N8027

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC.	Operator	on 1970-10-28	Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1970-10-28 Operator named in NTSB report

DOUGLAS D DC-8 No injuries — PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC.

Operated by PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case IAD71II020

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 1997-11-22.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-11-22 Unresolved

ATA 2910

Part: TUBE — LEAKING (APU COMP)

AFTER NR 2 ENGINE START, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. AIRCRAFT EVACUATED. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE IN APU COMPARTMENT LEAKING ONTO AIR CONDITIONING DUCT. TIGHTENED HYDRAULIC FITTINGS. RAN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR 27 MINUTES. NO FURTHER LEAKAGE.

Source: SDR COMA9760235