N965DL1990 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 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
- Dec 14, 2007
- Canceled
- Dec 30, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 17, 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
- 49984
- 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
- AD6F0F
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- 2007 – 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 (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.
- Stabilizers · tab · puncturedMar 16, 2020
WHILE PERFORMING REP INSPN ON LT GEAR TAB MON 1450634, FOUND PUNCTURE DMG ON UPPER SIDE OF TAB. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB IAW W/C 2730-4130-LH. TAB, ELEVATOR, OFF 09-5525-9-0001 S/N 49956. (LP6953373)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · coffeemaker · odorFeb 20, 2020
ON DESCENT FA REPORTED SMOKE SMELL AROUND FWD GALLEY. WE SMELLED IT IN COCKPIT AT SAME TIME (BURNT POPCORN SMELL). NOTHING WAS IN OVEN. I TURNED OFF GALLEY PWR SMELL DISSIPATED FA REPORTED SMELL WAS AROUND #1 COFFEE MKR. RESTORE GALLEY PWR. TURNED BOTH COFFEE MKRS ON & SMELL RETURNED (LESS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine air · duct · blownFeb 6, 2020
SHIP 965 -ATB- DUE TO NBR 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. CREW REPORTED FIRE INDICATION PULLED THROTTLE BACK AND FIRE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND 13TH STAGE ANTI-ICE DUCT BLOWN AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED DUCT, ANTI-ICE VALVE, AND THE OIL PRESSURE LOW SW. (LP6484078)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · lamp · inoperativeJan 20, 2020
CAT WALK OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED SAME, REF MD88 AMM 33-53. CHECKS GOOD. (LP6394590)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · switch · miswiredDec 13, 2019
WHEN WE GOT ON THE GROUND NOSE WHEEL LIGHT PULSED WITH SPEED OF MOTORS. INTERIOR LIGHTS PULSED TOO. BOTH NOSE TAXI LAMPS BLOWN, NO POWER TO EITHER NOSE TAXI LAMP. R &R RT TAXI LAMP SUSPECT INPROPER WIRING "UN MARKED WIRES ON LT NOSE TAXI LAMP."WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND BURNED TRANSFORMER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 5, 2019
LOWER FRAME CRACKED AT 7:00 POSITION (MARKED) AT TAILCONE GUIDE PIN.REMOVED LT. FRAME AND DRILLED NEW FRAME PER BOEING DWG 5966769. BEGAN INSTALLATION OF LT. FRAME (ALL FASTENERS THRU SKIN INSTALLED.) PER BOEING DWG 5966769(450401) FINISHED INSTALLATION OF LOWER LEFT FRAME PER DWG 5966769.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 5, 2019
TAILCONE CANTED SUPPORT FRAME (1)CRACKED @GUIDE PIN 1:00 (2) CRACKED @5:00 NEAR GUIDE PIN MKD. REMOVED RT. FRAME AND DRILLED NEW FRAME PER BOEING DWG5966769 (458779) BEGAN INSTALLATION OF RT FRAME (ALL FASTENERS THROUGH SKIN INSTALLED ) PER BOEING DWG 5966769. FINISH INSTALLATION OF LOWER RT FRAME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · pin · disengagedSep 30, 2019
SVC CHK FOUND L1 DOOR SLIDE PIN NOT ENGAGED. REMOVED L1 DOOR SLIDE REF W/C 2561-4964 INSTALLING NEW SLIDE REF W/C 2561-4964. SLIDE, EVAC, FO OFF 88-2560-9-0003 S/N 03040. (LP5587108)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · detachedSep 28, 2019
EXTERNAL POWER DOOR MISSING. INSTALLED EXTERNAL POWER ACCESS DOOR ASSYM PER MD88 CMM 53-30-02.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedAug 28, 2019
F/C LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TURN OFF. SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING. R AND R F/C LAV SMOKE DET REF MD88 M/M 26-17. CKS GOOD. (LP1244638)
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