N943DL1989 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 16, 2019.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched102 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
- Aug 21, 1989
- Canceled
- Sep 16, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 22, 1989
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
- 1989
- Serial number
- 49816
- 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
- AD18A3
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- 1989 – 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 (102)
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.
- Fire protection · smoke detector · faultyOct 1, 2018
DURING WAKE UP FOUND FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING. REMOVED & REPLACED FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-13-00 CHKS GOOD. (LP5351020)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedSep 20, 2018
ON SERVICE CHECK, FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 1 TO 15 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY POWER PACKS PER AMM 33-50. CHECK IS NOW NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · damagedAug 6, 2018
SEAT ROWS 31-39 EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. FOUND A DAMAGED WIRE AT BS 1155. REPAIRED THE WIRE IAW SWPM 20-10-03. OPS CHECKED GOOD . ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedAug 5, 2018
FIRST CLASS LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS CHIRPING. R & R THE FWD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-17, CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeOct 16, 2017
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT THE AFT OVERWING EXITS. TROUBLESHOT IAW WDM 33-51-13. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedOct 12, 2017
WORKING PRI 557381-14AD, THE LOWER AFT SKIN FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ERA 557381-14AD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedOct 12, 2017
CRACKED SKIN, STRINGER 15L.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeSep 16, 2017
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ABOVE FIRST CLASS AND ECONOMY. REPLACED THE BATTERIES ABOVE ROWS 4 AND 12 IAW AMM 33-53, CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dislodgedDec 30, 2016
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 10-14 INOPERATIVE. FOUND BATTERIES DISLOGED FROM POWER PACK. REINSTALLED PER AMM 33-53. CHECKED OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · pulledDec 30, 2016
EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 24R. FOUND BOTH WIRES PULLED WITH MOLEX PLUX MISSING. INSTALLED PINS, SOCKETS. AND RECEPTICALS PER SWPM CH20. CHECKED OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 102 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