N155CA

DOUGLAS DC-8-73F · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HEAVYLIFT CARGO AIRLINES INC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

O · 2011-03-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3440

NR 1 INS SCREEN WENT BLANK, NR 1 INU FAILED. NR 2 INS WARNING FLAG FLASHING, NR 2 INU FAILED. INFORMATION REPORTED FROM FLIGHT CREW IS AS FOLLOWS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. ON DESCENT FROM FL 260 TO 6000 WITHIN 75 MILES OF DESTINATION. THE NR 1 INS CDU WENT BLANK ALONG WITH NR 1 EADI AND NR 1 EHSI. THE LOSS OF 1 INS CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED. THE ISSP WAS PUSHED SELECTING THE NR 2 SIDE INFO BE SHOWN ON NR 1. EHSI WAS RESTORED. CONTINUED VISUAL APPROACH TO LAND, RUNWAY 17L. 17L-17R-35L AT DESTINATION WERE CLOSED AND ILS FOR 17R WAS OUT OF SERVICE. RUNWAY 14-32 WAS DEEMED NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR SAFE LANDING. WHILE ON MISSED APPROACH THE NR 2 INS STARTED FLASHING WARNING. THE INS MESSAGE WAS "DELAYED MX" DURING WHICH THE NR 2 EADI WAS LOST. THE NR 2 EHSI APPEARED TO FUNCTION BUT ALSO HAD RED FLAG. AT THIS TIME AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ATC NOTIFIED. CONTINUED ON STAND BY ATTITUDE GYRO, PITOT STATIC INSTRUMENTS. ATC SUGGESTED LANDING, DUE TO WEATHER AND RUNWAY LENGTH. PROCEEDED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED.

Source: SDR U2RA485AML5571 · FAA SDRS
N · 2011-01-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7930

IN CRUISE NR 4 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON STEADY, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR 50 PSI . PERFORMED INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE 10 PSI.

Source: SDR U2RA485ALM5291 · FAA SDRS
G · 2010-12-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3441

NR1, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, NR 1 INU FAILED, CAPT INSTRUMENTS FLAGGED FAIL. NR 2, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION GPWS WENT INOP. NR 3, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION YAW DAMPER KICKED OFF AND A/P OR YAW DAMPER WOULD NOT ENGAGE FROM EITHER PILOTS A/P TRANSFER SWITCH POSITION. NR1, REPLACED NR 1 INU IAW AMM 34-44-03-4, PERFORMED ADJ & TEST IAW AMM 34-44-08-05. OP'S CKS GOOD. NR 2, PERFORMED ADJ & TEST OF GPWS IAW AMM 34-56-06 AFTER NR 1 INU REPLACEMENT, OP'S CKS GOOD. NR3, REPLACED NR1 INU IAW AMM 34-44-03-4, PERFORMED ADJ & TEST OF AUTOPILOT SYS IAW AMM 22-10-00-05, OPS CKS GOOD.

Source: SDR U2RA485FLP5226 · FAA SDRS
O · 2007-12-01 Unresolved
ATA 5312

FOUND BULKHEAD (NR 45346-000) LOCATED AT STA 46.0 TO HAVE CRACKS IN RADIUS OF VERTICAL FLANGE, EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH FROM THE TOP. (K)

Source: SDR IMP2007F00000 · FAA SDRS
O · 2002-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7120

FOUND CRACKS EMINATING FROM LAST RIVET ON INBOARD UPPER ENGINE SUPPORT BRACKET. IT APPEARS THAT THIS RIVET WAS SMASHED HARDER THAT NECESSARY DURING MANUFACTURE.

Source: SDR IMP2002F00000 · FAA SDRS
J · 1999-03-18 Unresolved
ATA 3211

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND FORWARD SUPPORT BRACKET FOR RT MLG UPLOCK FRACTURED AND UPLOCK ASSY BENT. BOLT HOLE ACROSS FRACTURE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING CRACK. NOT VISIBLE WITHOUT REMOVAL OF UPLOCK ASSY.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX1569 · FAA SDRS
Y J · 1998-11-21 Unresolved
ATA 7314

ENGINE SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND ENGINE FUEL PUMP DRIVE COUPLING SHEARED (COUPLING WORN OUT). REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE FUNCTIONING CHECK OK. PART TOTAL TIME: 2,009.0 HOURS SMOH.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX4551 · FAA SDRS
O · 1997-11-19 Unresolved
ATA 7603

RIGHT THROTTLE CABLE BROKE DURING ENGINE POWER UP. PART TOTAL TIME: 7,358.0 HOURS.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX1546 · FAA SDRS
F · 1996-07-02 Unresolved
ATA 2752

ON APPROACH TO SVE WITH FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED, THE RT FLAP SUDDENTLY RETRACTED CAUSING SEVERE YAW. LT FLAP WAS RETRACTED AND REGAINED CONTROL. ABORTED LANDING AND RETURNED TO RNO. TRANSMISSION FAILED INTERNALLY. DRIVEN GEAR DISINTEGRATED. NOTE: WEAR CHECKS PERFORMED PER AD 82-27-13R2 EACH 100 HOURS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS REPLACING OLDER DUKES TRANSMISSIONS AND DECREASING THE INTERNAL INSPECTION INTERVAL.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX3758 · FAA SDRS