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N958DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

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 matched191 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Atlanta, GA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2018
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
191
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Delta Air Lines INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
Jul 10, 2018
Canceled
Apr 25, 2022
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Apr 19, 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
Model
MD-88
Year
1990
Serial number
49977
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
AD52B5

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
  1. 2018 – 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, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (191)

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 · inoperativeOct 22, 2019

    F/C EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. FOUND BATTERY PACK FOR F/C AREA LOW/ REMOVED AND RPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW MD88AMM 33-51 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP6193565)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedSep 24, 2019

    AFT RT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR CHIRPING. R/R AFT RT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR - REF AMM 2617. (LP6040676)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationApr 14, 2019

    AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DET GOING OFF. INSP HEAT DET NO IND OF OVER TEMP R/R SMOKE DET IAW MD88 AMM 26-13 CHKS GOOD. (LP5672344)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · fuse · blownOct 18, 2018

    EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 24-30 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FUSE ON BATTERY PACK B5-212 TO BE BAD. THE BAD FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS NOW OPERATE NORMALLY REF AMM 33-50.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorSep 17, 2018

    WHILE DES FROM FL360 NOTICED ACRID SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN THAT STARTED NEAR ROW 26 AND STARTED AFTER SET OFF BOTH SMOKE ALARMS IN THE TWO AFT LAVS NORMAL CABIN PX + ENG INDICATIONS. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER 10 MIN. PERFORMED ODI PREVENTION PER…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · fan · odorAug 4, 2018

    AFTER TAKEOFF, FROM WHEELS UP TILL 2 MINUTES, FA REPORTED AN ODOR, SHE DESCRIBED AS ELECTRICAL. 2 MINUTES LATER THE ODOR WENT AWAY AND NEVER REOCCURRED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING IAW AMDS CARD 2120-2367, FOUND THE RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FAN. NO ODOR PRESENT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · panel · damagedJul 25, 2018

    RT INBOARD FLIGHT SPOILER DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT INBOARD SPOILER PANEL REF WORKCARD 2700-4727.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · corrodedJul 23, 2018

    FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1322 L-20L - L-22L CORROSION. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ER/A 524660-14.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · corrodedJul 21, 2018

    CORROSION ON SKIN AND PAN AT AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL LOWER QUADRANT. COMPLIED WITH ERA 569995-14 REV O.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · corrodedJul 16, 2018

    REPAIR OF CORROSION LOCATED AT THE AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL CUTOUT. FS 1307 TO FS 1322, L-21L AND L-22L.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 191 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

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