N983DL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 24, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched92 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Blytheville, AR
- Canceled
- Dec 24, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 15, 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
- 53274
- 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
- ADB69F
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- until 2022Individual ownerBlytheville, AR
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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (92)
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 · wire harness · brokenApr 17, 2019
SEAT 19DE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. FOUND WIRE HARNESS BROKEN, REPLACED SAME. REF. MD-88 AMM 33-53. CHECKS GOOD. (LP5809170)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenApr 17, 2019
AFT SET OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CATWALK INOP. FOUND WIRES BROKEN AT CONNECTORS. REPAIRED WIRES AS REQUIRED, REF. SWPM 20-31-01. CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · looseMar 11, 2019
SEAT 4DC EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. ATTACHED AND SECURED LOOSE WIRES AT SEAT 4DC PER STANDARD PRACTICE. OPS CK GOOD. (LP5529281)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery · dischargedJan 16, 2019
OVER WING EXIT SIGN AFT RT SIDE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY'S AT RIGHT AFT BATTERY PACK OVER WING. CHECKS OKAY. (LP4765169)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedJan 5, 2019
SMOKE ALARM IN FIRST CLASS LAV GOING OFF WITH NO EVIDENCE OR SMOKE AND CANNOT BE SHUTOFF. R&R'D THE F/C LAV TRASH SMOK DET. OP'S NORM. (LP4765113)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · fumesNov 23, 2018
ON WAKE UP CK WITH APU AND BOTH PACKS RUNNIN ONE TRIANGLE CLICK AT HOT PAST AUTO MARK HAD FOUL, SMOGGY, CLOUDY, UNUSUAL SMELL IN AFT CABIN, NO APU OIL OR HYD. LEAKS FOUND APU INLET DRY. C/W AMDS CARD 2120-2367 NO TROUBLE FOUND. RAN A SMALL BURN OF PACK SYSTEM PACK CONFIDENCE CK NO TROUBLE FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · inlet · contaminatedFeb 4, 2018
ON GROUND, DURING PREFLIGHT, APU AIR ON, BOTH PACKS ON. SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN. HEAVIER IN AFT CABIN. TURNED OFF THE A/C PACK, SMOKE DISSIPATED OVER TIME, TURNED OFF APU. FOUND DEICE FLUID AT IN THE LEFT OF APU. COMPLIED WITH PNEUMATIC SYSTEM DUCT BURN OUT AND CLEANING OF THE APU INLET. PNEUMATIC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · connector · damagedJan 7, 2018
EMERGENCY SEAT MOUNTED LIGHTING DAMAGED AND INOPERATIVE. PINNED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedJan 1, 2018
OVERWING AFT UPPER EMG EXIT LIGHTS LEFT AND RIGHT NOT WORKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CONTROLLING AFT UPPER EMG EXIT LIGHTS OVERWING PER AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · water separator · disconnectedDec 22, 2017
AIR TURN BACK AND EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. QRH PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED, EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET WHERE CABIN RECOVERED. NO MASKS DEPLOYED. FOUND THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR DISCONNECTED FROM FORWARD DUCT AND SEVERAL CLAMPS LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED CLAMPS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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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