N920DL1988 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 19, 2019.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched136 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
- Jun 6, 2018
- Canceled
- Mar 19, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 24, 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
- 49644
- 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
- ACBE80
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- 2018 – 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 (136)
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 · wire harness · damagedOct 21, 2017
EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 25DE. REPAIRED WIRE HARNESS IAW SWPM 20 AND AMM 33-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeMay 27, 2017
OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF. STAY ON WITH ALL SWITCHES OFF. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK ASSY B5-49 IAW AMM 33-53-00. CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedMay 22, 2017
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE. NR 1 ENGINE CHANGED. NR 2 ENGINE ALSO CHANGED DUE TO EXCEEDANCE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · damagedFeb 26, 2017
FWD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT FIXTURE DAMAGED. R & R THE EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW AMM 33-28.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · wire · looseFeb 14, 2017
DURING TAXI OUT, THE RIGHT AC BUSS B PHASE SENSING CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WITH AN ASSOCIATED SMOKE ODOR. THE PANEL WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND SECURED LOOSE WIRES FOR THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER COOLING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER. REPLACED THE RIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · unsecureFeb 9, 2017
LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT SIGNS DO NOT TEST. RESECURED R5-212 BATTERY IN PACK, OPS CHECK NORM. A/C OK FOR SVC PER AMM 33-55.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · damagedJan 5, 2017
PROTUBERANCE ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BTW STA Y= 503 TO Y=522 BTW LONG 29L TO 28R. DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED PER ETI-88-16-491 REV 4 AND ER/A 553916-14 REV ORIGINAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · latch · brokenJan 5, 2017
BROKEN LATCH ON TAILCONE MECHANISM. LATCH WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED IAW AMM 53-53-00-401AND 53-53-00-501.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedJan 4, 2017
FUSELAGE, EXFOLIATION CORROSION BTW EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FUSELAGE SKIN AT AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED PER ETI-88-16-490 REVISION ORIGINAL AND ER/A 497050-14 REVISION A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedJan 4, 2017
MID CARGO COMPARTMENT, CORROSION BETWEEN ANTENNA DOUBLER AND INTERNAL SKIN, BETWEEN STA Y=712, Y=731 AND LONGERONS 29R, 29L. CORROSION BETWEEN ANTENNA DOUBLER AND INTERNAL SKIN, BETWEEN STA Y=712, Y=731 AND LONGERONS 29R, 29L WAS ATTENDED PER ET/I-88-16-489 REV 4, AND ER/A 552892-14 REV ORIG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 136 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