N904DE1992 Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 29, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply227 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Delta Air Lines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Atlanta, GA
- Certificate issued
- Jun 3, 1992
- Canceled
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 1, 1992
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 Corporation
- Model
- MD-88
- Year
- 1992
- Serial number
- 53409
- 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
- AC7E58
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d Series
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- 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- 1992 – 2022Delta Air Lines INCAtlanta, GA
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.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-25-04 | McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes… | Jan 11, 2011 | Airframe (MD-88)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletins DC9-28-212 and MD90-28-010, both Revision 1, dated June 16, 2009 |
| 2009-15-16 | McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model DC-9-10 Series Airplanes, DC-9-30 Series Airplanes… | Jul 6, 2010 | Airframe (MD-88) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (227)
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 · longeron · damagedFeb 20, 2020
UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH SID ET INSPECTIONS IN AREA OF INTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED AT LONGERON 3 LEFT AT STA. 693. REPAIR INSTALLED ON LOGPAGE 2394523. REF PSE 53.80.003. THIS AREA IS CONSIDERED A DISCREPANT AREA PER AMDS INSTRUCTIONS AND MUST BE RESOLVED BY ENGINEERING PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · damagedFeb 9, 2020
FUSELAGE DAMAGE FOUND BELOW C-2 CARGO DOOR WHILE LOOKING FOR HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM A/C LOG 6896790. C/W ERA585163-14 REV ORIG PRI REV 0, ERA585163-14 REV ORIV PRI REV 1 , ERA585163-14 REV ORIG PRI REV 2, ERA585163-14 REV ORIG PRI REV 3, ERA585163-14 REV ORIG PRI REV 4. (LP1482301)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · damagedFeb 9, 2020
FUSELAGE DAMAGE FOUND BELOW C2 CARGO DOOR WHILE LOOKING FOR HYDRAULIC LEAKS. CLEANED AREA FOR ENGINEERING, DAMAGE IS LOCATED ON LAP JOINT OF DOUBLER BELOW C-2 CARGO DOOR BETWEEN STRINGER 30&29R STATION 674 . ENGINEERING NOTIFIED. REMOVED DAMAGE PER PRI ER/A 585163-14 REV ORIG. WAITING FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Airborne auxiliary power · apu · contaminatedJan 20, 2020
ON T/O FROM ATL, NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL CLIMBING OUT OF 1000' AND IT DISSIPATED BY 3000' TO WHERE THE F/O AND I DID NOT SMELL THE ODOR ANY MORE. ON TAXI IN WITH APU ON, ODOR RETURNED AND FOUND OIL BEING INGESTED BY APU, ON WALK AROUND. INSPECTED A/C, FOUND APU INLET WET W/ DE-ICE FLUID…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · b-nut · leakingDec 29, 2019
AFTER TAKEOFF FA INFORMED US OF A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE FWD GALLEY. ODOR BEGAN DISSAPATING AND LASTED APPROX 5 MINUTES UNTIL COMPLETELY DISSAPATED. NO ODOR IN COCKPIT OR MAIN CABIN. NO CB POPPED. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH HYD FLUID. FOUND LT T/R CONTROL VALVE LINE LEAKING.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · mechanism · not seatedOct 3, 2019
"TAILCONE UNSAFE" ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT. FOUND RELEASE MECH UNSEATED FROM CLIPS. ALLOWED LOCK CABLE TO SWITCH TO COME LOOSE. RESEATED LOCK CABLE TO SWITCH & INSTALLED MECH IN CLIPS. VERIFIED TAILCONE UNSAFE LIGHT OUT PER MD88 AMM 53-53. J DAVIS 311408 VERIFIED RELEASE MECHANISM INSTALLED CORRECTLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · connector · dirtyOct 3, 2019
TAILCONE UNSAFE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. 53. INSPECTED TAILCONE CABLES AND SWITCHES. CLEANED CONNECTOR PLUGS FOR INDICATIONS SWITCHES. INDICATION NOW NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP6205584)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · fairing · missingJul 9, 2019
FLAP SECONDARY FAIRINGS LT WING NBR 3 OUTBD FLAP HINGE FARING MISSING INBD AND OUTBL SECONDARY FARINGS. INSTALLED LT WING #3 FLAP SECONDARY FAIRING IAW ERA 4577261-14MA. (LP5999946)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenJul 7, 2019
DURING SVC CHECK FOUND ROW 24ED EMER LT INOP. FOUND WIRE BROKEN UNDER SEAT. SPLICED PER AMM 20-10 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5999942)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · fairing · missingJun 12, 2019
FLAP SECONDARY FAIRINGS LT FLAP INBD FLAP HINGE MISSING INBD SECONDARY FARING. INSTALLED LT WING (INBD AND OUTBD) FLAP FAIRING SECONDARY FAIRING IAW ERA 580914-14 REV ORIGINAL. (LP4694744)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 227 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