N906DL1987 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 23, 2021.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched219 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
- Jul 10, 2018
- Canceled
- Aug 23, 2021
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 5, 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
- 49537
- 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
- AC85CC
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- 2018 – 2021Delta 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.
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 (219)
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.
- Engine · engine · malfunctionedJul 10, 2019
LEFT ENGINE FAILURE FL 310 CRUISE FLIGHT. DULL THUMP FOLLOWED BY MODERATE AIRFRAME VIBRATION. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. PERFORMING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE QRH CHECKLIST. INITIALLY GOT THIN SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND BLEW ONE FIRE BOTTLE. R/R #1 ENG PER WC#7100-4682LH, REFER TO LOG…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeJun 26, 2019
FWD GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERG LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED EMERG LIGHT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AT FWD ISLE DROPDOWN CEILING PANEL IAW MD88 AMM 33-50. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5959726)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · radome · damagedMay 14, 2019
FOUND SMALL DAMAGED AREA TO THE RADOME. R/R NOSE RADOME PER AMM 53-50. OPS CKS GOOD RADOME, NOSE, D OFF 88-5351-9-0002 00077 ON 88-5351-9-0002 01938. (LP5471157)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeFeb 23, 2019
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOP AT 34D. REPL LIGHT ASSY PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedJan 23, 2019
TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CEILING INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN AFT LAVATORY IAW 33-53 LIGHT CHECK OK. (LP4636327)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · spar · crackedJan 17, 2019
OPEN HOLE ETHF INSPECTION ON LEFT VERT STAB FRONT SPAR FWD FLANGE SHOWS CRACK INDICATION AT 2ND HOLE ABOVE SPLICE REFERENCE 5530-01045-0602. REAMED HOLE SIZE FROM .205 TO .215 (668138) OPEN HOLE BHEC INSPECTION OF SUBJECT FASTENER HOLE OK REF 5530-01045-0602. SDR REPORTED DUE TO BEING AD RELATED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · spar · crackedJan 17, 2019
VERTICAL STABILIZER LT FORWARD SPAR ZFS=52.267 CRACK INDICATION IN SPAR CAP. C/W PRI 574620-14AD REV0. C/W ERA 574620-14AD REV0. (LP0908085)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · flange · damagedJan 1, 2019
OPEN HOLE ETHF INSPECTION ON RIGHT VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR FWD. FLANGE SHOWS CRACK INDICATIONS AT FASTENER HOLES #1, 3, 4 BELOW SPLICE AND 5, 6 AND 13, ABOVE SPLICE. REFERENCE 5530-01045-0602. CLEANED HOLES WITH BRASS BRUSH. (668138). PERFORMED OPEN HOLE ETHF INSP. OF RT. VERT. STAB FRONT SPAR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor panel · damagedSep 5, 2018
FA REPORTS WEAKNESS IN AISLE FLOOR AT ROW 14. REMOVED FLOOR PANEL AT ROW 14. INSTALLED SERV PANEL AT ROW 14. ALL CKS GOOD. OK FOR SEV PER AMM 25-30.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeAug 18, 2018
COCKPIT AND FWD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE FWD BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 219 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