N950DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 13, 2019.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched136 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
- Mar 8, 1990
- Canceled
- Aug 13, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 10, 1990
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
- 1990
- Serial number
- 49881
- 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
- AD34FD
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- 1990 – 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 (136)
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 · inoperativeNov 5, 2018
FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 24-28 AND ROW 4-1. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH BATTERY PACKS IN OVERHEAD BINS 4 AND 28 PER MD88 AMM 33-53. LIGHTS WORK GOOD. (LP5255009)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationAug 2, 2018
RT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR KEEPS GOING OFF. REPLACED BATTERY- NO HELP. REMOVED BATTERY AND FWD SMOKE DETECTOR TO MEL 26-00-07.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJul 24, 2018
TAIL EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES IN RIGHT AFT LAV. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK IAW AMM 33-50. P/N:AD4002P.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery · dischargedJul 19, 2018
THE COCKPIT & FWD GALLEY CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK B5-23 PER AMM 33-53. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJun 18, 2018
EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOP ROWS 15-20. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES AT B5-102 PER AMM 33-53. LIGHTS CK NML.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · cable · damagedMay 19, 2018
KEVLAR CABLE DAMAGED AND BULGED-OUTER COVERING NOT COMPLETE IN ONE AREA. REPLACED KEVLAR CABLE PER AMM 53-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedMay 19, 2018
TAILCONE AREA, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT 9:00 POSITION. REMOVED CRACKED FRAME FROM 9-6:00 O'CLOCK POSITION BEGAN DRILLING REPLACEMENT FRAME. COMPLETED DRILLING FRAME AND INSTALLED PER DWG 5966769-1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · compressor · stalledJan 3, 2018
ON APPROACH TO DTW AT APPROXIMATELY 2000'AGL, RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. STALL STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RT ENGINE REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeDec 16, 2017
OVERHEAD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 22-25. REPLACED THE BATTERIES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire harness · damagedJul 6, 2017
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 35D INOPERATIVE. FOUND HARNESS DAMAGED. REPLACED HARNESS IAW AMM 33-53. OPS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 136 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