N956DL1990 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 matched122 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 4, 2016
- Canceled
- Apr 25, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 17, 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
- 49887
- 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
- AD4B47
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (122)
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 · wire harness · inoperativeAug 23, 2019
EPLS AT SEAT 33E INOP. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS OPS CHECK GOOD MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6121009)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · faultyJul 17, 2019
SHIP 0956 (DIV) DIVERTED TO COS DUE TO A DUAL EGT AND N1 EXCEEDANCE DURING WINDSHEAR GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MICRO-BURST AND WAS DIRECTED TO DIVERT TO COS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AFTER INSPECTION IN COS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MEM AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILING THE T4…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorMay 13, 2019
AFTER NR 2 ENGINE START, AFT RT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. FLT ATT STATED THERE WAS A SWEET PEPPERY SMOKE SMELL. C/W NO GO OPDIO PREVENTION PROGRAM ATA 2172. C/W JIC 7100-2619. NO SMOKE NO ODORS. A/C OK FOR SVC. (LP5613270)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedMar 3, 2019
AFT RIGHT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACARS MESSAGE. AFT RIGHT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 26-13. OPS CKS GOOD. P/N SS-770, S/N ON 0043488, S/N OFF 33556. (LP5311489)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationMar 1, 2019
AFT RIGHT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF ON TAXI IN. RNR SMOKE DETECTOR AFT RIGHT LAV REF. AMM 26-13-00. (LP5311486)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeNov 17, 2018
EMERGENCY ROW LIGHTS ABOVE SEATS 24, 25 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES PER MD88 AMM 33-53. ALL LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5001016)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · controller · faultyOct 21, 2018
SHIP 0956 - WHILE ON APPROACH INTO ATL, THE COCKPIT NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THIN SMOKE FROM THE LEFT WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINAL. THE WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD, HEAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · button · missingOct 4, 2018
THIS IS A FOLLOW ON LOG FOR LP4763518 CLOSED IN ERROR PANEL INBOARD OF FUELING ACCESS PANEL MISSING BUTTON THAT FAIRS TO PANEL SKIN. LATCH WORKS AND SECURES ITS LOCATION. REPL LATCH. SDR REPORTED DUE TO FACT THAT LATCH MAY HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. (LP0770002)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · button · missingOct 3, 2018
RAMP, ON THEIR WALK-AROUND INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT NOTED LATCH (CENTER) OF THE PANEL INBOARD OF FUELING ACCESS PANEL MISSING BUTTON THAT FAIRS TO PANEL SKIN. LATCH WORKS AND SECURES ITS LOCATION. REPORTED DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT PART MAY HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. (LP4763518)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · battery · dischargedSep 3, 2018
F/A REPORTS A/C RIGHT AFT LAV SMOKE ALARM CHIRPING, LOW BATTERY. INSTALLED NEW SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 2613 - OPS CKS NML. SECURITY SEALS INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 122 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