# N964R: 1968 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 2002-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2002
- Exported to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46000
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 20, 2002
- Last registry action: December 10, 2002
- Mode S code: AD6C79
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=964R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964R-2002-12-17

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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63.md

## Service difficulty reports (82, newest 50)

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

- [SDR RRXA99190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99190), Mar 29, 1999: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AT ROTATION EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS NR 4 ENG. RETARTED ENGINE, 30 SECONDS LATER ENGINE FAILED. NO FIRE, PERFORMED EMERGENCY FIRE AND DAMAGE SHUT DOWN. REM
- [SDR RRXA99600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99600), Feb 1, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEADING EDGE, SKIN SCREW HOLES AT XFS 708 TO XFS 710, 2 INCHES BELOW TOP. DAMAGE EXCEEDED L
- [SDR RRXA99998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99998), Dec 15, 1998: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND DRILL DAMAGE, INNER SKIN OF MAIN CARGO DOOR, NUMEROUS AREAS. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED ARE
- [SDR RRXA99981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99981), Dec 11, 1998: FLANGE. DAMAGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND OVERSIZED HOLES IN AFT UPPER SPAR FLANGE ON RIGHT WING BETWEEN XRS= 436.500 AND XRS = 456.563. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8
- [SDR RRXA99977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99977), Dec 10, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAMES AT STA= 1200 AND STA= 1220 INNER FLANGE HAD MISDRILLED HOLES BETWEEN LONGERONS 18 RIGHT AND LONGERON 20 RIGHT. DAMAGE E
- [SDR RRXA98592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98592), Nov 19, 1998: FLOORBEAM. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FLOORBEAM AT FS 1700 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES IN UPPER HORIZONTAL FLANGE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8
- [SDR RRXA98591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98591), Nov 19, 1998: WEB. CORRODED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FORWARD PRESSURE WEB WITH CORROSION BETWEEN STA 9 AND 12. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, TREATED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FABRICATED AND INST
- [SDR RRXA98590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98590), Nov 19, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAMS FS 1200 AND 1220 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES. REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS, TREATED AREAS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED
- [SDR RRXA98589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98589), Nov 19, 1998: PAN. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LEFT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR PAN CRACKED AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMCO 
- [SDR RRXA98588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98588), Nov 19, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME FS 940 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES AT VERIOUS LOCATIONS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FABRICATED AND
- [SDR RRXA98587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98587), Nov 19, 1998: LONGERON. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LONGERONS AT FS 160 AND 180 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES IN LONGERONS 25, 26, 27 AND 28 LEFT. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, TREATED AREA IAW DC
- [SDR RRXA98586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98586), Nov 19, 1998: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND SKIN GOUGED AT FS 1395 AT LONGERON 27 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW FAA DER APPROVED 
- [SDR RRXA98585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98585), Nov 19, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME FS 380 WITH CORROSION IN FASTENER HOLE AT LONGERON 34 LEFT. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FABRICATE
- [SDR RRXA98584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98584), Nov 19, 1998: SKIN. DENTED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN AT STA XE=200 DENTED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGES AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW FA
- [SDR RRXA98583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98583), Nov 19, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 520 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES BETWEEN LONGERONS 6 AND 9 RIGHT AND AT LONGERON 20 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR A
- [SDR RRXA98582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98582), Nov 19, 1998: RIB. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LT WING LEADING EDGE RIB WITH MISDRILLED HOLE AT WS XFS 540. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMCO ENGINEER
- [SDR RRXA98581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98581), Nov 19, 1998: LONGERON. CORROSION. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LONGERON 8 LEFT WITH CORROSION AT FS 1734. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPA
- [SDR RRXA98580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98580), Nov 19, 1998: WEB. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND WEB AT FS 1180 AND FS 1220 BETWEEN LONGERONS 19 AND 21 RIGHT WITH MISDRILLED HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW FAA DER
- [SDR RRXA98579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98579), Nov 19, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 260 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES BETWEEN LONGERONS 35 LEFT AND 35 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS AS REQUIRED, FABRICATED AND 
- [SDR RRXA98578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98578), Nov 19, 1998: SKIN. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND UPPER DECK MAIN CARGO DOOR LOWER INNER SKIN WITH MISDRILLED HOLES AT FS 211.97. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW FAA 
- [SDR RRXA98577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98577), Nov 19, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 834 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIRS IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMCO ENGINEER
- [SDR RRXA98576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98576), Nov 18, 1998: SPAR. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LT WING LOWER FRONT SPAR FORWARD FLANGE WITH MISDRILLED HOLES BETWEEN WS XFS 417 AND XFS 424. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IA
- [SDR RRXA98575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98575), Nov 18, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 920 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES AT VERIOUS LOCATIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIRS IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMCO ENGINEER
- [SDR RRXA98574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98574), Nov 18, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 965 AT MLG DOOR JAMB CRACKED FROM FASTENER HOLE TO EDGE OF PART. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVE
- [SDR RRXA98573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98573), Nov 18, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 700 WITH MISDRILLED HOLE BETWEEN LONGERONS 5 AND 6 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMCO 
