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N928DL1988 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 Mar 19, 2019.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched99 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Atlanta, GA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1988
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
99
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
Dec 2, 1988
Canceled
Mar 19, 2019
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Oct 31, 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
49715
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
ACDC38

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
  1. 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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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 (99)

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.

  • Communications · handset · shortedJun 23, 2017

    DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROX 7500 FT, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED COCKPIT OF AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WHICH DID DISAPATE. EXACT ORIGIN UNKNOWN BUT CONCENTRATED IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND AFT F/A HANDSET HAD BEEN PINCHED AND WORN BY JUMPSEAT CAUSING BARE WIRES TO SHORT TOGETHER AND BURN CORD INSULATION.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · battery · failedJun 13, 2017

    FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF FOR 10 SECONDS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF COMBUSTION. REPLACED THE BATTERY IAW AMM 26-13. OK FOR SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · lamp · inoperativeMay 5, 2017

    TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHT, OVER HEAD IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS AND OPS NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Wings · panel · delaminatedMar 30, 2017

    MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK ON THE UNDERNEATH PANLE FWD OF THE SPOILER. FOUND PANEL COMPLETELY DELAMINATED. REMOVED THE DAMAGED PANEL. DRILLED AND TRIMMED A NEW PANEL AND INSTALLED IAW DRAWING 9936823.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · dentedFeb 16, 2017

    SKIN DENT AT BS 95. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 36B AND 56B. (LP2893840)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · bulb · inoperativeFeb 12, 2017

    DURING A CHECK, FOUND ROW 15 EF EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BULBS IAW 33-23. OPS CHECKED OK.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedDec 6, 2016

    EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT FORWARD GALLEY AND OVERHEAD AT ENTRY DOOR. INSTALLED A NEW BULB IN THE FWD GALLEY RED LIGHT AND CHARGED THE BATTERIES.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · hinge fitting · crackedDec 5, 2016

    RIGHT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP INBD HINGE FITTING AT XRS 164 SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED IAW DRAWING J060271-510 AND ER/A 552142-14AD, REV. ORIG.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · spar cap · crackedDec 5, 2016

    RIGHT WING WS 164 INTERNAL SPAR LOWER CAP HAS 1/8 INCH LONG CRACK RUNNING FROM UNDER RIB END FITTING TO RADIUS. REPAIRED IAW DRAWING J060271-510 AND ER/A 552142-14AD, REV. ORIG.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · bracket · brokenDec 5, 2016

    TAIL CONE CAM LOCK RECEPTACLE BRACKET BROKEN FOR ACCESS DOOR. FABRICATED A NEW BRACKET AND INSTALLED IAW DWG 5940163.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 99 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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