N953DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 13, 2021.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched134 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
- May 13, 2015
- Canceled
- Feb 13, 2021
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 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
- 49884
- 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
- AD4022
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- 2015 – 2021Delta 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 (134)
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 · light · inoperativeMay 19, 2019
EMER. LIGHT @ PAX 14D INOP. RELAMPED SAME CKS GOOD. (LP5722120)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeNov 13, 2018
OVERHEAD EMERG LIGHTS INOP 10-26, 27-33. R/R BATTERIES IN EMERG BATT PACKS OVERHEAD BIN 10,27,33. LIGHTS NOW OP NML. ALL WORK PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP4695976)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · cable · corrodedOct 1, 2018
CORROSION ON TAILCONE INTERNAL PULL CABLE NR 28 AT FITTING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED CABLE PER AMM 53-53-00. (LP0766216)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery · dischargedJun 18, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L1 DOOR, COCKPIT, AND R1 DOOR INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES OF BATTERY PACK B5-23 IN REF TO AMM 33-53. CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJun 18, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 11, 13, AND 15 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES OF BATTERY PACK B5-101 IN REF TO AMM 33-53. CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · line · leakingApr 19, 2018
WAX LIKE BURNING ODOR IN THE AFT CABIN DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH, DISSIPATED ON LANDING. PERFORMED ODI PREVENTION AND FOUND A SMALL LEAK OUT OF THE RT THRUST REVERSR VALVE LINE. TIGHTENED THE LINE AND OPS OK. C/W AMDS CARDS 2120-2367, 4950-2815, 4900-2215, AND 2170-4139.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · making metalOct 10, 2017
LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CREW FELT COMPRESSOR STALL AT 7000 FT. DURING CLIMB OUT, WITH NO ABNORMAL ENG PARAMETERS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER, ANOTHER COMPRESSOR STALL, ENGINE ROLL BACK. IAW QRH SHUT DOWN ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE. ENGINE CHANGED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeSep 15, 2017
EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK B5-23 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationSep 15, 2017
AIR TURNBACK DUE TO THE LEFT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THROUGH 18,000 FT DURING CLIMB. NO SMOKE OR FUMES WERE OBSERVED. SMOKE DETECTOR SILENCED AROUND 10,000 FT DURING DESCENT. REPLACED AFT LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. REMOVED DETECTOR DID SOUND OFF SEVERAL TIMES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedSep 7, 2017
FUSELAGE SKIN HAD POPPED FASTENERS AND PILLOWING AT BS 465, LONGERON 30L. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 560971-14.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 134 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