N968DL1990 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 matched275 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
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 9, 1991
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
- 53161
- 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
- AD7A34
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 – 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 (275)
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 · seat track · brokenNov 12, 2019
ROW 31ABC SEAT TRACK MOUNTS BROKEN. DEFERRED SEAT. REAR LEG FITTING ASSY PREV REPLACED. FOUND AND REPLACED DAMAGED FWD TRACK STUD PER CMM 25-28-06. REINSTALLED SEAT ASSY PER MD88 AMM 25-23. OPS CK NML. MEL AND PLACARD RMOVED. (LP6659494)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · missingSep 6, 2019
ROW 34ED AISLE PATH LIGHT MISSING. INSTALLED MISSING LIGHT IAW AMM 33-53 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP6016707)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeMar 26, 2019
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 22ED INOP. REPLACED LIGHT AND HARNESS ASSY OPS NML REF AMM 33-53. (LP5058053)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · pin · pulledDec 23, 2018
FOUND L1 DOOR SLIDE ENGAGEMENT PINS PULLED OUT OF SLIDE PACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE ASSY PER W/C 2561-4964. OK FOR SVC. (LP5300902)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · skin · crackedOct 11, 2018
AFT CARGO DOOR SKIN, CREASED AND VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACK AT LOWER SURFACE, JUST AFT OF CENTER. REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR REF AMM 52-31-00. (LP0779958)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rudder · damagedOct 9, 2018
COMPOSITES SHOWING ON MULTIPLE AREAS ON RUDDER. REMOVED RUDDER ON WORKCARD 2720-4187. INSTALLED NEW RUDDER ON WORKCARD 2720-4421. RIGGED RUDDER ON WORKCARD 2720-7454.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · support angle · corrodedOct 4, 2018
CORROSION ON FRAME SUPPORT ANGLE. AFT CARGO, STA 1117, ABOVE STR 30. REPAIRED IN REF TO MD88 SRM 51-70-5 PARA 3 FIG 2. (LP0770016)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeSep 14, 2018
FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS EXIT SIGNS INOP AT SEATS 25 A, B, C, E, D. REMOVE AND REPLACE POWER SUPPLY AT SEAT 25 STA 908R PER AMM 33-53. OPS CKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · cable · brokenMay 22, 2018
TAIL CONE INADVERTENTLY DROPPED AND THE SLIDE RAFT DID NOT INFLATE. FOUND CABLE ASSY TAIL CONE JETTISON BROKE, REMOVED BROKEN CABLE 1/2 FROM A/C TAIL CONE RELEASE SYS FUNCTION CHK ACCOMPLISHED ON TASK CARD 5350-01077-0101 CARD 7037790.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationApr 16, 2018
AFT RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED. NO SMOKE OR ODORS. NO TROUBLE FOUND.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 275 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