N957DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 12, 2021.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched115 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 11, 2016
- Canceled
- Feb 12, 2021
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 18, 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
- 49976
- 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
- AD4EFE
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 – 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 (115)
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 · inoperativeAug 26, 2019
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING IN CABIN SECTIONS ARE INOP. RELAMPED SEVERAL LIGHTS THAT HAD INCORRECT BULBS. RPLD BATTERY PACK AT ROW 12 PER MD88 AMM 33-53. LIGHTS NOW CK GOOD. (LP5375862)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJul 6, 2019
FWD OVERWING EXIT ROW ESCAPE EXIT SIGNS INOP BOTH SIDES (ROW 24). REPLACED BATTERIES ABOVE SEAT 24E REF AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP4750837)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor panel · damagedJun 9, 2019
FIRST FLOOR PANEL AFT OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT THRESHOLD FOUND DAMAGED DURING SERVICE CHECK INSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL IAW AMM 25-52.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · generator · malfunctionedMay 7, 2019
SHIP 0957 - ATB - AT ROTATION LOST THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR AND HAD A CROSS TIE LOCKOUT. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ATL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND ISOLATED TO CROSS TIE RELAY. REPLACED CROSS TIE RELAY AND THE RIGHT SYMBOL GENERATOR. OPS CHECKS GOOD AND PREPPED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 22, 2019
CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT 3 LOCATIONS OF TAIL CONE ALIGNMENT PINS LT SIDE OF A/C BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER TAIL LATCH FITTINGS 2 PINS ABOVE FITTING 1 PIN BELOW UPPER FITTING. REMOVED SECTION OF CANTED FRAME FROM 6 OCLOCK TO 10 OCLOCK POSITION PER DAC DRAWING 9911843. DRILLED UP AND BEGAN INSTALLING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJan 21, 2019
AFT FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION 1 EACH SKIN CRACK AT RIGHT STA 1265.603 CANT. MARKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK 1/4 INCH. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG.2, SOLID FASTENER, PERMANENT REPAIR. (LP5245195)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedOct 24, 2018
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOP. R&R BATTERY IN THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK B5-100 PER MM 33-53. OPS CHK - GOOD. OK FOR SVC.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedOct 24, 2018
AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT LIGHTS INOP. T-S AND REPLACED CABIN OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR LIGHTS BATTERY POWER SUPPLY PER MM 33-53. MPN - 803900-1, SN OFF - 25854, SN ON - 98354. OPS CHK GOOD. OK FOR SVC.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · out of adjustOct 8, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHT SEAT 15ED INOP. ADJUSTED WIRE CONNECTION. OK FOR SVC. (LP5351383)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedOct 2, 2018
AFT OVER WING EMERG EXIT OVHEAD SIGNS INOP. R/R BATTERY PACK B5-105 PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHK GOOD. (LP5351362)
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 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