N915DL1988 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 matched194 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
- May 13, 2015
- Canceled
- Feb 12, 2021
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 22, 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
- 1988
- Serial number
- 49546
- 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
- ACA994
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- 2015 – 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 (194)
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 · skin · damagedJun 25, 2019
FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED, RIGHT SIDE, BETWEEN BS 617 & 636, STRINGERS 20R & 21R. INSTALLED CLASS III REPAIR IAW SRM 53-04-3, FIG 8, SHEET 5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · dentedMay 25, 2019
L1 ENTRY DOOR FWD LOWER CORNER HAS LARGE DENT/CREASE IN SHEET METAL. REPLACED L1 DOOR. DOOR, ENTRANCE, OFF 92-5210-9-0001 00084 ON 92-5210-9-0001 00011. (LP5454093)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · compressor · stalledFeb 11, 2019
IFSD & ATB - DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. AT APPROX 600FT AGL, FLT CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENGINE ROLL BACK. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · charger · inoperativeFeb 3, 2019
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING BETWEEN ROWS 31 AND 33 NOT ILLUMINATING. RELAMPED NO HELP REPLACED EMRG BATTERY PACK NO HELP. R/R BATTERY CHARGER @ STA 1120 OPS CHKS GOOD PER MD88 AMM 33-53 - A/C OK FOR SVC. (LP4702558)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · schrader valve · failedDec 30, 2018
SHIP 0915 - ATB, GEAR - AFTER TAKEOFF THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED RED AND WITH THE ASSOCIATED AIR NOISE. CREW SUSPECTED NOSE GEAR WAS STILL DOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT FLAT. THE UPPER SCHRADER VALVE REPLACED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SERVICED AND A GEAR SWING WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedOct 25, 2018
ROW 10-15 OVERHEAD EMER LIGHT OUT. R&R ROW 10-15 EMER LIGHT BATTERIES PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedOct 25, 2018
AFT WINDOW EXIT SIGN LIGHT INOP BOTH SIDES. R&R AFT WINDOW EXIT SIGN BATTERY PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · wire harness · burnedSep 25, 2018
ON ROLLOUT MULTIPLE OAP LT ON, MULTIPLE CB'S POPPED, ON TAXI IN LT GEN WOULD NOT PICK UP RT BUS, AT GATE APU WOULD NOT PICK UP RT BUS UNTIL RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND F1-7 FUSE BURNED ON R2-45 CROSS TIE RELAY. R/R FUSE AND R2-45. INSPECTED T3 FEEDER ON ALL PWR RELAYS. NTF. R/R AC BUS CTL PANEL.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stringer · damagedSep 22, 2018
REPAIR STRINGER S2777922-5 4RT BETWEEN STATIONS 1380 AND 1418 PER SRM 53-02 PARA 12 FIG 18. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 53-02 PARA 12 FIG 18, TREATED, AND PAINTED REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS COMPLIED WITH SRM 53-02 PARA 12 FIG 18 STRINGER REPAIR. INSPECTED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · damagedSep 22, 2018
REPAIR DAMAGED SKIN FOUND ON AFT FUSELAGE UPPER BETWEEN STATIONS 1380 AND 1401, STRINGER 3R TO 5R PER SRM 53-04-03 PG 40 VIEW C. REMOVED DAMAGE SKIN FABRICATED REPAIR PER MD-88 SRM 53-04-03 FIG 5. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND COMPLIED WITH MD-88 SRM 53-04-3 FIG 5 SHEET 3 CLASS 2 REPAIR. (LP #0752975)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 194 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