McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · 30 MSN 47812
Registration N1853U · Orbis International dona
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
04 Oct 1979
Delivery
05 Jan 1980
Age
47.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 47812. Delivered to Laker Airways on 5 Jan 1980, registered G-BGXF. Leased to LAN Chile on 18 Jan 1981. Returned Mar 1981. Operated by Douglas repo on 13 May 1982. Operated by United Airlines on 31 Aug 1984 as N1853U. Converted to freighter. RFSBU 9.96/sas *F in service 24 Sep 1997, withdrawn from use 22 Dec 2000 Los Angeles International, ferried Marana-ORD 2 Feb 2001, seen at Marana! 27 Feb 2002, departed by May 2002 to Phoenix Goodyear Airport, seen 29 Aug 2002 basic United Airlines colours no titles, old registration, seen 10 Feb 2003 owned by Seen at Bear Creek 3 Airport, seen parked 23 May 2003 intact, seen 13 Aug 2005 basic United Airlines colours, seen 21 Jan 2007, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to V27A-DC10 Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 27 Jul 2007, Aircraft and Engines Parts Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 30 Jul 2007, 15 Nov 2007, seen 23 Apr 2008 Phoenix Goodyear Airport, N325FE FedEx due, but see below. Operated by Orbis International dona. Repossessed 7 Apr 2008 to be donated and overhauled by United and FedEx, see 47811, cancelled 7 Aug 2013 broken up Phoenix Goodyear Airport. Current status: scrapped.
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