N967DL1990 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 matched190 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 15, 2011
- Canceled
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 5, 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
- 53116
- 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
- AD767D
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- 2011 – 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 (190)
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 · dischargedMar 3, 2020
ON SVC CK FOUND SEVERAL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. T/S PER MD88 WDM 33-51. R/R BATTERIES AT B5-23, 27, 100, 102, AND 106, REF MD88 AMM 33-53. CK GOOD NOTHER DEFECT NOTED. (LP6481056)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · line · looseSep 17, 2019
NR 1 ENGINE PYLON FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE LOOSE @ PYLON. TIGHTENED FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE @ PYLON PER AMM 20-30. (LP1275066)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · valve · failedAug 22, 2019
DIVERTED DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. AFTER TAKEOFF OIL TEMP STEADILY CLIMBED TO 135DEG. FLT CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE PER QRH. MAX OIL TEMP REACHED WAS 157 AFTER SHUT DOWN. MTC FOUND FUEL HEAT VALVE FAILED OPEN. DRAINED AND RE-SERVICED OIL TANK, REPLACED OIL FILTER PER AMM FOR HIGH OIL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Navigation · display · failedAug 8, 2019
IN ROUTE DURING CRUISE, ELECTRICALLY STARTING GETTING STRONG WX/TCAS DISPLAY STARTED BLANKING OUT. TURNED DISPLAY TO OFF FUMES SUBSIDED. R & R WX TCAS RADAR CENTER DISPLAY DUE TO ODI IN RIC FOR SMOKE ODOR IAW MD-88 AMM 34-41. OPS CHK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · structure · damagedJun 5, 2019
DAMAGED SLIDE TAIL CONE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55-0130-501 S/N: UNK7Q1JRB WAS REMOVED PER MD88 AMM 55-10-00 AND A SERVICEABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55-0130-501 S/N: 53423 MUST BE INSTALLED WITH AMDS 5510-4135. STABILIZER, ASS OFF 88-5510-9-0001 00967 ON 88-5510-9-0001 53423. (LP1108056)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · spar · crackedJun 5, 2019
CRACK OF 0.343" WAS FOUND ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER REAR SPAR AT AFT BARREL NUT HOLE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55-0130-501 S/N: UNK7Q1JRB WAS REMOVED PER MD88 AMM 55-10-00 AND A SERVICEABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55-0130-501 S/N: 53423 MUST BE INSTALLED WITH AMDS 5510-4135.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · damagedJun 5, 2019
DAMAGED SLIDE TAIL CONE. TAILCONE SLIDE P/N: D29984-213 S/N: 1437 WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SLIDE P/N: D29984-213 S/N: 0873 AND APLICABILITY WAS VERIFIED PER MD88 AIPC 25-60-00-09C ITEM 266. SLIDE, ASSEMBLY OFF 88-2561-9-0006 01437 ON 88-2561-9-0006 00873. (LP1108117)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · cable · tornJun 5, 2019
RII, DURING CONNECTION OF SLIDE DEPLOYMENT LANYARD TO TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE, WAS FOUND TORN KEVLAR CABLE IN REF AMDS 5350-4287 STEP 5 AND AMDS 5350-01077-0101 AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. KEVLAR CABLE OF TAILCONE SLIDE WAS REPLACED PER MD88 AMM 53-53-00-401. (LP1108997)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · hazeNov 23, 2018
ON FIRST FLIGHT OF DAY AFTER APU START, PACK WENT FULL HOT AND AFT PORTION OF THE CABIN FILLED WITH HEAVY HAZE. C/W NO GO ODI 2172. MCC NOTIFIED. R/R WATER SEPARATOR BAGS IAW MD88 AMM 21-20. FOUND NOTHING ABNORMAL. INSPECTED TAIL SECTION OF PNEUMATIC DUCTS . SUSPECTED CREW OVERTEMPED PNEUMATIC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · spring · missingSep 5, 2018
SPRINGS MISSING FROM T-FITTING ON AFT ENTRY DOOR CABLE RELEASE FOR TAILCONE. INSTALLED MISSING SPRINGS, MPN: 4934469-1, AMM 53-53. FUNCTIONAL CHECK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON AMI-TASK 5350-01077-0101.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 190 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