N918DL1988 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 8, 2019.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched177 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 4, 2016
- Canceled
- Apr 8, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 1, 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
- 49583
- 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
- ACB4B9
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- 2016 – 2019Delta 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 (177)
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.
- Equipment and furnishings · pin · pulledJul 7, 2018
L1 DOOR SLIDE PINS PULLED. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE PER JIC 2561-4964 A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenJul 5, 2018
SEAT ROWS 35DE AND 36 DE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT AMPHENOL CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT TRACK. RETERMINATED AND INSTALLED CONTACT INTO CONNECTOR PER SWPM 20-31 OPS NML.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · lamp · inoperativeApr 9, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 26ED INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS AND PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK IAW AMM 33-53. CHECKED OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · door · missingJan 19, 2018
PASSING APPROXIMATELY 25,000, FT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE. SPEED WAS 300 KIAS. SLOWING REDUCED, BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE VIBRATION. DURING DESCENT AND LEVELING AT 17K, 280 KIAS, THE VIBRATION SUDDENLY STOPPED. INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE RT APU DOOR MISSING. REPLACED RT APU DOOR IAW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · crackedJan 14, 2018
CRACK IN FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIR AS A PERMANENT REPAIR PER ER/A 564870-14 REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-88-18-001 REV 2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 9, 2018
CRACKED FRAME ON STA Y= 1510 CANT AT 3 AND 5 HRS POSITION, AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME ON STA Y=1510 CANT WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · angle · crackedJan 6, 2018
CRACKED ANGLE AT THE R1 DOOR INSTERNAL STRUCTURE, A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED IAW DWG 9911579, REV L AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-4 , 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · cover · brokenOct 10, 2017
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE CAPTAIN GOT SHOCKED WHEN TURNING ON NOSE LANDING LIGHTS. FOUND SWITCH COVER UNDER GLARESHIELD BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED COVER. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 33-41.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · leakingJul 17, 2017
AFTER TAKE OFF, PASSENGERS AND AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED AN ODOR OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND A LIGHT A HAZE IN CABIN. THE ODOR AND HAZE DISIPATED QUICKLY. NO ABNORMAL HYD INDICATIONS IN FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED WORKCARD 2120-2367. AFTER INSPECTION OF APU, APU INLET, WHEEL WELLS, FOUND A HYD LINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeApr 16, 2017
TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 177 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