Accident
Aug 29, 2022 · Detroit, MIAn encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- DCA22LA191
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA22LA191)
N946AT1999 Boeing 717-200
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Aug 2022)17 ADs may apply270 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Delta Air Lines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Atlanta, GA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 2, 2020
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 5, 1999
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
- Boeing
- Model
- 717-200
- Year
- 1999
- Serial number
- 55009
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 100
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AD2384
Engine
- Make and model
- Bmw Rolls Br 700 Series
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 14,970 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- 2020 – nowDelta Air Lines INCAtlanta, GA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (17)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-21-05 | Landing Gear | Jan 2, 2026 | Airframe (717-200)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 717-32A0043 RB, dated February 12, 2025 |
| 2025-02-07 | Navigation | Mar 17, 2025 | Airframe (717-200)Only with: Collins GLU-2100 MMR P/N 822-2532-100 with software version earlier than COL4C-0087-0003 installed; MD-11/MD-11F modified by STC ST01895WI, 717-200 by STC ST04416AT, 747-400/-400F by STC ST01892WI, 757 by STC ST04436AT, 767 by STC ST04436AT or ST01883WI. |
| 2024-21-01 | Wings | Nov 7, 2024 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2024-20-02 | Fuselage | Oct 21, 2024 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2023-12-15 | Navigation | Jun 21, 2023 | Airframe (717-200) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-12 | Wings | Jul 29, 2021 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2021-02-16 | Ice and rain protection | Mar 30, 2021 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2018-10-08 | Stabilizers | May 31, 2018 | Airframe (717-200)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 717-55A0012, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2018 |
| 2017-01-03 | Standard practices/structures | Mar 14, 2017 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2015-02-05 | Navigation | Mar 5, 2015 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2014-05-22 | Fuselage | Apr 15, 2014 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2013-19-22 | Fuselage | Nov 6, 2013 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2012-12-09 | Horizontal Stabilizer Structure | Jul 23, 2012 | Airframe (717-200) |
| 2006-10-14 | McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 Series… | Jun 21, 2006 | Airframe (717-200)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 717-52-0007, Revision 1 (for Model 717-200 airplanes). Only with: All DC-9, MD-80, MD-88 and MD-90-30 airplanes; Model 717-200 airplanes only as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 717-52-0007, Revision 1. |
| 2004-08-02 | McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes | May 19, 2004 | Airframe (717-200)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 717-55-0003, dated June 18, 2002 |
| 2004-03-21 | McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes | Mar 17, 2004 | Airframe (717-200)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 717-55-0005, dated June 27, 2002 |
| 2001-18-11 | McDonnell Douglas Model 717 Series Airplanes | Oct 1, 2001 | Airframe (717-200)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 717-27A0016, including Appendix, dated April 9, 2001 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (270)
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.
- Doors · stop · out of adjustJul 24, 2026
MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT CORRECTLY LATCH INTO GUST LOCK. READJUST DOOR LATCH MECH/RUBBER STOP IAW AMM 52-12 GUST LOCK ENGAGES/ DISENGAGES AS NORMAL. DOOR OPS CHK NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SVC. (8792584) AIRCRAFT GROUNDED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · skin · crackedApr 10, 2026
REF ERA 606161-14AD REV B STEP 4 OHEC INSP OF LEFT SIDE OF VERT STAB-5TH HOLE FROM BOTTOM HAS CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER ER/A 606161-14AD (8672001) (AIRCRAFT GROUNDED)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · spar cap · crackedOct 15, 2025
SHIP 9506 CRACK WAS FOUND ON HOLE 6 HRS AT STA ZFS=51.267 APROX. FRONT SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE VERTICAL STABILIZER LH SIDE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIR ON FRONT SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE VERTICAL STABILIZER LH SIDE WAS PERFORMED PER PRI 606161-14 (1254228)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Stabilizers · skin · damagedOct 13, 2025
FASTENERS (45 EA) ON VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE PREVIOUS REPAIR STA ZFS =52. CORRECTIVE ACTION: VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE REPAIR STA ZFS =52 WERE REMOVE AND INSTALL PER CARD 5530-01048-02 AND DVI WAS PERFORMED ON RH/LH VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE SPLICE STA ZFS =52.267 (1249936)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · service panel · corrodedOct 10, 2025
SHIP 9506 CORROSION ON LOWER AREA OF LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL BTW TRAY-PANEL AND PREVIOUS REAPAIR INTERNAL FILLER. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED PER ER/A 542102- 14 REV. (1245325)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · vane · dentedOct 7, 2025
DISBOND OF 2.300IN X 3.100IN. ON DENT LOCATED AT LH AFT MOVABLE FLAP VANE, LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED PER B717-200 SRM 57-53-01-2R (1239681)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Structures (general) · none · noneOct 4, 2025
DTA ER/A 542233-14 REV D REPAIR MONITOR LOG REQUIRES DTA APPROVAL ON OR BEFORE THE NEXT 24 MONTHS AFTER 04-OCT-25. C/W ER/A 542233-14. (1245089)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · transfer valve · failedFeb 27, 2025
SHIP 9506-ATB- THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK DUE TO A RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS CONTACTING THE RUNWAY UPON ROLLOUT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Structures (general) · unknown · not reportedDec 4, 2024
-AD- MONITOR LOG REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR ER/A 542233-14AD SECTION IV PRIOR TO 30-NOV-2025. CONTACT LIAISON ENGINEERING, DEP 555, FOR INSTRUCTIONS. DISCONTINUE REVENUE SERVICE ON OR PRIOR TO 30-NOV-25. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED PER ERA 542233-14AD. ASSOCIATED ER/A 00-542233 ADDED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bulkhead · abnormalNov 13, 2024
-AD- ACCOMPLISH ER/A 542233-14AD REV B SEC II. ACCOMPLISH ER/A 542233-14AD REV B SEC II FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE REAR CANTED BULKHEAD REPAIR. THIS IS AD RELATED. INSPECTIONS CANNOT BE PUSHED PAST 04DEC24. ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-542233 ADDED FOR AC 9506. ACCOMPLISHED ERA 542233-14AD REV B SECTION II…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026