- [SDR RRXA98572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98572), Nov 18, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 717 WITH MISDRILLED HOLE BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 AND 21 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMC
- [SDR RRXA98571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98571), Nov 18, 1998: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE AT FS 960 WITH DRILL NICK AT 5.75 INCHES INBOARD OF LT CUSP. BLENDED AND REPAIRED IAW FAA DER APPROVED TI
- [SDR RRXA98570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98570), Nov 18, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 1140 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES BETWEEN LONGERONS 31 AND 33 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TI
- [SDR RRXA98569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98569), Nov 18, 1998: LONGERON. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND LONGERON 25 RIGHT AT FS 280 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TI
- [SDR RRXA98568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98568), Nov 18, 1998: SPLICE. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND SPLICE WITH DRILL DAMAGE ON LT WING L/E AT STA XW 257. REMOVED DAMAGED SPLICE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPRO
- [SDR RRXA98567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98567), Nov 18, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME AT FS 1120 WITH MISDRILLED HOLES BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 AND 33 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TI
- [SDR RRXA98566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98566), Nov 18, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND INTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AT FS 940 ABOVE LONGERON 24R. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW FAA DER APPROVED TIMCO ENGINEERING SKETC
- [SDR RRXA98565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98565), Nov 18, 1998: ANGLE. CHAFED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND ANGLE CHAFED EXCEEDING ALLOWABLE LIMITS ON LEFT WING INBOARD T/E STRUCTURE AT WING STA XWS-12. REPLACED ANGLE IAW FAA DER APPROVE
- [SDR RRXA98564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98564), Nov 17, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME FS 70 CAP CRACKED AT LONGERON 20 RIGHT AND DRILL DAMAGE AT LONGERON 13 TO 15 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS, TREATED AREA IA
- [SDR RRXA99994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99994), Nov 12, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND MISDRILLED HOLES, FRAME UPPER FUSELAGE, AT STA= 940, LONGERON 7 LEFT, COMMON TO INBOARD FLANGE IN THE CABIN AREA. DAMAGE EXCEE
- [SDR RRXA99974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99974), Nov 11, 1998: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND CORROSION, NUMEROUS BLENDOUTS, RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN BEAVER TAIL DOUBLER. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED
- [SDR RRXA99971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99971), Nov 10, 1998: BUSHING. MISMANUFACTURED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND BUSHING, LT MLG RETRACT PIN BOSS HOLD, BRUSH CAD PLATED IN PLACE OF DIP CAD PLATED. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. ACCEP
- [SDR RRXA99970](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99970), Nov 9, 1998: RAIL. MISMANUFACTURED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND COUNTERBORES WERE MACHINED OVERSIZE, NR 1 THRUST REVERSER RAIL, UPPER TRACK, (P/N 5753399-1). DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 
- [SDR RRXA99989](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99989), Nov 6, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND 3 EACH DRILLED HOLES CLOSE TO RADIUS ON FRAME AT STA= 280 AT LONGERON 25 RIGHT. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED D
- [SDR RRXA99972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99972), Nov 3, 1998: STRUT. CORRODED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND CORROSION, LANDING GEAR WHEEL, RETRACT PIN BOSS, SHOCK STRUT, LT MLG. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TR
- [SDR RRXA99986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99986), Oct 30, 1998: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND CORROSION, FUSELAGE, AFT PRESS BULKHEAD, AT STA= 1766. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW 
- [SDR RRXA99975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99975), Oct 30, 1998: BUSHING. GOUGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND GOUGED AND PITTING, BUSHING-FLANGED, PIVOT AXIS, MAIN LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREA
- [SDR RRXA99973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99973), Oct 29, 1998: FLOORBEAM. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FLOORBEAM, AT STA= 1700, UPPER HORIZ FLANGES HAS MISDRILLED HOLES ENTIRE LENGTH OF FLOORBEAM. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 
- [SDR RRXA99987](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99987), Oct 28, 1998: FITTING. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND (1) DISCREPANT HOLE (3/16) DIA LOCATED ON EDGE OF FITTING 6 ABOVE RT CUSP AT STA= 798. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. RE
- [SDR RRXA99980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99980), Oct 23, 1998: HINGE. DAMAGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND HINGE FITTING, LEFT OUTBD AILERON, 2014-T6 FORG REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED,
- [SDR RRXA99985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99985), Oct 22, 1998: BULKHEAD. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND TRIPLE DRILLED RTAFT PRESS BULKHEAD, AT STA= 1766. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8
- [SDR RRXA99978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99978), Oct 22, 1998: WEB. CUT. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FWD CARGO CROSS SLID WEB CUT TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE AT STA= 295 AND STA= 325 AT LONGERON33 RIGHT. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIM
- [SDR RRXA99982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA99982), Oct 21, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND DOUBLE DRILLED HOLE ON FRAME, AT STA= 717 BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 LEFT AND LONGERON 21 LEFT AND LONGERONS 20 RIGHT AND LONGERON 21
- [SDR 98ZZZX4166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4166), Oct 21, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. AT D-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 98ZZZX4165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4165), Oct 21, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. AT D-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

All 82: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964R-2002-12-17/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19971014046729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971014046729I), Oct 14, 1997: Doug DC863 (N964R), Jacksonville, FL. (-23) Crewmember flight engineer john hickman experienced chest pains aboard emery worldwide airlines, inc., flight 228 on October 14, 1997 enroute from…
- [Incident 19941101046959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941101046959I), Nov 1, 1994: Doug DC863 (N964R), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Ran into starty cart after starting engine without setting parking brake.
- [Incident 19861113079889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861113079889I), Nov 13, 1986: Doug DC863 (N964R), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Aircraft was taxied at the direction of a marshaller onto unstressed pavement. Damge to pavement only.

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