# N997GE: 1968 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F, registration cancelled 2006-05-17 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 17, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (registry code 302199G) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45997 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 7, 1999 - Certificate issued: October 25, 2004 - Last registry action: December 15, 2004 - Mode S code: ADED3F - Owner when cancelled: [Aeroturbine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTURBINE%20INC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997GE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=997GE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997GE-2006-05-17 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-8-71F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f.md ## Service difficulty reports (27) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR RRXA010059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA010059), Jul 19, 2001: BOTTLE. LEAKING. AFTER SERVICING OXYGEN OF UPPER CREW BOTTLE - BOTTLE WAS INSTALLED & DURING TURN ON AT BOTTLE OXYGEN LINE & REGULATOR RUPTURED & CAUSED FLASH FIRE "A" PIT OXYGE - [SDR RRXA10727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA10727), Apr 5, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACK DAMAGE TO RT WING SKIN AT STA XFS 463 AND STR 63, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA - [SDR RRXA10726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA10726), Apr 5, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACK DAMAGE TO STR 63 RT WING AT STA XFS 463, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 - [SDR RRXA003333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003333), Oct 28, 2000: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A BROKEN SEAT TRACK LOCKING TAB NR 1 FROM LEFT TO RIGHT NR 5 BEAR CLAW UNDER BEAR CLAW, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SR - [SDR RRXA003332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003332), Oct 28, 2000: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A BROKEN LUG AT NR 3 SEAT TRACK AT FWD PALLET STOP AT FS 80, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED - [SDR RRXA003288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003288), Oct 17, 2000: PIN. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND THAT THE LT MLG RETRACT PIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. - [SDR RRXA003287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003287), Oct 17, 2000: PIN. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND THAT THE RT MLG RETRACT PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. - [SDR RRXA001067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA001067), Oct 12, 2000: FITTING. SHEARED. AFTER T/O TOWER INFORMED US THAT LEFT MAIN GEAR DIDN''T RETRACT ON GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER PERFORMING LOW PASS TO CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN, RETURNED TO KDAY. DURING - [SDR RRXA003001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003001), Aug 27, 2000: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND REPAIR DOUBLER INTERFERING WITH NEW SPLICE DOUBLER AT STA XFS 576, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE AC - [SDR RRXA003014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003014), Jul 10, 2000: BRACKET. BROKEN. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A BROKEN BRACKET ON THE LT WING L/E WING LOWER L/E AT STA XFS 622, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE AC - [SDR RRXA003010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003010), Jul 5, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE SPLICE ON THE LT WING CTR L/E MIDDLE OF L/E RIB, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTIO - [SDR RRXA003015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003015), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E I/B BOTTOM SIDE NR 4 RIB I/B END, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREA - [SDR RRXA003013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003013), Jun 30, 2000: CLIP. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE ATTACH CLIP ON THE LT WING CTR L/E MIDDLE OF L/E AT SPLICE TOP SIDE, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. R - [SDR RRXA003012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003012), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E 14TH RIB O/B TOP SIDE OF L/E, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, ALODINED - [SDR RRXA003011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003011), Jun 30, 2000: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE SPLICE ON THE LT WING CTR L/E MIDDLE OF L/E DOUBLER, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE A - [SDR RRXA003009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003009), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE O/B HOLE ON THE LT WING CTR L/E O/B END #2 RIB, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION - [SDR RRXA003008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003008), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E I/B BOTTOM SIDE NR 13 RIB, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED ARE - [SDR RRXA003007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003007), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E TOP SIDE I/B NR 7 RIB, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IA - [SDR RRXA003006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003006), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E TOP SIDE I/B #6 RIB, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION///// REMOV - [SDR RRXA003005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003005), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E #4 RIB I/B BOTTOM OF L/E, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION///// - [SDR RRXA003004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003004), Jun 30, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LT WING CTR L/E I/B BOTTOM #5 RIB, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION///// REMOVED - [SDR RRXA003016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003016), Jun 28, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE CHANNEL NUT PLATES ON THE LT L/E ABOVE NR 1 PYLON ANGLE, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAG - [SDR RRXA003003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003003), Jun 28, 2000: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LT WING L/E O/B OF #2 PYLON L/E DOUBLER, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION///// RE - [SDR RRXA003002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA003002), Jun 28, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK IN LOWER SPAR CAP, WEB AND SKIN LOWER ON LEFT WING AT STA XFS 576, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRE - [SDR RRXA001001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA001001), Jun 20, 2000: SEAM. CRACKED. FUEL LEAK I/B NR 1 PYLON, WING LEADING EDGE CRACK 22.25 INCHES I/B NR 1 PYLON FWD TANK SEAM APPROX 4.5 INCH LONG. - [SDR RRXA000232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA000232), Apr 11, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. EXFOILATION CORROSION DAMAGE TO A/C SKIN AT STA 320, LONGERON 36. CUT OUT CORROSION, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER USING .050 7075-T6. TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER - [SDR RRXA000183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA000183), Feb 9, 2000: INDICATOR. FAILED. ON SHORT FINAL, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PANELS ABOUT THE FULL DOWN INDICY. TURNED OFF THE PEDESTAL LIGHTS AND THE SMOKE SUBSIDED. REM --- 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.