N986DL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 25, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched233 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
- Nov 22, 1991
- Canceled
- Apr 25, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 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
- 53313
- 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
- ADC1C4
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- 1991 – 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 (233)
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 · charger · inoperativeOct 27, 2019
OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE FWD OVERWING DOORS LT AND RT SIDE INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. CKS GOOD. (LP6641857)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · line · looseAug 20, 2019
NR 2 ENGINE FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE LOOSE IN PYLON. TIGHTENED JAM NUT FOR NO. 2 ENG FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · vane · damagedFeb 28, 2019
RT OB FLAP CENTER FLAP VANE DAMAGED. REMOVED RT OB FLAP CENTER VANE PER AMM 27-51. INSTALLED NEW O/B FLAP CENTER VANE IAW AMM 27-51. (LP5311566)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · structure · damagedNov 16, 2018
FOUND BOTTOM OF R1 DOOR DAMAGED AND SEAL TORN. RMVD R1 DOOR AND COMP. STEPS B 1-2 OF INST. PER MD88 M/M 52-41. COMP. INST OF R1 DOOR PER MD 88 M/M 52-41 CKS GOOD. RMVD AND RE-INST R1 DOOR SLIDE PER AMDS 2561-4964. RII C/W. (LP4755951)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · wire · looseSep 28, 2018
AT GATE SRQ APU GEN FELL OFF LINE, RESETS NO HELP, NO VOLTS OR FREQ. FOUND GEN FEED WIRE 3X4D2N LOOSE AND BURNED ALSO GEN. TERMINAL BURNED OFF. RMVD APU & GEN. INST. APU GEN. PER M/M 24-20. RE-INST APU PER M/M 49-10 APU LK CKS & OPS CKS. (LP0761874)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · cam lock · missingAug 21, 2018
LEFT APU DOOR MISSING ONE CAMLOCK. INSTALLED THE CAMLOCK IAW CMM 52-44-2. OK FOR SERVICE. REPORTED DUE TO POSSIBILITY THAT CAM LOCK COULD HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · turbine · damagedJul 16, 2018
THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL AFTER EXPERIENCING A COMPRESSOR STALL IN THE NR 1 ENGINE DURING CLIMB. THE ENGINE WAS KEPT RUNNING AT IDLE AND THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH. STATION CFR SAW FLAMES (IN THE ENGINE ONLY) SO THE FLIGHT CREW PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · crackedNov 10, 2017
LEFT WHEEL WELL BS 937 MLG DOOR FRAME CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH HFEC IAW ERA 497265-14MA, TWO CRACKS COMING FROM PREVIOUS STOP DRILLS. REMOVED THE MLG DOOR FRAME, AND INSTALLED A NEW MLG DOOR FRAME IAW ERA 497265-14 MA, SECTION III.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · vane · debondedNov 9, 2017
FLAP VANE HAS AN AREA OF DEBONDING, AFT OF GROUND SPOILER PANEL. REPLACED THE FLAP VANE IAW AMM 27-51-03
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · vane · debondedNov 9, 2017
FLAP VANE HAS AREA OF DEBONDING AT JUNCTION OF INBD AND OTBD FLIGHT SPOILERS. REPLACED THE FLAP VANE ASSY IAW AMM 27-51-03.
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