Aircraft record

N927DA1988 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 8, 2019.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 1996)No ADs since 1998 matched180 service difficulty reports

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Atlanta, GA; owner city / state
Engine: JT8D SERIES · 7,700 lb thrust; P & W
Owners: 1; since 1988
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1996
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 180; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Delta Air Lines INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued: Nov 30, 1988
Canceled: Apr 8, 2019
Airworthiness: Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date: Oct 20, 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
Model: MD-88
Year: 1988
Serial number: 49714
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: ACD877

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

1988 – 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, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 6, 1996 · Pensacola, FL

the fracture of the left engine's front compressor fan hub, which resulted from the failure of Delta Air Lines' fluorescent penetrant inspection process to detect a detectable fatigue crack initiating from an area of altered microstructure that was created during the drilling process by Volvo for Pratt & Whitney and that went undetected at the time of manufacture. Contributing to the accident…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: DCA96MA068

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA96MA068)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (180)

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 · charger · inoperativeJul 23, 2018
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT SEATS 13-23 INOP. R&R BATTERY CHAGER AT B5-211 PER 33-50 OPS CK NML.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Hydraulic power · reservoir · malfunctionedJan 17, 2018
DURING CRUISE, RT HYD LOW PRESSURE MESSAGE ON OAP, RIGHT HYD QTY WENT UP TO 19 QTS. FOLLOWING QRH, REPRESSURIZED BELOW 10,000 FT. PRESSURE CAME UP TO 3000 PSI, QTY DOWN TO 10 QUARTS. PRESSURE WAS ZERO FOR 5 - 20 MINUTES. REPLACED THE RESERVOIR AND ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. CHECKED OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · connector · disconnectedSep 29, 2017
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE SEATS 10D, 27D, AND 33D. CHECK LIGHTS AND WIRING. CONNECTED THE CONNECTORS. CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Flight controls · shutoff valve · leakingMay 20, 2017
DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY LOSS AND ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE SECURING RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PUMPS. ON APPROACH, ATTEMPTED TO RE-PRESSURIZE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PER QRH AND THE SYSTEM FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, LANDED SAFELY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · battery · dischargedMar 23, 2017
AIR STAIR EMER LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES AFT EMER LIGHT BATTERY PACK REF AMM 33-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · pin · out of adjustFeb 28, 2017
TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM ASSY. PIN IS IMPROPERLY INDEXED ON SPLINE. REINDEXED CAM RELEASE PIN PER MD88 AMM 53-53-02-201, O.K. FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Air conditioning and pressurization · valve · failedFeb 13, 2017
AFTER TAKEOFF AT 3000FT CABIN AND FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING CABIN PRESSURE. AT 12,000FT MSL MAX CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 10,500FT. CABIN ALTITUDE AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDING. ATB TO SAV. INSPECTED PACKS FOR DUCT LEAKS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Equipment and furnishings · slide · malfunctionedDec 18, 2016
DOOR 1L OPENED BY FA WHILE ARMED. SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTED SLIDE VERIFIED PARACHUTE PINS ARE INSTALLED. REINSTALLED SLIDE ON L1 DOOR PER AMDS CARD 2561-4964. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · damagedApr 23, 2016
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1174 AND LONGERON 1. EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04-1, PAR 6 D, 3, COND 3, AMM 25-28-00-201, AMM 21-00-00-401, ETI 88-16 -175, REV 5, ER/A 545136-14 MA, REV ORIGINAL, AND PS 900-5-1, NR 04. REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Stabilizers · skin · damagedApr 22, 2016
EXPOSED MATERIAL ON LT, RT SIDE AT RUDDER. DAMAGE AREA BOTH SIDE WERE REPAIRED IAW ERA NR 092613-14MA, REV "A", SRM 51-70-01A, PAR 23 AND ERA NR 545122-14, REV ORIGINAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 180 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

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