N991DL1991 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 29, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched190 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
- Jan 6, 1992
- Canceled
- Nov 29, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 20, 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
- 53343
- 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
- ADD6B0
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- 1992 – 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 (190)
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 · battery pack · inoperativeFeb 29, 2020
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AROUND SEAT 12. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW MD 88 AMM 33-53-00. (LP6954237)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · crackedOct 30, 2019
CRACK IN UPPER RIGHT WING. INSTALLED TAPE AT DAMAGE 613056 REMOVED TAPE AND INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER MD88 SRM 51-90-00. (LP6406264)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeOct 30, 2019
LT AND RT AFT OVERWING EXIT UPPER EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REF MD88 WDM 33-51-12 B4105 BATTERY PACK (982729 SSFD) REPLACED B5-105 BATTERY PACK PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6406268)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Navigation · computer · malfunctionedAug 30, 2019
STALL INDICATION FAILURE MESSAGE ON EOAP ON GROUND. WOULD NOT CLEAR. MULTIPLE LOTS STALL WARN 2 CORD ON RESET BUT COMP HAS ELECT SMELL & TEST SW STICKS INTO IN NORMAL. R&R SAME. OPS NORMAL. REF AIM 34_19. COMPUTER, STALL OFF 88-3415-9-0001 S/N01946. (LP4623602)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · failedJul 13, 2019
SHIP 0991 - THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL DUE TO A #2 TIRE FAILURE DURING TAKE OFF. GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED BUT SHOWED A "LEFT GAR UNSAFE" MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BELOW MAXIMUM WEIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 AND #2 MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLIES, THE #1 ENGINE LOWER COWL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · apu · malfunctionedMay 23, 2019
APU FAILED DURING RIGHT ENG START. SMOKE APPEARED IN THE AFT CABIN AND SOON DISIPATED. INSTALLED APU REF CARDS 4900-2121, 4900-4573, 4900-7165, 4900-4169,. C/W NO GO ODI PREVENTION ATA 4999, ATA 2172 PER CARDS 4900-1185, 2121,2368, 7100-2619. APU OPN NORMAL. (LP5721132)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · deflector · missingFeb 23, 2019
NOSE LANDING GEAR DEBRIS DEFLECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT AFT NOSE DEBRIS DEFLECTOR MISSING. REPLACED SPRAY DEFLECTOR LT AND RT AFT DEFLECTORS PER AMM 32-20. (LP0956812)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · wire · burnedFeb 20, 2019
DUE TO REPORTS FROM F/A OF SMOKE AND ODOR, PERFORM ODI ATA 2172 SMOKE FUME OF UNKNOWN SOURCE. C/W NO GO ODI W/C 2120-2367. FOUND WIRES ON BACK OF NO.2 COFFEEMAKER BY L-1 DOOR BURNT AND C/B POPPED. REPLACED COFFEMAKER PER MD88 AMM 25-36. LK AND OPS CK GOOD. SEE LOG NO. 4885180. (LP0952604)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · coffeemaker · failedFeb 20, 2019
COFFEMAKER NO.2 C/B POPPED. F/A'S BRIEFLY SMELLED SMOKE WHICH DISAPPATED QUICKLY WITH NO SMOKE. SEE LOG NO. 0952604. REPLACED COFFEMAKER NO.2 BY L-1 DOOR PER MD88 AMM 25-36. LK AND OPS CK GOOD. (LP4885180)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rudder · damagedJan 23, 2019
DURING PAINT VISIT FOUND RUDDER TO HAVE DAMAGED MISSING FLAMESPRAY . RUDDER P/N SN5955501-1 S/N 49321, STOCK NUMBER 88-5554-9-0005, FTN 34R21A. REMOVED RUDDER P/N SN5955501-1, S/N 49321, STK NUMBER 88-5554-9-0005, FTN 34R21A, FROM A/C 991. INSTALLED RUDDER P/N 5955501-1, S/N 558, STK NUMBER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 190 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