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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
Model
MD-88
Year
1990
Serial number
53115
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
AB6909
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
2021 – nowUSA Jet Airlines INCBelleville, MI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 24, 2023 · Saltillo, OF
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a wind shift while on short final approach which resulted in a higher than normal sink rate and a tailstrike.
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 (7)
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.
Fuselage · skin · pilot errorJun 22, 2023
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DRAG MARK ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY F.S. 1322 L30, AND THE SKIN GOUGED BETWEEN F.S. 1334 TO 1338, L29L – L29R. MAINTENANCE IN KYIP PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE AREA AND VERIFIED NO CRACKS AND NOM THICKNESS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · dentedJun 22, 2023
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SKIN GROUND DOWN AND DENTED BETWEEN L29L-L29R AT F.S. 1338-1363. MAINTENANCE IN KYIP PERFORMED CUTOUT OF DAMAGED AREA, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND VERIFIED NO FURTHER DAMAGE EXISTED. C.A.S.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · tee fitting · severedJun 22, 2023
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE SEVERED AND BENT BETWEEN F.S. 1334-1338 AT BL 0. . MAINTENANCE IN KYIP REMOVED THE DAMAGED APB TEE AND INSTALLED A NEW TEE IAW SRM 53-03, FIGURE 33.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Fuselage · skin · damagedJun 22, 2023
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SKIN IS GROUND OFF BETWEEN F.S. 1331-1338, BETWEEN L29L AND L29R. MAINTENANCE IN KYIP REMOVED AND CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN BETWEEN F.S. 1331-1338, L29L- L29R, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND VERIFIED ALL DAMAGE WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SKIN PANEL IS GROUND DOWN AT F.S. 1381, L23R-L28R. . MAINTENANCE IN KYIP REMOVED AND CUT OUT DAMAGE. USA JET MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND VERIFIED NO CRACKS PRESENT. CAS FABRICATED A FILLER AND A DOUBLER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · frame · crackedJun 22, 2023
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK ON THE R/H OUTER FRAME, OUTER FRAME CAP AT F.S. 1380, L22R-L23R. MAINTENANCE IN KYIP REMOVED AND CUT OUT DAMAGE. USA JET MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND VERIFIED ALL DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. CAS FABRICATED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin panel · dentedJun 22, 2023
DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APB WEB DENTED AND CRACKED, L=20” W=58” DEPTH=0.050” AT F.S 1334-1338. MAINTENANCE IN KYIP PERFORMED THE DAMAGE CUTOUT OF THE APB SKIN, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION AND VERIFIED ALL DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. FABRICATED A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.