N988DL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 12, 2021.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched199 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 20, 1991
- Canceled
- Feb 12, 2021
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 18, 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
- 53339
- 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
- ADC932
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 – 2021Delta 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 (199)
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 16, 2019
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOP AT 11D. REPL LIGHT ASSY PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5504375)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedMar 16, 2019
ON WALK AROUND FOUND 2 CRACKS LEFT SIDE STA 1265.603 6" ABOVE AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR CUTOUT. INSTALLED PERM REPAIR PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 12 FIG 2. (LP5835229)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · screw · missingJan 22, 2019
AFT LEFT WING POSITION LIGHT ASSY LENS COVER MISSING RETAINING SCREW. REPLACED LEFT WING AFT POSITION LIGHT ASSY PER AMM 33-43. SDR REPORTED DUE TO POSSIBILITY THAT PART MAY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. (LP4809128)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · lamp · inoperativeNov 14, 2018
SEAT 19 E/D EMER LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED SEAT 19 E/D. CHECKS GOOD. (LP4807188)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin panel · crackedSep 6, 2018
SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER LOWER FWD SKIN PANEL P/N 5930503-103 AT STA 883 STRINGER 17. CENTER LT FUEL TANK. DIRECTLY FWD OF AFT SKIN CRACK REF NRC. REPAIRED IN REF TO ERA 571124-14AD REV O AND ERA 571160-14 REV O.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin panel · crackedSep 6, 2018
SKIN CRACKED FROM EOP THRU FASTENER AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE. LOWER AFT SKIN PANEL P/N 5930503-105 AT STA 883 STRINGER 17. CENTER LT FUEL TANK. APPROX 2 INCHES. REPAIRED IN REF TO ERA 571124-14AD REV O AND ERA 571160-14 REV O.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stringer · crackedSep 6, 2018
STRINGER 17 LT IS CRACKED AT APPROX LBL15 AT THE O/B END OF THE 5935874-501 FITTING. REPAIRED IN REF TO ERA 571124-14AD REV O AND ERA 571160-14 REV O.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · skin · crackedSep 6, 2018
FUEL LEAKING FROM LT CENTER TANK. POSSIBLE SKIN CRACK LEFT OF CENTER KEEL BEAM. CRACK INDICATION IN LWR SKIN AT APPROX STA 883 STR 17 BY HFEC IAW MDC 93KO393 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01.001. REPAIR IN REF TO ERA 571124-14AD REV O AND ERA 571160-14 REV O.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · gougedAug 31, 2017
LEFT WING L/E SLAT NR 3 EXTERNAL SKIN HAS A GOUGE NEXT TO THE END. REMOVED DAMAGE AND EVALUATED, ORIGINAL .100 LOSS .024, REMAINING .076, AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW SRM 57-01. REPAIRED AREA IAW ERA 556444-14, REV O.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · strut · damagedAug 30, 2017
DURING NLG SHOCK STRUT SEAL REPLACEMENT, FOUND METERING PIN AND INNER TUBE DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG METERING PIN, SUPPORT TUBE, RESTRICTOR SUPPORT ASSY HEAD AND LOWER STRUT PISTON ASSY IAW CMM 32-21-04 AND AMDS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 199 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