N903DL1987 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 13, 2009.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched18 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Canceled
- Apr 13, 2009
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 12, 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
- 49534
- 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
- AC7AA7
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 19, 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 (18)
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 · connector · disconnectedJun 23, 2007
ON LAYOVER, FOUND SEATROW 18ED EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT UNPLUGGED. RECONNECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, OPS CK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · brokenJun 23, 2007
ON LAYOVER FOUND SEATROW 1DC EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP. FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER SEAT BROKEN. REPAIRED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. OPS NML.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · delaminatedJun 24, 2006
TAIL CONE DELAMINATION/SPONGY APPEARS TO BE SKYDROL SOAKED. REPLACED TAIL CONE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE PER M/M 53-53-00-401-2 P/N INSTALLED 5940163-1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Navigation · adc · faultyMay 12, 2005
A/S INDICATOR ON CO-PILOTS CONTINUED TO GO UP WHILE CAPTS AIRSPEED WENT DOWN. REPLACED CADC NR 2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · apu · contaminatedMar 17, 2005
ENGINE ANTI ICE ON NOTICED FAINT OIL SMELL, SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN TURNED OFF. ANTI ICE ON, SMELL RETURNED. FOUND APU CONTAMINATED WITH SKYDROL/OIL. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFORMED FULL DUCT BURNOUT PER OPERATION 5089 AS PRECAUTIONARY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · csd · malfunctionedMar 10, 2004
TEN MINUTES INTO FLT GOT LT GEN OFF MSG. LEFT CSD TEMP WAS RISING THRU YELLOW AND RED ARC. REPLACED LT ENGINE CSD AND GENERATOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · filter · leakingDec 30, 2002
DURING CLIMBOUT OF CVG LEFT HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. FOUND LINE AT THE LT ENGINE HYD FILTER MODULE LEAKING REPLACED SAME SYSTEM NOW CHECKS NORMALLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · dentedNov 2, 2001
FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 229-256 / LONG. 18L-19L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AND CREASED BETWEEN FS 229 & 256 JUST BELOW THE LONGERON 18L CUSP LINE. THE DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A 20" X 6" CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · gasket · crackedMar 22, 2001
TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. H.P BLEED SELECTED OFF. AFTER 2 MINS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, DIVERT TO CVG TO AVOID ICING CONDITIONS. FOUND TUBE ON LT FLOW CONTROL VLV WITH CRACKED FLARE. RPLCD TUBE. ALSO FOUND DUCT SENSOR COVER PLATE GASKET BLOWN ON BLEED DUCT. REPLACED GASKET.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · battery · dischargedNov 16, 2000
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY HAD A LOW CHARGE. REPLACED SAME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 18 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026