N959DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 27, 2024.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched140 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- USA Jet Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Belleville, MI
- Certificate issued
- Jun 26, 2021
- Canceled
- Jun 27, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 13, 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
- 49978
- 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
- AD566C
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- 2021 – 2024USA Jet Airlines INCBelleville, MI
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 (140)
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 · dischargedAug 29, 2019
GALLEY / COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT FOUND TO BE INOP DURING SVC CHECK. REPLACED D CELL NICD BATTERIES FWD DROP DOWN CEILING IAW AMM 33-50.OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorJul 8, 2019
CMH TO ATL NOTICED "ELECTRICAL" SMELL COMING FROM THE GALLEY. ALL F/A'S THROUGHOUT A/C SMELLED IT AS WELL. VISUAL CHECK NEGATIVE. GALLEY POWER AND SIDEWALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF. SMELL DISSIPATED. ITEMS LEFT UNPOWERED. INSPECTED INTERIOR LIGHTS GALLEY OVEN COFFEE MAKERS. WORKING 2120-2367 FIG 1-5.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedApr 9, 2019
FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR GOES OFF NON STOP. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED NO LUCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AFT LAV. SMOKE DETECTOR PER MD88 IPC 25-41 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5058316)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · oven · smokeMar 3, 2019
ON CLIMBOUT STRONG SMELL OF BURNING FOOD-FA VERIFIED THAT THE GALLEY OVEN HAD VERY LIGHT VISIBLE SMOKE EMITTING FROM IT WITH STRONG SMELL-FOLLOWED SMOKE FIRE FUMES QRH ISOLATED GALLEY OVEN AND CONTINUED OPS NORMAL. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED F/C OVEN AS SOURCE - REPLACED OVEN REF AMM25-32. ADDITIONALLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · deflector · missingFeb 15, 2019
NOSE GEAR RIGHT DEBRIS DEFLECTOR MISSING. INSTALLED RIGHT SPRAY DEFLECTOR PER MD88 AMM 32-20.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire harness · inoperativeFeb 3, 2019
SEAT 19D SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS OPS CHECK GOOD MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP4701138)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · release cable · frayedMay 4, 2018
AFT TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, UPPER LEFT CABLE IS FRAYED. REPLACED CABLE AND ADJUSTED PER AMM 53-53-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · angle · corrodedApr 25, 2018
CORROSION FOUND ON THE FLOOR ZEE ANGLE AT THE L1 DOOR FRAME, WHERE THE THRESHOLD ATTACHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ZEE ANGLE IAW DWG 9936534.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeApr 10, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, ROWS 31-38. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AT B5-212 IAW AMM 33-53-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · cable · tightMar 30, 2018
APPROACHING GATE, HAD NO BRAKES ON CAPTAIN`S SIDE. NORMAL HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. LEFT ENGINE ONLY TAXI WITH AUXILIARY AND TRANSFER PUMPS ON. PERFORMED A BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. TAXIED AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED FULL BRAKES THREE TIMES WITH NO ISSUES.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 140 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