS07849820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849820), Apr 28, 2007: SKIN. CANNING. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 L/ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN ON INBD SIDE HAS DINGS AND SKIN HAS OIL CANNING. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN ON L/ELEVATOR AT STA XE 57.5 IAW SRM 55-02-01-0, - [SDR UPS07849822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849822), Apr 27, 2007: PRESSURE PANEL. MISREPAIRED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 VISUAL INSP OF PRESSURE WEB AT STA 863 RBL 42-48, FOUND DOUBLER TO BE TAPERED ON ENDS, WITH NO TAPERED SHIMS INSTALLED, REF: EO DC8- 5310-221 - [SDR UPS07849782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849782), Apr 26, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FS 1690 L32L HAS A 1 INCH CRACK AND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AT L30L SRM REPAIR WILL NOT BE INCOMPLIANCE WITH EO DC8-5330-20248. CUT OUT DAMAG - [SDR UPS07849748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849748), Apr 26, 2007: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CRACK ON INTERNAL DOUBLER ON RIGHT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE UPPER SURFACE I/B EDGE OF SLOT DOOR. REMOVED INTERNAL DOUBLER ON RIGHT WING CENTE - [SDR UPS07849742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849742), Apr 26, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT WING CENTER L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 484. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-02-00. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2 DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-02-00, - [SDR UPS07849741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849741), Apr 26, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT WING CENTER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 409. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-02-00 51-1-21, AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR UPS07849823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849823), Apr 25, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 L28R AT FS 1746 HAS 2 EA EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS UPPER AND LWR OF L28R, NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH EO DC8-5330-20248 NOR DWG SRO8530032. REPAIRE - [SDR UPS07849750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849750), Apr 25, 2007: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 MAIN CABIN, CORROSION ON BELTFRAME END FITTING, STA 220 L21R. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELTFRAME FITTING AT STA 220 L21R IAW SRM 51-1-20D, AND SR - [SDR UPS07849806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849806), Apr 24, 2007: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 L24L 12 INCHES AFT OF BARREL NUT STA 869 CRACKED: VIEWED FROM TOP OF WING. STOP DRILLED CRACKED L24L AT STA 869 IAW SRM 53-2-2 VIEW G. STOP D - [SDR UPS07849788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849788), Apr 24, 2007: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFT PRESS BULKHEAD CRACKED AT STA 1766 L10L, LBL 25 AND LBL 35. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT STA 1766 LBL 25 AND LBL 35 IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 14A. FA - [SDR UPS07849786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849786), Apr 24, 2007: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFT PRESS BULKHEAD CRACKED 2 AREAS AT STA 1766 L10R, RBL 25 AND RBL 35. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT ST 1766 L10R, RBL 25 AND RBL 35 IAW SRM 53-02 - [SDR UPS07849739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849739), Apr 24, 2007: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TO L16L ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 1766. REMOVED ATTACH ANGLE AT STA 1766 L16L IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED AND INSTALL - [SDR UPS07849738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849738), Apr 24, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING OUTBD L/E RIB CRACKED AT STA XFS 609. NDT VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATES AT FASTNER HOLE IAW NDSPM 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED - [SDR UPS07849737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849737), Apr 24, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING OUTBD L/E RIB CRACKED AT XFS 591. NDT VERIFIED CRACK ENDS AT FASTENER HOLE IAW NDSPM 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR AN - [SDR UPS07849722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849722), Apr 24, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING OB LE RIB CRACKED AT XFS 804. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2 REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 57-02-00, 51-01-21 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR UPS07849721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849721), Apr 24, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING OB LE CRACKED AT XFS 876. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2. REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 57-02-00, 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR UPS07849720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849720), Apr 24, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. C3 LT WING OB LE RIB CRACKED AT XFS 798. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2. REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 57-07-00, 57-02-00, 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR UPS07849831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849831), Apr 23, 2007: SKIN. CANNING. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT RUDDER SKIN OIL CANNING AT STA ZR 185. REPAIRED LEFT RUDDER SKIN AT STA ZR 185 IAW SAA EA 008-2720-01-A0856 DAC DWG 5655077 REV-S, AND F - [SDR UPS07849828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849828), Apr 23, 2007: SKIN. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN GOUGED AT STA 140 L22L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 140 L22L IAW SAA EA 008-5330-01-A0849 UPS EO DC8-5330-26786-A, D - [SDR UPS07849808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849808), Apr 23, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CORRODED AT FS 310 L2R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT STA 310 L2R IAW SRM 53-02-01 FIG 7. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DO - [SDR UPS07849809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849809), Apr 21, 2007: SKIN. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FUSELAGE EXTERIOR EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER HAS DEEP GOUGE AND FASTENER HEADS MISSING AT STA 520 L31R. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER AND CUT OUT AREA - [SDR UPS07849781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849781), Apr 20, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 REMOVE STEEL DOUBLER FROM THE C-4 (D-PIT) UPPER FWD CORNER AND REPAIR PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER AT C-4 (D-PIT) UPPE - [SDR UPS07849192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849192), Feb 11, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ON EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS TEST, NO LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE. STANDBY INSTRUMENTS OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER PACK ASSY - [SDR UPS07849158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849158), Feb 8, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW 33-50-01-2. - [SDR UPS06848401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848401), Nov 1, 2006: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR UPS06847595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06847595), Aug 4, 2006: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:NA EMERGENCY EXIT/DISARM LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR UPS06846787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846787), May 4, 2006: FAN. MALFUNCTIONED. SMOKY ODOR NOTICED AT TOP OF DESCENT. SMOKE APPEARED WHEN DESCENDING THROUGH 18000'. AFTER FUMES EVACUATION PROCEDURE SMOKE DISSIPATED. SMELL RECURRED AT ABOUT - [SDR UPS06845930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06845930), Jan 10, 2006: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK PER DC8 MM 33-50-00. OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR UPS05844559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844559), May 28, 2005: CASE. LEAKING. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY DECLARED, NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC CASE DRAIN FILTER DUE INSPECTION DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. LANDED UNEVENTFUL AND TOWED TO - [SDR UPS05844507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844507), May 16, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C1, FOUND CORROSION AT AFT MANUFACTURING SPLICE 6 O`CLOCK. CUT OUT CORROSION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7, 53-5-3 - [SDR UPS05844508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844508), Apr 28, 2005: PRESSURE PANEL. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 CORROSION ON RT W/W CEILING AT STA 863 RBL 42 AND 48 UNDER LONGERONS, ON WEB, AND DOUBLER IN MAIN CABIN IS BULGED. CUT OUT CORROSION, FABRICA - [SDR UPS05844505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844505), Apr 25, 2005: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 LONGERON SPLICE FITTING HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT STA 1270 L35R. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D. All 301: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880UP-2011-07-19/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN08IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08IA022), Nov 2, 2007: Douglas DC-8-73F (N880UP), Wichita, KS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the recirculation fan motor end ball bearing. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20071102824759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071102824759I), Nov 2, 2007: Doug DC873F (N880UP), Wichita, KS, No damage. (-23) On November 02, 2007 at 0626 local time, aircraft N880UP, flight #918, while enroute from louisville, Kentucky, (sdf) to ontario, California (ont) was… - [Incident 20011227036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011227036039I), Dec 27, 2001: Doug DC873F (N880UP), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) UPS556 reported #4 engine thrust reverser opened in flight. Aircraft landed without incident at 1029Z at the msp airport. ## Other aircraft with N880UP - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880UP): Textron B300, S/N FL-1127, built 2018 --- 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.