N963DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 29, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched210 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
- Jul 12, 2018
- Canceled
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 20, 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
- 49982
- 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
- AD67A1
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- 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, 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 (210)
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 · inoperativeFeb 27, 2020
OVERWING EMRG LIGHT INOP @ ROW 25 BOTH SIDES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY IAW MD88 AMM 33-51 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP6926843)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeFeb 27, 2020
EMERG LIGHT IN C/P INOP. FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN COCKPIT AND GALLEY INOP. R/R BATTERIES IAW MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD.(LP6926841)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Water and waste · water heater · failedJan 14, 2020
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FORWARD LAV DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED WITH SMOKE INDICATION IN LAV. INSPECTED ALL LAVATORY COMPONENTS. FOUND LAV WATER HEATER TO BE SOURCE OF SMOKE/SMELL. C/W NO GO ODI PREVENTION 2127 AND WC 2120 -2367. R&R'D F/C LAV SINK WATER HEATER PER MD 88 AMM 38-11-05. LEAK & OPS CK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · spar · damagedDec 3, 2019
LEFT WING REAR SPAR XRS 1640 LOWER STUD HOLES DAMAGE. C/W PRI 583270-14REV O THRU REV 6.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · crackedDec 3, 2019
DURING W/C 5710-01110-01A, HAD A CRACK INDICATION L/H WING REAR SPAR XRS 164 AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION. CRACK APPROX. 1/4" IN LENGTH. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED ON R/C DECK 5710-01110-02 AND ERA 583270-14 , REV. 0. (LP6658370)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · cap · damagedNov 29, 2019
UPPER VERTICAL STAB CAP DAMAGED. RMVD DAMAGE AREA FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MD88 SRM 55-32 FIG 4. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER MD 88 SRM 55-32 FIG 4 (LP1379844)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · crackedNov 28, 2019
DUE TO LEFT WING SPAR CRACK XRS 164 - THIS LOG PAGE IS BEING CREATED TO TRACK THE DTE REQUIREMENTS PER ER/A 583270-14AD REV ORIGINAL. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS SERVICE ONLY. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE OF THIS REPAIR LONGER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · attach bracket · crackedNov 15, 2019
TAIL CONE ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED ON TAIL CONE @2:00 POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE ASSY PER MD88 AMM 53-53 TAILCONE, AFT U OFF 88-5353-9-0002 S/N 00036. (LP1360531)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · latch · looseNov 14, 2019
LH UPPER LATCH ARM LOOSE/WORN. REPLACED LH UPPER LATCH ARM PER MD88 AMM 53-53, OPS CHECK GOOD, (LP1359437)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedOct 14, 2019
AFT LAV SMOKE ON CAPT SIDE CHIRPING. R & R AFT LAV SMOKE DECTOR OP CKS GOOD OK FOR SVC.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 210 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