N987DL1991 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 matched252 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 16, 1991
- Canceled
- Dec 30, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 16, 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
- 53338
- 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
- ADC57B
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 – 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 (252)
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.
- Fuselage · cable · dislodgedSep 21, 2019
TAILCONE UNSAFE ON OAP. FOUND LOCKING CABLE DISLODGED FROM SWITCH AND PLACARD TORN. VERIFIED TAILCONE IS PROPERLY LOCKED IN PLACE, SECURED LOCKING CABLE, CHECKED TAILCONE CAM MECHANISM AND REPLACED INTERNAL DECAL. TAILCONE CHECKS NRML PER MD 88 AMM 53-53. (LP5597671)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeSep 7, 2019
EPLS SEAT LIGHT AT SEAT 16E INOP. REPLACED EPLS SEAT LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP5597622)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeFeb 23, 2019
BOTH FWD OVERWING EMERG EXIT SIGNS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY AT LOCATION B5103/P5. NO HELP REF MD88AMM 33-51 (962861) AFTER A BRIEF CHARGE TIME PREFORMED AN OPS CHECK PER MD88 AMM 33-53. CHECKS OK. OK FOR SVC. (LP4695737)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeFeb 10, 2019
RED EMERGENCY LIGHT ACROSS FROM FWD LAV INOP. R/R LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW MD88 AMM 33-53-01. (LP5543381)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeDec 7, 2018
ON SERVICE CHECK, SOME CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT 20DE, 23DE, AND 29DE. ALSO REPLACED BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS B5-100, B5-102, B5-103, B5-107, B5-27. EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOW TEST GOOD. (LP #4753454)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · threshold · crackedAug 25, 2018
L2 DOOR THRESHOLD FWD HALF WAS CRACKED AT THE FWD HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE THRESHOLD IAW DWG 5936441.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · shortedAug 1, 2018
EMERGENCY EXITLIGHTS ROWS 32 AND AFT INOP. FOUND WIRE L982T14 SHORTED TO GND. REPAIRED PER SWPM CHAPTER 20. ALSO REPLACED B5-212 PWR SUPPLY BASE PER AMM 33-53. OPERATION CHECKS OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · cover · missingJul 13, 2018
THE RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHT COVER IS MISSING. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A NEW LIGHT COVER. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD REF AMM 33-53. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · fuse · blownMay 13, 2018
SEAT 31 BACK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED FUSE PER CMM 25-60-03 OPS CHECK PER AMM 33-53.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · oil system · leakingMar 28, 2018
AT 5000 - 6000 FT DURING CLIMB, THE RT ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD BANG , SUDDEN ROLLBACK, GOOD OIL PRESSURE, N2 APPROXIMATELY 5 PERCENT . PERFORMED QRH, AND SHUTDOWN WAS NORMAL. EMEREGENCY DECLARED, EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK. CHANGED THE NR 2 ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 252 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