# Incident 19850909049279I: Doug DC8*, Louisville, KY, September 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1985, 17:10 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TAGA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808UP-2010-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8*
- Reported engine: GE CFM562US
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 551 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909049279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. NR4 ENGINE SHTDOWN. FOUND SMALL LEAK AT CLAMP IN BLEED AIR DUCT.

## Other reports on N808UP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900903045319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903045319I), Sep 3, 1990: Doug DC871F (N808UP), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. NR2 engine fire on takeoff. Returned and landed. Hot engine started grass fire.
- [Incident 19861227081709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227081709I), Dec 27, 1986: Doug DC873F (N808UP), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Cargo door opened on takeoff. Returned with door lights on.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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