N168PL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 3, 2008.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched32 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Company Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 2006
- Canceled
- Jan 3, 2008
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 25, 1991
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
- Model
- MD-88
- Year
- 1991
- Serial number
- 53174
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 142
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A110B6
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d Series
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 7,700 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2006 – 2008Wilmington Trust Company TrusteeWilmington, DE
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (32)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · spring · brokenSep 17, 2007
AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS, DURING TAKEOFF RUN THE STEERING CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. AT PLATFORM MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE STEERING CONTROL AND RUDDER MOVEMENT RESULTED CORRECT, SO AIRPLANE WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT CHECK THE CENTERING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Pneumatic · augment valve · failedApr 19, 2007
RT PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FAILED DURING CLIMB, SO RT PNEUMATIC CABIN DEPRESSURIZED AND PASSENGERS OXYGEN MASKS WERE ACTIVATED. CAPTAIN PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE DESCENDING AT 25,000 FEET. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OXYGEN MASKS AND 25 OXYGEN GENERATORS WERE DETECTED ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · brokenDec 29, 2006
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETECTED ON RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AT BRAKE LINE. HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-42-00, TESTED CORRECT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Autoflight · computer · failedNov 9, 2006
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS WERE OUT OF SERVICE AND THE (FAST/SLOW) LIGHT TURNED ON IN BOTH PFDS. BOTH DFGC´S WERE RESEATED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: DFGC NR 1, AIL MECH TORQ SW FLAP NR 1 FAILURE, WINDSHEAR DATA, FLAP NR 1 AND 2 COMP FAILURE. DFGC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · relay · failedOct 1, 2006
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LT STATIC PORT HEATER WAS OUT OF SERVICE. CORRESPONDING BREAKERS WERE RESEATED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. R2-99 RELAY WAS DETECTED DAMAGED, SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 30-30-00, TESTED CORRECT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window · damagedMar 31, 2006
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LEFT CLEAR VIEW WINDOW TIED IN CLOSED POSITION. DURING REVIEW, IT WAS DETECTED THE FORWARD-UPPER GUIDE PIN OUT OF ITS RAIL AND THE LOWER-AFT LINKAGE ROD SCREW INVERTED; BOTH WERE REPOSITIONED IAW MM 56-10-03, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · explodedFeb 17, 2006
CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING THE LAST THIRD PART OF LANDING AT 80 KTS A TIRE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. AT PLATFORM, A HARD LANDING INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 05-51-01 DETECTING THE TIRE POSITION 1 DEFLATED. MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS POSITIONS 1 AND 2 WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-40-03. ANTI-SKID…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · warning light · illuminatedFeb 10, 2006
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING TAXI AUTO SLAT FAIL LIGHT TURNED ON. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL TESTED THE SYSTEM, NON REPRODUCING THE FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · turnbuckle · looseJan 17, 2006
DURING TAKEOFF, FLAPS SELECTION SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. THE SWITCH S1-492 WAS CHECKED DETECTING A TURNBUCKLE NUT MISADJUSTED AND NOT SECURED. THE TURNBUCKLE (G) WAS TIGHTENED AND SECURED AND THE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED IAW M/M 27-53-01 AND TESTED CORRECT IAW M/M 27-00-00 AND 27-52-05.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · iru · failedDec 5, 2005
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LT INERTIAL LIGHT TURNED ON. THE INERTIAL UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-43-01, TESTED CORRECT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 32 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026