N962DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 30, 2024.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched92 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
- Apr 16, 2014
- Canceled
- Dec 30, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 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
- 49981
- 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
- AD63EA
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- 2014 – 2024Delta 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 (92)
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 17, 2019
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP IN F/C. R/R BATTERY PACK AT 4CD PER MD88 AMM 33-53. CK GOOD. (LP6604852)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedOct 16, 2019
SMOKE DETECTOR CHIRPING LOC 203. REMOVED & REPLACED 203 SMOKE DETECTOR OPS CHK GOOD. REF MD88 AMM 26-13. (LP1317887)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedMay 8, 2019
DURING CK FOUND FIRST CLASS CEILING PANEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN PWR SUPPLY B5-100 IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CKS NML. (LP5800797)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · crackedApr 25, 2019
UPPER CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT 12 OCLOCK POSITION. REMOVED UPPER CTR FRAME ASSY. DRILLED UP REPLACEMENT FRAME PER MD88 DRAWING 5966768Y1. 301936. REINSTALLED UPPER CTR FRAME ASSY PER MD88 DRAWING 5966768Y1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorMar 24, 2019
DEPARTED AND SMELLED BAD ODOR DIVERTED TO MCI AFTER DELARING AN EMERGENCY NORMAL LANDING. OPENED BORESCOPE INSPECTION PORTS REF AMM 72-00-00-290-801C1. BORESCOPED 6TH STAGE 7TH STAGE 13TH STAGE ALSO INSPECTED INLET NO DAMAGE NOTED. CLOSED BORESCOPE INSPECTION PORTS REF AMM 72-00. INSPECTED BORO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedNov 20, 2018
MD-88 FUSELAGE STA 480 & L-30 CORROSION - REQUIRED PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. CURRENT REVISION LEVEL OF ER/A 563889-14 IS REV. A. RESULTS OF DTA/DTE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED AT THIS REVISION LEVEL. ACCOMPLISH SECTION II: PERMANENT REPAIR AT OR PRIOR TO THE ACCRUEMENT OF 57,743 TOTAL AIRCRAFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedOct 25, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AFT VENTRAL STARS OVERHEAD PANEL NOT ILLUMINATING. REPLACED BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY B5-28 IAW AMM 33-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · not seatedOct 25, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 20 ED NOT ILLUMINATING. RESEATED CONNECTOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedOct 17, 2018
ROW 16-20 ABC OVERHEAD E-LIGHTS INOP. R+R BATTERIES IN B5-102. OPS CK SAT. PER AMM 33-50. (LP4414850)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · no testAug 16, 2018
JETTISON TAIL CONE AND DEPLOY AFT SLIDE ROUTINE CARD 2562-7267 FAILED THE DEPLOYMENT TEST. CABLE IMPROPERLY ROUTED. ROUTED CABLE THE CORRECT WAY INSTALLED NEW SLIDE IAW AMDS ROUTINE CARD 2561-4001 AND LOG # 0697306 SCHEDULED PARTS CHANGE CARD JOB # 001-0001.(LP0697769)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 92 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