N955DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 25, 2022.
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
- May 6, 2016
- Canceled
- Apr 25, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 21, 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
- 49886
- 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
- AD4790
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- 2016 – 2022Delta 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.
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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.
- Engine · turbine · damagedAug 5, 2019
RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR ENGINE FAILURE. CREW REPORTED AT 3800' HEARD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND RIGHT ENGINE PARAMETERS ROLLED BACK AND EGT CLIMBED. FOLLOWED THE QRH AND SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · damagedJul 3, 2019
E/E DOOR HAS 9 1/2" CREASE IN IT. RT EDGE OFF DOOR IS CATCHING AIRCRAFT SKIN WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. R/R E/E DOOR PER AMM 52-43. NO DAMAGE ON AIRCRAFT SKIN. (LP5926825)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeApr 3, 2019
FWD OVERWING EXIT LIGHT ABOVE LT TRT OVERWING EXITS INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES FOR THE FWD OVER EXIT SIGNS PER MD88 AMM 35-53. CKS GOOD. (LP5797649)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · connector · defectiveMar 6, 2019
16D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. R/R LIGHT CONNECTOR AT 16D PER SWPM 20-31. OPS CHECK GOOD OK FOR SVC. R/R LIGHT CONNECTOR AT 16D PER SWPM 20-31. OPS CHECK GOOD OK FOR SVC. (LP5741945)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 5, 2019
UPPER FRAME POWERPACK MOUNT CANTED FRAME CRACKED LWR I/B BOLT 2 OCLOCK POSITION FRAME 1510. REMOVED DAMAGE UPPER CANTED FRAME AT STA 1510. DRILLED UP NEW CANTED FRAME PER BAC DWG 5966768 INSTALLED CANTED FRAME PER BAC DWG 5966768. (LP0892161)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 5, 2019
AFT FRAME 1510 NALIGHMENT PIN HOLES CRACKED/MISSING MATERIAL LWR RIGHT FRAME 4 PLACES 5:30, 5:00, 3:30, 2:30. REMOVED BOTTOM LOWER RIGHT FRAME, DRILLED AND BEGAN INSTALLATION OF NEW FRAME PER BAC DWG 5966769 FINISHED INSTALL OF FRAME PER BAC DWG 5966769. (LP0892180)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedJan 5, 2019
LWR LEFT FRAME CLIP CRACKED 7:00 POSITION CANTED FRAME 1510. R/R DAMAGE CLIP. (LP0892190)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJan 3, 2019
AFT OVER WING EXIT SIGN LIGHTS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ARE INOP. FOUND NO VOLTAGE AT BATTERY PACK IN OVERHEAD BIN 25E,D. REPLACED BATTERY IN BATTERY PACK. PER AMM 33-53. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT EXIT SIGNS WORK GOOD. LP5057498)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedOct 30, 2018
FUSELAGE/SKIN/STA 464 / BETWEEN L-29L AND L-30 / CORROSION. ER/A 561921-14 REV B - PERMANENT REPAIR RESTRICTION = REPAIR MUST BE REACCOMPLISHED PER SECTION II. INSTRUCTIONS NOT MORE THAN 24 MONTHS OF SERVICE AFTER SECTION I REPAIR. APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS OF SERVICE ONLY. ADDITIONAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · low pressureAug 21, 2018
FOUND L2 DOOR SLIDE PRESSURE WAS BELOW LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SLIDE IAW WORK CARD 2561-4002, AND AMDS 2561-4002 440684.
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