N917DL1988 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 matched204 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
- Jul 19, 2021
- Canceled
- May 8, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 13, 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
- 49573
- 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
- ACB102
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (204)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · duct · looseFeb 7, 2020
A/C 917 - PRESS - AT TOP OF DESCENT CREW NOTICED A FLOW LIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED CABIN PRESSURE WARNING. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10K. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED UNEVENTFULLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: C/W NO-GO-ODI PROCEDURES - FOUND RT PACK DUCT LOOSE AND THE LT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER COVER DISPLACED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeFeb 1, 2020
EMERGENCY LIGHTS (CEILING) @ ROWS 15 TO 20 ARE INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES OPS CK GOOD REF MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6920276)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · failedNov 22, 2019
SDR REPORTED DUE TO NO 3 AND NO 4 TIRE COMING APART (ODI # 2019-00655) CAUSING RT INBD FLAP TE EDGE DAMAGE. RT I/B FLAP T/E EDGE DAMAGED. REPLACED RT I/B FLAP ASSY ON MD88 AMDS 2751-4324 FLAP, I/B (W/O OFF 88-2750-9-0007 S/N 00517. (LP6406327)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · tire · failedNov 20, 2019
SDR REPORTED DUE TO NO 3 AND NO 4 TIRE COMING APART (ODI # 2019-00655) CAUSING COMPRESSOR DAMAGE TO NUMBER 2 ENGINE. THE TIRES WILL BE REPORTED ON A SEPARATE LOG AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THE TIRE LOG SHEETS HAVE BEEN ENTERED. C/W JT8D-219 COMPRESSOR INLET CASE HUB OR FAN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · failedNov 16, 2019
BOTH RT MAIN TIRES BLOWN. RPLD BOTH RT MAIN WHEEL ASSYS PER MD88 AMM 32-40. S/N OFF DL1141 , S/N ON DL624. S/N OFF DL850, S/N ON DL708. (LP6406325)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window · damagedJun 18, 2019
FO'S ESCAPE WINDOW APPEARS TO HAVE MELTED AND CRACKED. UPPER PORTION APPEARS WARPED. T/S FOUND THERMAL SWITCH ON F/O SLIDING WINDOW GLUED ON WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE BLACK RTV. R/R F/O SLIDING WINDOW AND THERMAL SWITCH PER MD88 AMM 56-10. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD AT 4PSI. APPLIED CORRECT HEAT SINK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · support · corrodedJun 16, 2019
RT SIDE VENTRAL AIR-STAIR HANDRAIL SUPPORT TUBES CORRODED AND BROKEN. REPLACED SUPPORT TUBE MPN 5936680-504. BEGAN ADJUSTING AIR STAIR DOOR PER MD88AMM 52-63. FINISHED ADJUSTMENT - TEST OPS NML PER MD88AMM 52-63. REPORTED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN DURING EXITING. (LP5844849)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · cable · frayedJun 11, 2019
FOUND FRAYED KEVLAR CABLE FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION TAIL CONE SLIDE. (CAT). NRC 00167: KEVLAR CABLE OF TAIL CONE SLIDE WAS REPLACED PER MD-88 AMM 53-53-00-401. (LP #1116831)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · wornJun 8, 2019
WEAR ON LWR SKIN AT LEFT WING SETTLEMENT AREA OF HINGE FLAP FAIRING NO. 1 (AI). NRC 00148: WEAR WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-19-032 REV. 1 AND ER/A 556375-14 REV. A. ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-556375 ADDED FOR AC 0917. (LP #1112310)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · looseApr 5, 2019
SEAT MOUNTED ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS 19D & 23D INOP. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTORS UNDER SEATS IAW MD88 AMM 33-53-02. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP4763709)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 204 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