N910DL1987 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 12, 2021.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched269 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
- Feb 12, 2021
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development, To show compliance with FAR, Exhibition
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 19, 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
- 49541
- 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
- AC9701
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 (269)
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 · disconnectedOct 6, 2019
EPLS SEAT LIGHTS INOP AT ROW 4 AND 36. RESEATED CONNECTORS OPS CHECK GOOD MD88 AMM 33-53.(LP5588793)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedOct 3, 2019
AFT LT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR CHIRPING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS CHECKED NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · apu · odorSep 28, 2019
"NO GO" ODI PREVENTION - DRIVER DO NOT DISPATCH THE AIRCRAFT" - W/O MCC APPROVAL" - ON TAXI OUT APU AUTO S/D THEN PASS NOTED A ODD SMOKE/SMELL IN THE CABIN. CREW ALSO NOTED WEIRD SMELL BUT ATTRIBUTED TO THE APU S/D. C/W AMDS CARD 2120-2367 PER NO GO ODI PREVENTION 2172 NO APU CONTAMINATION SEE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · engine · surgesJun 23, 2019
ON ARRIVAL AT 10K, STARTED A DESCENT TO 5K. PLANE STARTED TO GET SLOW, WENT TO V.S. TRP WAS IN CR. THROTTLE BURST CAUSED N1 EXCEEDENCE ON BOTH ENGINES. 104.5 FOR 2 SEC ON LEFT. 102.5 FOR 1 SEC ON RIGHT. NBR 1 ENG REPLACED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · unsecureJan 26, 2019
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT ROW 4 BOTH LIGHTS INOP. FOUND HARNESS CONNECTOR ON SEAT 4C FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT SECURE RECONNECTED CONNECTOR IAW AMM 33-53 AND 20-50 OPS CK GOOD. (LP5245470)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJan 10, 2019
FOUND BELLY SKIN CRACK AND CORROSION AFT OF NR 4 RADAR ALTIMETER ANTENNA NEAR STA 723 AND STR L29 - L30. REPAIRED PER ERA 574357-14 REV O. (LP0897799)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeDec 21, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING PANELS BETWEEN ROWS 22-31 NOT ILLUMINATING. REPLACED BATTERIES TO CHARGERS PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP5243663)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · structure · crackedDec 12, 2018
FWD SERVICE DOOR UPPER FWD CORNER HAS CRACK INDICATION AT ONE FASTENER MARKED. REF AMDS 5240-2344 STEP 1. REPAIRED PER SRM SRM 53-05 FIGURE 176. (LP0861915)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorNov 19, 2018
EXHAUST FUMES SMELLED AT AFT FA JUMPSEAT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. SMELL WENT AWAY IN LESS THAN ONE MIN. AND SMOKE DETECTOR STOPPED SOUNDING. R/R APU PER MD88 AMM 49-10. APU STARTS OK APU OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED CROSS OVER DUCT AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF OIL. REMOVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorNov 16, 2018
AT DEPARTURE AFTER AFT AIRSTAIRS CLOSED AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED AND EXHAUST SMELL NOTICED AFT CABIN APU AIR ON AND EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE ALSO ON. C/W ODI PREVENTION T/S PER ATA 2172 NO/GO ODI C/W WORK CARDS 2120-2367 AND 7100-2619 REF NO GO ODI LOG 0829264 OK FOR SERVICE. (LP4569030)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 269 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