N920DE1993 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 29, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched178 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
- Jan 11, 1994
- Canceled
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 6, 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
- 53423
- 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
- ACBE7A
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- 1994 – 2022Delta 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 (178)
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.
- Hydraulic power · line · leakingJan 24, 2020
AFTER LANDING & STARTING THE APU & SHUTTING DOWN RIGHT ENGINE WE SMELLED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL WITH SOULE HAZE IN CABIN SHUT DOWN RIGHT PACK & IT DIDN'T GET WORSE BUT DIDN'T GO AWAY. FOUND LEAK COMING FROM RT RUDDER CONTROL PRESSURE LINE . REPLACED LINE C/W NO GO ODI 29-31 SECTION II OPS CK GOOD OK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorJan 12, 2020
AT TAKEOFF A STRONG RUBBER TIRE SMELL FILLED THE CABIN NOI VIBRATION OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM SMELL WAS STRONG BUT DISSIPATED IN APPX 2 MIN.C/W AMDS CARD 2120-2367 PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION T/S. ALO AMDS CARD 7100-2619 PNEUMATIC SYSTEM DUCT BURN APU WAS NOT CONTAMINATED.C/W NO GO ODI 2172…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · battery · missingOct 10, 2019
LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY MISSING. REPLACED THE BATTERY, OP CKS NML.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeMay 14, 2019
EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER DOOR AT 24A INOP. RELAMPED SAME OPS NML REF AMM 33-52. (LP4751576)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · relay · defectiveMar 7, 2019
AFTER TAKE OFF SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. DISSIPATED QUICKLY. GONE BY APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET. R/R RECIRC FAN. NO HELP. REPLACED RELAY R2-278. (LP5733780)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire harness · damagedFeb 11, 2019
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP @ PX 19&22. R/R SEAT WIRING HARNESS AT PAX 19&22 CKS GOOD PER AMM MD88 33-53. (LP5277974)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · nose cowl · dentedOct 3, 2018
DURING INSP. FOUND DENT ON NR 1 ENG INLET NOSE COWL AT 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. DENT MEASURES 2.25" X 1.25" & 0.344 DEEP & APPROX 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. PEFORMED TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER ERA 572070-14 SECTION I. NO CRACKS NOTED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL PER RI 572070-14 03-OCT-2018 0645E SECTION…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedMay 4, 2018
DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST DO NOT TURN ON, EXTERNAL LIGHTS ON FUSELAGE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK P/N60-1177-9IN AFT CARGO. OPS CHECKS OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · malfunctionedMay 2, 2018
DURING INITIAL INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE FIRING LANYARD TO CONNECT MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE WAS MISSING ON THE L2 DOOR SLIDE, THE SAME SLIDE WAS FOUND WRAPPED AROUND WITH A NYLON CORD. L2 DOOR SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 25-62-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · wornMay 1, 2018
WORN FRAME ON STA Y=1510 CANT BTW 4-8 HRS POSITION AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME WAS BLENDED OUT PER SRM 53-01 FIG. 1, FRAME BTW 6 AND 8 POSITION FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. FRAME AT 4 HRS POSITION MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.027" THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-01 FIG 1 SHEET 3 AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 178 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