N973DL1991 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 matched144 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 10, 2017
- Canceled
- Dec 30, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 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
- 1991
- Serial number
- 53241
- 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
- AD8F20
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- 2017 – 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 (144)
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 5, 2020
EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROWS 10,11, AND 12 INOP. CHANGED BATTERIES IN PACK. CKS GOOD PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6483407)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeJan 27, 2020
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT EXIT ROW 24 UPPER INOP. R/R BATTERIES AT PACK B5-125. OPS NML. REF MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP7223878)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · crackedJan 24, 2020
INTERCOSTAL PN-9911875-3 FOUND CRACKED WHILE REPLACING CANTED FRAME. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL.(359111). REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW BOEING DRAWING 9911875. (LP1460281)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Show all 10 reportsShow fewer reports
- Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 24, 2020
CRACK DETECTED ON LOWER CANTED FRAME AT 7O'CLOCK. REMOVED LEFT CANTED FRAME. DRILLED UP REPLACEMENT CANTED FRAME. BEGAN INSTALLING LEFT CANTED FRAME. COMPLETED LEFT CANTED. (LP1460270)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJan 24, 2020
CRACK DETECTED ON UPPER CANTED FRAME AT 2 0'CLOCK. REMOVED UPPER CANTED FRAME AND DRILLED REPLACEMENT CANTED FRAME. (398826). INSTALLED REPLACEMENT FRAME IAW BOEING DRAWING 9911843. (LP1460279)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · inoperativeJan 12, 2020
AFT RT LAV SMOKE DET INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT RT LAV SMOKE DET. (LP7223839)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · burned outNov 27, 2019
AFTER FLIGHT F/A REPORTED LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN FLIGHT. ONE PAX REPORTED SMELLING SOMETHING. IN FLIGHT F/A REPORTED WHAT PAX SAID I ASKED FOR DETAILS, SHE SAID SHE SMELLED NOTHING; AND NO REPORT OF ALARM. ONLY AFTER WE DEPLANED DID SHE TELL ME ABOUT THE ALARM. COMPLIED WITH NO GO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationNov 23, 2019
AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS ENROUTE . NO SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT. R/R AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DECTECTOR PER MD 88 AMM 26-13. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · missingApr 28, 2019
FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IS MISSING. RPLCD FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER MD88 AMM 26-13. ALL CHKS GOOD. (LP5675132)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · tab · damagedFeb 26, 2019
RUDDER TAB HAS PAINT CHIPPING INTO COMPOSITE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE RUDDER TAB IAW DELTA WORK CARDS 2720-4438 AND 2720-4321 TAB, RUDDER OFF 88-5554-9-0002 00094 ON 88-5554-9-0002 00542. (LP0959946)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 144 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