N981DL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 30, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched236 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
- Jul 22, 2010
- Canceled
- Nov 30, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 21, 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
- 53268
- 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
- ADAF31
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- 2010 – 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 (236)
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 · light · inoperativeMay 9, 2019
SEAT 29DE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT 29DE & OPS CK GOOD. (LP5653546)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · shutoff valve · leakingMar 31, 2019
SHIP 0981 -(HYD) ALT GEAR EXT - RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESS WENT TO ZERO WITH QUANTITY AT 1. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES. CREW USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTEND. RUDDER HYDRAULIC SHUTOFF VALVE FOUND LEAKING. REPLACED VALVE PER MD88 AMM.SDR REPORTED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY BEING DECLARED AS INDICATED BY THE MCC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorMar 9, 2019
AT APPROX. 1000 AGL THE LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND THERE WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SMOKE SMELL NOTICED BY BOTH PILOTS AND BOTH REAR FLT ATTENTANTS. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FIRE. LAV & TRASH COMPARTMENT WAS CHECKED. SMELL DISSIPATED RAPIDLY AND WAS GONE WHEN WE CLEARED RUNWAY. SMOKE DETECTOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · blownMar 5, 2019
NO CABIN CEILING STANDBY LIGHTS WORKING. FOUND ALL BULBS BLOWN FROM NOSE TO TAIL. REPLACED CEILING STANDBY LAMPS AT SEATS 3, 11, 14, 18, 22, 25, 28, AND 32. REFERENCE WDM 33-51-02. OPS CHECK OK. PN'S ON 1864 LAMPS. (LP5529140)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedMar 1, 2019
LAV 203 AFT LT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF DURING CLIMB THEN STOPPED. CREW STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR BURNING ODOR IN THE AFT LEFT LAV. DUE TO SUSPECTED LEAKS IN AFT LT LAV. R/R AFT LT LAV FAUCET REF AMM 38-12. VERIFIED NO LEAKS. ALSO R/R SMOKE DET AFT LT LAV. (LP5529122)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationFeb 24, 2019
LT. REAR LAV SMOKE DETECTOR FAULSLEY WENT OFF DURING FLIGHT. STAYED ON FOR 10 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. (LP5092592)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedFeb 24, 2019
AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR INTEMITTENLY GOES OFF IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR REF MD88 AMM 26-13. (LP5092598)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke warning · false activationFeb 23, 2019
LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS MEL NUMBER ADDED FOR DISPATCH RELEASE, LOG REDEFERRAL REQUIRED. AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DET ALARM ACTIVATED ON FINAL AND STOPPED BEFORE LANDING.. PILOT REPORTED NO SMOKE OR FUMES.. HAS HISTORY. REPLACED AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. (LP5092586)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeNov 20, 2018
EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT COMING ON IN THE COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY FOR THE FORWARD CEILING PANEL AND THE COCKPIT CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT REF MD88 AMM 33-55. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N AD-4002P. (LP5298878)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · crackedSep 7, 2018
ON SVC FOUND LT W/W DOOR JAMB CRACKED. STOP DRILLED ONE UNTERMINATED CRACK BRANCH AS PER ENGINEERING EVALUATION, EMAIL DATED 06 SEP 18. REPLACED LT FWD DOOR JAMB FRAME PER BAC DWG 5930584.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 236 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