N915DE1993 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 8, 2024.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched283 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- USA Jet Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Belleville, MI
- Certificate issued
- Jun 11, 2021
- Canceled
- May 8, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 27, 1993
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
- 1993
- Serial number
- 53420
- 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
- ACA98E
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- 2021 – 2024USA Jet Airlines INCBelleville, MI
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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (283)
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 · battery pack · dischargedMay 13, 2020
THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT EXIT ROW 25A/E, UPPER SIGNS ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL REF MD88 AMM 32-52. (LP #6984121)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedMar 5, 2020
INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON LEFT LWR CANTED FRAME STA 1510 REF LONG 20L AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT. CANTED FRAME STA 1510 REF LONG 20L AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT WAS REPLACE CANTED FRAME STA 1510 PER DC9-MD80 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND 53-14-4. (LP1516733)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · support beam · crackedMar 4, 2020
AWR, HIDDEN DAMAGE, IN REF NRC 00193: CRACKED VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT BEAM. TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT BEAM WAS REPLACED PER DOUGLAS DWG 9911992 REV AK, AND DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-01, SRM 51-30 -02 AND SRM 51-30-05. (LP1516189)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · door frame · crackedMar 4, 2020
LATE FINDING: CRACK ON FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 585763-14 REV. ORIG AND ETI-88-20-001 REV ORIG. (LP1516176)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedFeb 26, 2020
INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON CANTED FRAME STA 1431 LONG 17R AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT. CANTED FRAME WAS REPLACED PER DOUGLAS DWG 9911841 REV. BY AND DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. CANTED FRAME WAS REPLACED PER DOUGLAS DWG 9911841 REV. BY AND DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. (LP1506359)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · failedJan 14, 2020
FIRST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR LOW BATTERY CHIRPING. R/R FIRST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER MD88 REF AMM 26-13 CK'S GOOD. (LP6411158)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · valve · hazeJan 2, 2020
SHIP 9015 - SMOKE/ODOR EVENT - DURING BOARDING REPORTS OF A VISIBLE HAZE WITH BOTH PACKS RUNNING. DEPLANED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAPPED EQUIPMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED TEMP CONTROL, 35 DEGREE VALVES AND TEMP SENSORS. (LP6411124)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenDec 15, 2019
EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTS ROW 24-27 INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE SPLICE PER BOEING SWPM CH 20 AND MD88 WDM 33-51. OPS CHECK NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP6658774)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · structure · damagedNov 8, 2019
AFT CARGO DOOR BOTTOM TRIM DAMAGED. PERFORMED TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER ERA 499926-14MA REV A. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 100 FLIGHT HOURS. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP6032568)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · connector · sparksAug 24, 2019
DURING FLT, CENTER WINDSHIELD WINDOW HEAT CONNECTION SPARKED AND MADE LOUD POPPING SOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED CENTER WINDSHIELD IAW MD88 AMM 56-10-01C. LEAK CK GOOD. WINDOW HEAT CKS GOOD PER MD88 AMM 30-41. WINDOW, COCKPIT OFF 09-5611-9-0013 S/N 31037 ON 09-5611-9-0013 S/N 30782 (LP6031362)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 283 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