Accident · substantial damage
Apr 5, 2019 · Atlanta, GAfailure of the tug driver to give way to the taxiing airplane.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Report
- DCA19CA146
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA19CA146)
N977DL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 6, 2019.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 2019)No ADs since 1998 matched239 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
- Sep 6, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 12, 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
- 53258
- 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
- AD9DFC
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 – 2019Delta 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 (1)
ADs 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 (239)
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 · fastener · looseMar 27, 2019
AWR. IN REFERENCE AMDS 5530-01045-05 STEP 2 LOOSE FASTENERS WAS FOUND ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE STA ZFS: 52.26. FASTENERS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE STA ZFS: 52.26 WERE REPLACED PER ETI-88-19-028 REV.2 AND ERA 576759-14AD REV. ORIGINAL. SECTION I PERMANENT REPAIR. REPAIR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · cable · burnedMar 27, 2019
DURING WAKE UP CHECK LIST AMP INDICATION NO SHOW. ELECTRICAL CABLE P44A24 AND C/B WERE FOUND BURNED, CABLE AND C/B B1-171 WERE REPLACED PER MD88 SWPM 20-10-06 AMD AMM 24-00-00. TEST WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 24-30-02 TEST OK. (LP4883756)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · skin · damagedMar 26, 2019
STABILIZERS VERTICAL FIXED LE SKIN, ZFS. ELONGATED HOLES. DTA MONITOR INSPECTION LOG REFERENCE ER/A 576759-14AD SECTION II REQUIRES DTA APPROVAL ON OR BEFORE THE NEXT 24 MONTHS. DISCONTINUE REVENUE SERVICE ON OR BEFORE THE NEXT 24 MONTHS PENDING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE AND FATIGUE REVIEW. (LP1004366)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · doubler · crackedMar 25, 2019
INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON DOUBLER REPAIR OF LEADING EDGE BTW XRS= 190 AND XRS= 210 LT WING. DOUBLER REPAIR OF LEADING EDGE BTW XRS= 190 AND XRS= 210 LT WING WAS REPLACED PER ETI-88-19-026 REV. ORIGINAL AND ER/A 532516-14 REV A SECTION III. (LP1001760)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · spacer · corrodedMar 24, 2019
INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION AT SPACER OF THE CENTER LOWER CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM. (CORROSION LEVEL 2): SPACER WAS REPLACED PER SRM 53-05 FIG 123A (SHEET1). (LP1000032)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · doubler · wornMar 22, 2019
INITIAL INSPECTION : WEAR ON REPAIR DOUBLER AT EXT USELAGE SKIN FWD PASSENGER DOOR ( L1 ) PROJECTION LONG 16/ 15L AT FUSELAGE. REPAIR DOUBLER AT EXT FUSELAGE SKIN FWD PASSENGER DOOR, PROJECTION LONG 16/ 15L WAS REPLACED PER SRM 52-05 PAR. 17 FIG. 20A. (LP0997037)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · wornMar 21, 2019
WEAR AT UPPER PREVIOUS REPAIR SKIN ON INTERNAL VANE GUIDE AT OUTBOARD FLAP RT WING. INTERNAL VANE GUIDE AT OUTBOARD FLAP RT WING WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 57-03D. (LP0995827)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · spacer · corrodedMar 17, 2019
INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION AT SPACER OF THE AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM. (CORROSION LEVEL 2): SPACER OF THE AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM WAS REPLACED PER SRM 53-05 FIG. 123. (LP0990137)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · inoperativeFeb 3, 2019
23D SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. R/R BULB AT SEAT 23D PER STANDARD PRACTICE. (LP4807909)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJan 20, 2019
FOUND CRACK AT STA. 1474 LEFT SIDE FWD OF TAILCONE SLIDE HANDLE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3. (LP5088564)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 239 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