N813AX
Registered owner: COLLEY DOUGLAS W, WA (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
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.
54 reports on file, 1995-02-08 – 2006-03-23.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 86,663 hrs · 27,678 cycles
FOUND FUSELAGE EXTERIOR FASTENER SHEARED AT LONGERON 39 LEFT AND SKIN BULGED AT FS -32.00. REPAIRED FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT FS 32.00, LONGERON 30 LEFT IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1, 51-1-8, AND DWG K04888.
Part: STRUT — CORRODED (RT MLG) · airframe 86,663 hrs · 27,678 cycles
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CYLINDER SHOWED PITTING ALONG THE INNER SURFACE AT LOWER FLANGE AT CHROME AREA. DAMAGED GLAND THREADS. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT IAW MM 32-40-1-02, 32-42-01-4 AND 32-43-02-2. ANTI-SKID SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (RT WING AILERON) · airframe 86,663 hrs · 27,678 cycles
RIGHT INBOARD AILERON MANUAL REVERSION MECHANISM CRACKED AT UPPER MOUNT HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT ASSEMBLY ON AILERON MANUAL REVERSION MECHANISM IAW DC8 OHM 27-6-2.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 86,663 hrs · 27,678 cycles
FOUND RIGHT WING FUEL, NR 6 STRINGER TIE INSIDE PANEL 505C CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 879) · airframe 86,663 hrs · 27,678 cycles
RIGHT WHEEL WELL LONGERON 24 RIGHT, BATHTUB FITTING STA 879 CORRODED. DAMAGE OUT OF LIMITS AND CRACKED. REMOVED CORRODED BATHTUB FITTING. DRILLED UP NEW ONE AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
Earlier reports · 1995–2005 · 49 reports
2005
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 86,440 hrs · 27,467 cycles
LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 30 PSI. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE DOWN AT 0350Z. ZERO OIL PRESSURE AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 8090507 AND WORK PACK 600230688.
2004
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 85,755 hrs · 26,851 cycles
MAIN CABIN STA 920 FLOORBEAM LOWER FLANGE FORWARD SIDE WAS CORRODED APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES INBOARD OF CUSP LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D853-49122MR.
2002
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (EMPENNAGE) · airframe 84,724 hrs · 25,988 cycles
EMPENNAGE INTERIOR LONGERON 17 LEFT, END FITTING WAS CRACKED AT F.S. 1769. REPLACED END FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-2 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (F.S. 70) · airframe 84,724 hrs · 25,988 cycles
L-1 DOOR, LOWER FORWARD CORNER, HAD A CRACK INDICATION AT EDGE OF MIDDLE LAYER SKIN. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER, AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, 53-20, 53-2-0, 51-1-8, AND DOUGLAS NDT SPM 06-10-01-001.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED · airframe 84,724 hrs · 25,988 cycles
LEFT WING AT STATION 515 - 526, HOLES 4 AND 5 FROM THE INBOARD SIDE, SHOWED CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D857-43866MR.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 84,724 hrs · 25,988 cycles
EMPENNAGE INTERIOR LONGERON 17 RIGHT, END FITTING WAS CRACKED AT FS 1769. REPLACED END FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-2 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LONG. 17 RIGHT) · airframe 84,724 hrs · 25,988 cycles
EMPENNAGE INTERIOR LONGERON 17 RIGHT, WAS CRACKED AT F.S. 1769. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: STRAP — BROKEN · airframe 84,724 hrs · 25,988 cycles
LOWER FRONT SPAR CAP, OUTBOARD OF #3 PYLON, #4 MAIN STRAP WAS BROKEN. REPLACED STRAP AND COMPLIED WITH REA #D857-43875.
