N960DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 23, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched139 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 10, 2016
- Canceled
- Nov 23, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 23, 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
- 49979
- 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
- AD5C7C
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 (139)
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.
- Fuselage · skin · crackedJan 31, 2020
FOUND UPPER SKIN RIGHT SIDE CRACKED THROUGH AND BRACKET OUTBOARD OF SKIN ALSO CRACKED. REMOVE RIGHT SIDE VENT BOX FOR ACCESS IN 48 SECTION. REMOVED STIFFENERS AND FASTENERS FOR SKIN SPLICE. REMOVED CRACKED BRACKET. FABERATED NEW BRACKET. C/W HFEC PER MD88 SRM 53-03-33 C (7). NO DEFECTS NOTED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · crackedJan 31, 2020
BRACKET ON LEFT SIDE CRACKED ON STA 1463. REMOVED LT SIDE VENT BOX, REMOVED & BEGAN FABRICATING BRACKET COMPLETED & INSTALLED BRACKET. INSTALLED LT SIDE VENT BOX. (LP1469279)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 31, 2020
CRACK IN CANTED FRAMESTA 1485 R/H SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MD88 SRM 51-70-05 FIG 1, 7075-0. COMPLETED REPAIR PER PRI 584989-14 REV 0 C/W ALL WORK PER ERA 584989-14 REV ORIG. (LP1469351)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · rib · crackedJan 31, 2020
FOUND CRACK IN AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT 3RD RIB FWD OF AFT RIB ON RIGHT SIDE, MARKED BY TAPE. FWD TO N.R 001,& NR 002. (AWAITING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). (LP6466754)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · crackedJan 29, 2020
BRACKET CRACKED @ L/H SIDE OF STA. 1463 APROX 10:30 POS. AT FWD CTR LOWER ATTCH. IAW MD88 SRM 53-14-4 PG. 17 (825000) REMOVED & FABRICATED BRACKET & REINSTALLED. (LP1466118)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · crackedJan 29, 2020
BRACKET CRACKED @ L/H SIDE OF STA 1463 APROX. 10 O'CLOCK POS. AT LWR FWD LOUVER ATTACH. REMOVED AND BEGUN FABRICATING BRACKET (957441) FINISHED FABRICATING BRACKET (702761) IAW MD88 SRM 53-14-4 PG.14 (825000) INSTALLED BRACKET. (LP1466123)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · crackedJan 29, 2020
FOUND CRACK UPPER CORNER RIGHT SIDE STA 1485. MARKED. REMOVED AND FABRICATED NEW BRACKET PER MD88 SRM 53-14-4 PG 17( 702761) INSTALLED BRACKET. (LP1466099)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenJan 24, 2020
EMER LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 29 INOP. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT EMER LIGHT ROW 29. R/R EMER LIGHT AT ROW 29 REF MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CKS GOOD. (LP6466741)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · charger · inoperativeNov 14, 2019
FWD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN FWD BATTERY CHARGER. CKS GOOD REF MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP5487110)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · battery · missingNov 6, 2019
LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY MISSING. R/R LACATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY IN LAV 203 OK FOR SVC. (LP1348156)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 139 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