N908DL1987 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co 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 1982No ADs since 1998 matched243 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 12, 2018
- Canceled
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 25, 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
- 49539
- 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
- AC8D3A
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 – 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.
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 (243)
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.
- Power plant · stiffener · crackedNov 4, 2019
LT ENGINE NOSE COWL FWD BULKHEAD STIFFNER CRACKED AT 6:00 POSITION. TRANSFERED FROM QC LOG 1113449 TO OM-812 057374 ITEM 2. ENGINE S/N 726933 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM A/C 0908 AND ITEM TRANSFERED TO OM-812 AND SCEPTRE /FOR IRM. 3000CY REINSPECTION INTERVAL HAS 2011 CYCLES LEFT FROM 4NOV19. PLEASE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · access door · brokenSep 30, 2019
ON WALK AROUND FOUND STARTER ACCESS DOOR BROKEN OFF ON #2 ENG. R+R STARTER ACESS DOOR REF MD88 AMM 71-10 OK FOR SVC. (LP5587208)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · crackedJun 19, 2019
NR 3 SLAT HAD A 3 INCH CRACK AT THE AFT O/B EDGE. REMOVED #3 SLAT REF WORKCARD 2700-4224-RH-03 JOB 000-0001. COMPLETED #3 R/H SLAT INSTALL AND ADJUST REF AMDS CARD #2700-4224-RH-03. SLAT, RH INTER OFF 88-2780-9-0008 09502 ON 88-2780-9-0008 00041.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery · dischargedMay 8, 2019
CABIN STANDBY LIGHTS BETWEEN STA.1100 AND STA. 1200 INOP WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER PACK IAW AMM 33-52. CHECKS GOOD. (LP5654060)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · wire · exposedApr 6, 2019
FO SHOCKED BY WINDOW HEAT WIRE CONNECTORS. FOUND EXPOSED WIRE ON ONE QUICK DISCONNECT CONNECTOR ON FO'S ANTIFOG SLIDING WINDOW. REPAIRED CONNECTO PER SPWM CH 20 AND MD88 WDM 30-44 OPS CKS NML. (LP4694336)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedFeb 5, 2019
CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT TAILCONE ALIGNMENT PIN L/H SIDE JUST ABOVE TAILCONE TORQUE CAM. REMOVED UPPER PORTION OF CANTED FRAME DRILLED NEW UPPER CANTED FRAME BEGAN INSTALL REPLACED UPPER CANTED FRAME F.S. 1510 PER DRWG 5966768 RTEPLACED TAILCONE CAM ASSY PER MD88 AMM 53-53. (LP0933087)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · release mech · wrong partFeb 5, 2019
DURING AFT TAIL CONE FRAME REPLACEMENT FOUND WRONG P/N TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM INSTALLED. REMOVED CAM P/N 5961569-1 AND INSTALLED P/N 5961569-501 PER MD88 AMM 53-53-02. (LP0933090)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJan 28, 2019
AFT O/W EMER EXIT LIGHTS OVER DOORS ARE INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK B5-105 REF AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5564157)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedOct 15, 2018
MULTIPLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP IN CEILING. R/R EMERGENCY BATTERIES IN OVERHEAD BIN AT SEATS 4DC, 17ED, AND 24ED PER AMM 33-53 OPS CK NORMAL OK FOR SVC. (LP5351209)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeAug 29, 2018
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS OUT ROWS 1 - 4 & 16 - 20. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS B5-100 AND B5-102 IAW AMM 44-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AC OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 243 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