2001
Part: HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 83,942 hrs · 25,403 cycles
LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP AFTER TAKEOFF. PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO WARNING HORN. CREW PUSHED IN THE ANTI-RETRACT LATCH AND LANDING GEAR CAME UP NORMALLY. ON DESCENT INTO ILN, CREW RE-CYCLED LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT AND TEST PROCEDURE, IAW DC-8 MM 32-30-00. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
2000
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 83,869 hrs · 25,356 cycles
AT CRUISE, FL 330 ENGINE A/I ON NR 3 ENGINE STARTED TO COMPRESSURE STALL. TURNED IGNITION ON, ENGINE STOPPED STALLING. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, CREW TURNED IGNITION OFF. THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AGAIN. THE CREW SECURED THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE. CREW REPORTED THAT THE FIRE HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO OR PAST FUEL, AIR AND HYDRAULIC SHUTOFF POSITION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PHX. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTROL VALVE, IAW DC8 MM 75- 30-03. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN. NO COMPRESSURE STALLS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED RIGGING OF EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM 76-20-0. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING)
RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP WEDGE MIDDLE OUTBOARD WEDGE HAS GOUGED AND CRACKED CORNER. REPAIRED RIGHT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP REMOVEABLE SEGMENT, IAW ABX REA D857-34769-MR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING)
RIGHT FLAP WEDGE MIDDLE WEDGE HAS SEPERATING SKIN AND INNER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP REMOVEABLE SEGMENT, IAW ABX REA D857-34763-MR.
1999
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (COCKPIT)
COCKPIT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FAILED AND BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SMELL DISSIPATED. REPLACED LIGHTING BALLAST IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — CORRODED (RT MLG)
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT (GREEN) DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. RED UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR, RIGHT GEAR LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED UPLATCH CHECK AND FELL OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. PERFORMED ALTERNATE UPLATCH CHECK AND GEAR REMAINED IN WHEEL WELL. CHECKED ALL NOSE LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW DC8 MM 32-22-2. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 520)
FRAME AT STATION 520 AT LONGERON 34 RIGHT CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 440-460)
LOWER FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, STATION 440-460, LONGERON 31 LEFT SPLICE CRACKED. REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 220)
STATION 220 , LONGERON 31 RIGHT, FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW REA D853-24965 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20.
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (WS 6.225)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CLIP CRACKED AT STATION XOLDI 6.225. REPLACED CLIP IAW DC8 SRM 57-3-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 890)
RIGHT WING STATION 890.000, CRACK IS EMINATING FROM SCREW COUNTERSINK. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-26.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 227.335)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XS 227.335 CRACKED AT AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 250.089)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT STATION XS 250.089. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (WS 250.084)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, INBOARD OF STATION XS 250.084 RIB AT THE AFT SIDE OF THE SLOT, VERTICAL ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPLACED VERTICAL ANGLE IAW DRAWING 5769859 AND DC8 SRM 57-3-3 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 600-620)
STRINGER 31 LEFT SPLICE FITTING CRACKED BETWEEN STATIONS 600 AND 620. REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (TAIL SKID)
TAIL SKID UPPER HORIZONTAL ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LT WING)
NR 2 MAIN TANK, INBOARD OF XRS 74 BULKHEAD, FORWARD STRINGER 51, END FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT HORIZ STAB)
RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 147.5 HAD INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1220)
STATION 1220 BETWEEN LONGERONS 33 RIGHT AND 34 RIGHT, SHEAR TIE FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (BS 1260-1280)
SPLICE CRACKED BETWEEN STATION 1260 AND 1280, AT LONGERON 31 LEFT. REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT AILERON)
RIGHT WING INBOARD AILERON, INBOARD ATTACH FITTING IS BROKEN OFF ON AILERON SIDE. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 27-10-00.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 772.5)
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE LOWER RIB CRACKED AT FASTENER END, FORWARD OF PANEL 518B, AT STATION XFS 772.5. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED JUST FORWARD OF ACCESS PANEL NR 519A. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 735)
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT FASTENER EDGE AT STATION XFS 735. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 285.25)
LEFT WING AT LEADING EDGE XFS 285.250 CRACKED AT 3 SCREWS. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (WS 6.225)
LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE AT FRONT SPAR BETWEEN STATIONS XOLDI 6.225 AND XFS 379.000 HAD HEAVY INTERNAL CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1.
1998
Part: TRANSMITTER — CLOGGED (NR 3 ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE, NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 100 PSI. SECURED NR 3 ENGINE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND OIL FILTER IAW DC8 MM 79-30-00.
