N901DL1987 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 14, 2009.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched27 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Canceled
- Apr 14, 2009
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 1, 1988
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
- 1987
- Serial number
- 49532
- 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
- AC7339
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- until 2009Individual ownerCedar Rapids, IA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 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 (27)
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.
- Lights · battery · inoperativeApr 26, 2004
SEAT TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 1 TO ROW 14 INOP. ALONG WITH FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT. REPLACED BATTERY PWR SUPPLY AND BATTERY FOR SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS LOC AT STA 386. REPLACED BATTERY PWR SUPPLY AND BATTERIES AT STA 211.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pump · malfunctionedJan 30, 2004
CENTER FUEL WAS UNUSEABLE BOOST PUMPS POPPING C/B`S. RESET C/B`S, TRANSFERRED FUEL OUT OF CENTER TANK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · barrel · delaminatedSep 25, 2003
THE INNER ACCOUSTIC BARREL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BACKSHEETS AND INNER WIRE MESH. NOTE - TAIL NUMBER PICKED AT RANDOM, BARREL IS A SHOP SPARE. BARREL ASSEMBLY WAS REWORKED PER ERA 423517-14, REV A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · lanyard · brokenAug 5, 2003
1R SLIDE LANYARD CABLE WORN THROUGH (BROKEN) AT GIRT BAR ATTACH POINT - REPLACED SAME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · transducer · contaminatedApr 4, 2003
ON CLIMBOUT FROM ATL TO PIT CREW SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. COUULD NOT IDENTIFY SOURCE. ODOR WAS STRONGER IN AFT CABIN THEN IN FWD CABIN. ALSO VERY STRONG IN COCKPIT. (ELECTRICAL ODOR) - PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · tab · delaminatedOct 29, 2002
ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB DELAMINATED. REPAIRED PER ER/A 417906-14
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedOct 12, 2002
FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, DIM AND FLICKERING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedSep 18, 2002
LT ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER GOING TO CLIMB POWER. AFTER SHUTDOWN ABOUT 7 PERCENT N2, 0-1 N1, AND 0 OIL PRESSURE ON LT ENGINE. AT APPROX. 210 KIAS. PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND BLEW BOTTLES. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER TRANS 9T102 - REPLACED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · sensor · intermittentSep 17, 2002
AIR TURN BACK, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ON CYCLED GEAR ALL LIGHTS OUT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR RAN GEAR SEVERAL TIMES OPS CHECKS OK. PSEU HAD FAULTED SENSOR NOW CHECKS OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · delaminatedSep 3, 2002
LT WING FLIGHT SPOILER DELAMINATED. REPAIR PER ER/A 417628-14
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 27 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 21, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026