N970DL1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 24, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched166 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- USA Jet Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Belleville, MI
- Certificate issued
- Jun 22, 2021
- Canceled
- Aug 24, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 18, 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
- 53173
- 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
- AD83FB
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- 2021 – 2022USA Jet Airlines INCBelleville, MI
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 (166)
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 · inoperativeJan 19, 2020
COCKPIT AND FWD GALLEY CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN FWD BATTERY PACK AT B5-23. OPS CHKS GOOD, A/C OK FOR SVC, REF MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6466872)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · unwanted deployJan 15, 2020
L-1 DOOR SLIDE FAILED DEPLOYMENT MPN D29982-113 SN 3572. REPLACED L-1 DOOR SLIDE PER W/C 2561-4964 REF LOG 1446204. (LP1446677)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · gusset · crackedJan 10, 2020
TAIL CONE GUSSET AT 4:00 POSITION CRACKED. NEW TAIL CONE ORDERED , TAIL CONE INSTALLED ON AMDS W/C 5350- 01077-0101. TAILCONE, AFT U OFF 88-5353-9-0002 49828 ON 88-5353-9-0001 00036. (LP1439304)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 10, 2020
AFT FRAME CRACKED AT ALIGNMENT PIN BETWEEN 6 AND 7 0'CLOCK POSITION. REMOVED AFT TAILCONE SLIDE PER MD88 AMM 25-62. STARTED REMOVAL OF AFT FRAME PER DRAWING 5966769. REMOVED AIRFRAME PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 5966769. DRILLED REPLACEMENT CANTED FRAME P/N 5966769-1 PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 5966769. INSTALLED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeNov 13, 2019
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT BACK OF COCKPIT OVD PNL AND ABOVE L1 R1 DOORS. RPLCD EMERG BATTERY PACK ASSY AND BATTERIES FOR OVHD EMERG LIGHTS LOCATED ON FWD CTR ISLE DROP DOWN PNL NO HELP. 772386. RPLCD EMERG LTS BATT PACK B5-23 REF MD88 AMM 33-51 OPERATION NML (LP6404321)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeSep 26, 2019
SEAT ROW 21 EMERG LIGHT INOP. RPLCD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 21. REF AMM 33-52. CKS GOOD. (LP6406723)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire warning · false activationMay 23, 2019
NO 1 ENGINE FREE LOOP B CAME ON AT CRUISE. CHECKLIST COMPLETED FREE LOOP A TEST GOOD. T/S PER MD88 AMM 26-10. INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND SECURED FIRE LOOPS. FOUND INSULATION ON ONE CLAMP INBOARD SIDE OF ENGINE DISPLACED AND NOT SECURED PROPERLY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME OPS CHECK GOOD.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedOct 25, 2018
AWR- MTC REQUEST IN REFERENCE LOG 0249740 FUSELAGE - SKIN - STA 1380 - L13R-L14R - CRACK AND EXISTING REPAIR JOB NOR 44 PERFORM ER/A 551385-14 REV.A SECTION II. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 1380 AND L13R-L14R PER ETI-88-18-069 REV. 2 AND ER/A NO.: 551385-12 REV.: B…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · doubler · wornOct 24, 2018
WEAR ON UPPER DOUBLER OF RT WING OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD VANE. RT WING OUTBD FLAP INBD VANE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 57-03D. PAR 11.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 24, 2018
INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON FRAME STA 1510 AT 4 AND 5 OCLOCK POSITION. FRAME STA 1510 AT 4 AND 5 OCLOCK POSITION WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-18-070 REV. 2 AND ER/A: 572579-14 REV. ORIGINAL. (LP0799059)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 166 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