# N908DL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 29, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=908DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908DL

## Aircraft that carried N908DL

- [Cancelled 2022-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908DL-2022-11-29): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 49539, built 1987. Owner: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## NTSB investigations on N908DL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA025), Nov 20, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N908DL), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A SHORT IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTED IN ITS FAILURE. THE REASON FOR THE SHORT WAS NOT DETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CONNECTOR BY AN UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSON.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N908DL (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19911120061519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120061519I), Nov 20, 1991: Doug MD88 (N908DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Experienced a fire on climb. Returned. Used a halon fire extinguisher. Had shorted cannon plug connector to light.
- [Incident 19880317023489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317023489I), Mar 17, 1988: Doug DC982 (N908DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Vibration on take off. Aborted. Found one recap failure and other tires deflated from braking overheat.

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