N945DL1989 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 9, 2020.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched150 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
- Sep 5, 1989
- Canceled
- Nov 9, 2020
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 12, 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
- 49818
- 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
- AD2011
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 – 2020Delta 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 (150)
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 · battery pack · inoperativeAug 13, 2018
RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeJul 31, 2018
SEAT EMER LIGHT INOP 20DE. R&R EMER LIGHT AS PASS SEAT 20 DE PER AMM 33-53 OPS CK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · csd · damagedJun 19, 2018
LT CSD OIL PRES LOW AND LT GEN OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED - FOLLOWED QRH - DISCONNECTED CSD. ACCORDING TO MCC NOTIFICATION, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REMOVED CSD & GEN. FOUND CSD SHAFT TO THE GEAR BOX SHEERED. REPLACED CSD & REINSTALLED GEN IAW AMM 24-10. SYSTEM OPS CKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery pack · inoperativeOct 7, 2017
DURING A LINE CHECK, NOTED SIGNS ABOVE FWD EMERERGENCY EXIT DOORS INOPERATIVE. BATTERIES WERE REPLACED AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenSep 29, 2017
SEAT 18D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND A BROKEN WIRE. PINNED THE CONNECTOR PLUG. OP CHECKED IAW 33-50. (LP3478308)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeAug 2, 2017
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 1-4, AND 17-20. INSTALLED BATTERIES IN THE B5-100 & B5-102 POWER SUPPLIES IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenMar 15, 2017
SEAT 29 DE, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND A WIRE BROKEN AT CONTACT PIN IN CONNECTOR AT SEAT FRAME. TERMINATED THE WIRE IAW SWPM 20-90-03. CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · structure · dentedJan 11, 2017
DENT ON L/E VORTILON YW=85, XRS=160. REPAIRED IAW RM 57-09D PAR. 33 AND ERA 401563-14 REV. ORIGINAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · diode · damagedDec 28, 2016
STRONG BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF. NO SMOKE OR VISIBLE FUMES. NO ODORS IN CABIN AREA. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 3 OR 4 MINUTES. NO ABNORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS. FOUND TRANSFORMER RECITIFER DIODES DISCOLORED. REPLACED BOTH DIODES IAW AMM 24-00-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · packing · damagedOct 18, 2016
DAMAGE PACKING OF TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE. THE SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND WAS INSTALLED IAW CARD 5350-4644, JOB 001-0195.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 150 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