N902DL1987 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 matched13 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Canceled
- Apr 14, 2009
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 5, 1987
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
- 49533
- 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
- AC76F0
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 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (13)
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 · gougedMay 17, 2006
THE FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW THE AFT CORNER OF THE C-3 CARGO DOOR CUTOUT WAS DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH GSE. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · leakingMay 1, 2006
LT HYD SYS LOST HYD PRESS FOLLOWED BY LT SYS HYD LOSS. FOUND FLEX PRESSURE LINE INBD OF LEFT PYLON LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. REPLACED NR 1 EDP. LEFT ENG LK CK OK PER MM. REPLACED CASE DRAIN AN PRESSURE FILTERS FOR LEFT ENGINE. LK CK GOOD. C/W IN FLIGHT FLUID LOSS CK PER M/M 29-00-01 PG 201.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · dentedJan 15, 2004
DENTS IN FUSELAGE STA 223 BETWEEN STR 17L & 18L. ALSO DENTS AT FS 218-227 BETWEEN STR 18L & 19L. ALL DENTS REPAIRED PER DRD 53-04D FIG 12B SHT 34 - 36 & 95 PG 60F. THE A/C RECEIVED THE FWD 2 REPAIRS AND THE UPPER AFT REPAIR AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE FIGURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · generator · defectiveJun 27, 2003
AS WE REACHED CRUISE ALT NOTICED RIGHT CSD OUTLET OIL TEMP ABOVE RED ARC FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURE. TURNED RIGHT GEN OFF, STABILIZED ABOUT 130 DEG. FREQ 394 398 WITH GEN SW OFF. CSD RISE IN CAUTION UNTIL GEN TURNED OFF/ T/S NR 2 ENGINE IAW MM 24-10-00-01 R/R TEMP SENSOR IAW MM RAN ENGINE FOR 5-7 MINS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · apu · contaminatedOct 24, 2002
JUST AFTER TAKE OFF FLT ATTENDENTS REPORTS HEAVY SMOKE ODOR THROUGH OUT CABIN. CREW RETURNED TO PNS. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH HYD FLUID. AIRCRAFT MTC FERRIED TO ATL. ATL MTC COMPLIED WITH OPN 5089 DUCT BURNOUT AND CLEANED APU INLET. ATL MTC UNABLE TO FIND ANY HYD LEAKS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · wornDec 19, 1999
ON T/O, EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION WHEN NOSE WHEEL SLOWED AGAINST SNUBBERS, BURNING RUBBER SMELL WAS EVIDENT FOR 3-5 MIN ON CLIMBOUT. CLEANED NOSE WHEEL SNUBBERS AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL ASSY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · separator bag · faultyNov 24, 1999
STRONG SMOKE ODOR IN AIRCRAFT. AFT SMOKE DET WENT OFF. REPLACED RT ACM PER M/M, PERFORMED DUCT BURN OUT. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAG, LEAK CKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · lens · missingNov 8, 1997
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING IS INOP BY DOOR 2L FRC335-04653. FOUND THAT LIGHTS DO OPERATE NORMALLY. HOWEVER,THEY NEEDED 2 EA RED LENS TO BE INSTALLED. INSTALLED SAME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · dentedOct 20, 1997
DENT FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 1340 AND 1380, BETWEEN L22R AND 23R. DENT WAS APPROX 41 BY 1.5 WITH A DEPTH OF 0.100. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER ERA 330856-14.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · fitting · corrodedOct 20, 1997
RHS OUTB'D FLIGHT SPOILER CENTER HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION IN THE BORE THAT ACCEPTS THE ASBY10-18 BEARING. REPAIRED PER ERA 330842-14.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 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