Part: HOOK — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
NOSE GEAR FAILED UPLATCH CHECK. RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND PERFORMED ALTERNATE UPLATCH CHECK WITH SAME RESULTS. ADJUSTED NOSE UPLATCH MECHANISM IAW DC8 MM 32-31-0. PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND UPLATCH CHECK. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1997
Part: RETRACT MECH — LACK OF LUBE (NLG)
NOSE GEAR EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. LUBRICATED NOSE GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM. OPS CHECKED IAW DC8 MM 32-31-00.
Part: O-RING — WORN (HYD PUMP)
HYRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED AFTER TAKEOFF, TO 0 IN NORMAL. CONTINUED TO DROP SLOWLY DURING FLIGHT. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED UP TO ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY REMAINED ABOVE STAND-PIPE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING AT PRESSURE LINE. REPLACED O-RING AND CHECKED SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM, NO LEAKS NOTED.
Part: AILERON — CRACKED (LT WING)
DURING C/P3 CHECK, .5 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN LEFT WING AILERON BETWEEN STA'S XW617 AND XW630. *S/D* REPAIRED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-51-00.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)
DURING C/P3 CHECK, FOUND LOOSE FASTENERS IN REMOVABLE PLANK ON NR 1 PYLON. REPAIRED IAW ABX EA SB 54-04020MR.
1996
Part: AILERON — BROKEN (LEFT)
DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, BALL CENTERED, BOTH CONTROL WHEELS WERE COCKED APPPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS 30 DEGREES OF AILERON TRIM NEEDED. AS AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED DOWN MORE AILERON TRIM WAS NEEDED TO KEEP AIRCRAFT LEVEL. REPLACED LEFT INBOARD AILERON IAW DC-8 MM 27-11-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
DURING DESCENT, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH, CLEANED THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND LUBRICATED THE LANDING GEAR. OPS CHECKED LANDING GEAR IAW DC8 MM AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.
1995
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 3 ENGINE)
DURING 813AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT BAND CLAMP ON NR 3 ENGINE TRANSITION DUCT CRACKED. REPAIRED ATTACH ANGLE CHANNEL ON NR 3 ENGINE TRANSITION DUCT IAW ABX REA D878-12566MR.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (WS 69.5)
DURING 813AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING STATION XCW 69.5 CRACK INDICATIONS AT HOLES A AND C. REPAIRED LEFT HAND WING AT STATION XCW 69.5 LOWER REAR SPAR CAP AND WING SKIN IAW ABX REA D857-12573MR.
Part: KEEL BEAM — CRACKED (BS 920)
DURING 813AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT HAND KEEL WEB AT STATION 920.00. REPAIRED RIGHT HAND KEEL WEB AT STATION 920.00 IAW ABX REA D853-12602.
Part: SPAR — DAMAGED (WS 69.5)
DURING 813AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING AT STATION XCW 69.5 HAS 3 EACH DAMAGED HOLES IN FORWARD LEG OF FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP IN CENTER TANK. REPAIRED DAMAGED HOLES AT LEFT WING STATION XCW 69.5 IAW ABX REA D857-12575MR.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (NR 3 ENGINE)
CREW SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO FLAME-OUT, UNABLE TO RELIGHT. FUEL PSI NORMAL, OIL PSI AND TEMPERATURE NORMAL, 6,450 LBS OF FUEL IN NR 3 MAIN TANK, 0002 Z, ALTITUDE 8,000 FT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. DRIP STICKED NR 3 MAIN AND SUMPED TANKS, ALL CHECKED OK. SENSE LINES, FCU, P AND D, IGNITION, FUEL SCREENS, ALL CHECKED OK. REPLACED FUEL TEMPERATURE REGULATOR FILTER. PRESSURE CHECKED IN TANK FUEL FEED LINES. RAN ENGINE TO TAKEOFF POWER, PRBC SCHEDULING AND BLEEDS, ALL CHECKED OK IAW DC 8 MM. REPLACED NR 3 FUEL CONTROL AFTER SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT. TRIMMED AND LEAK CHECKED IAW DC 8 MM.
Part: SEAT ROLLERS — DIRTY (LT COCKPIT)
CAPTAIN'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN NUMEROUS POSITIONS. CLEANED AND LUBED FORE/AFT TRACKS AND ROLLERS. LUBED LOCKPINS AND LOCKPIN HOLES. SEAT OPERATED NORMALLY IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 25.