# N900DE: 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (registry code 3023689)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53372
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1992
- Last registry action: August 13, 2019
- Mode S code: AC6F7C
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=900DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900DE-2023-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88.md

## Service difficulty reports (203, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR DALA2020051402397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020051402397), May 8, 2020: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. SHIP 9000 - THE CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO L HYD PRESS LOW MSG INDICATION ON APPROACH. RESTORED NORMAL PRESSURE FOLLOWING QRH AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL
- [SDR DALA2020022601447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022601447), Feb 26, 2020: GAUGE. DAMAGED. FOUND TAILCONE ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE DAMAGED DURING SVC CK. &R TAILCONE ESCAPE SLIDE IAW W/C # 2561-4001. C/W RII PER W/C 2561-4001. SLIDE, ASSEMBLY OFF 8
- [SDR DALA2019092605518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019092605518), Sep 26, 2019: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAULTY. LEFT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDING. REM+REPL LT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-13. OPS CK OK. (LP5595596)
- [SDR DALA2019090305105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019090305105), Aug 30, 2019: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING SVC CK FOUND RT FWD MAIN LANDING GEAR FRAME CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG FWD O/B FRAME SECTION REF. ERA581024-14 REV. ORIGINAL - SECTION - II PERMA
- [SDR DALA2019052403177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019052403177), May 21, 2019: FLOOR PANEL. UNSERVICEABLE. AFT CARGO FLOOR PANELS IN POOR CONDITION. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR PANEL 181HF TO BE IN SERVICABLE CONDITION. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED PANELS 181FF
- [SDR DALA2019011900380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019011900380), Jan 19, 2019: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. LT TR OUTBOARD ACT. LEAKING AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT TR FWD FLANGE 9:00 POS. (TR FAIRING IN CTR CARGO). R/R LT THRUST REVERSER PER AMM, 78-30-01-201 OPS CK OK. 
- [SDR DALA2018103106349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018103106349), Oct 31, 2018: PIN. DISLODGED. DURING WALK AROUND IN CABIN L1 DOOR MOUNTED ESCAPE SLIDE PARACHUTE PIN FOUND DISLODGED. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 2561-01358-01A, DOOR L1 MOUNTED ESCAPE SLIDE. L1 D
- [SDR DALA2018102306240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102306240), Oct 21, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OVHD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP 18E 32E 36B. RELAMP PER AMM 33-50 OPS CHK GOOD. (LP4991033)
- [SDR DALA2018101506041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018101506041), Oct 12, 2018: SLIDING WINDOW. OBSTRUCTED. SHIP 9000 - (ATB) AIR TURN BACK TO ICT DUE TO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES AND REPORT OF FO'S WINDOW LEAKING AIR. O2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENAN
- [SDR DALA2018082105161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082105161), Aug 20, 2018: STRUT. DISCHARGED. PERFORMED AND AIR TURN BACK DUE TO A NLG UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATING DURING CLIMB OUT. THE NLG INDICATION PIN WAS NORMAL. THE CREW ASSUMED THAT THE GEAR DOORS WER
- [SDR DALA2018081325009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081325009), Aug 10, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME, BS 1474, IN THE AFT ACCESORY COMPARTMENT. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-18-065, REV ORIG, AND ER/A 570717-14, REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2018080604860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080604860), Aug 4, 2018: TERMINAL. BURNED. SEVERAL TERMINALS NEXT TO THE STAIRS ON LT SIDE OF E&E BS 150 WAS BURNED. DAMAGED TERMINALS WERE REPLACED IAW SWPM 20-20-01.
- [SDR DALA2018051403254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018051403254), May 12, 2018: CONTROLLER. FAULTY. DURING WAKE UP FOUND LEFT PACK IN AUTO, WENT TO FULL HOT AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. R&R LEFT PAC TEMP CONTROLLER IAW AMM -21-60, 818534. C/W NO GO ODI PREVENTION C
- [SDR DALA2018021800996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021800996), Feb 18, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. BROKEN. ROW 15 EMERGENCY LIGHT HARNESS BROKEN. R&R ROW 15 EMERGENCY LIGHT HARNESS. CKS GOOD. A/C OK FOR SVC.
- [SDR DALA2017120808479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017120808479), Dec 7, 2017: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. NUMEROUS CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPINED CONNECTORS AND RELAMPED AS REQUIRED ALL NOW CHECK NORMAL. (LP# 3832697)
- [SDR DALA2017101607540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017101607540), Oct 13, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-100 IAW MM 33-53-00.
- [SDR DALA2017092207059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092207059), Sep 20, 2017: SPACER. DAMAGED. LT MLG DOOR SKID AND SPACER DAMAGED REF L/P 3444196. COMPLIED WITH TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER SECTION 1 OF ERA 562038-14 REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2017090206532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090206532), Sep 1, 2017: BARREL. DAMAGED. THE AFT DEPLOYED SWITCH FOR THE TAILCONE HAS A DAMAGED SET OF TURN BARRELS AND CABLE ENDS. WITH A SECOND CORRODED CABLE FROM THE EXTERNAL HANDLE SWITCH. REPLACE
- [SDR DALA2017090106519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090106519), Aug 31, 2017: CABLE. CORRODED. THE AFT DEPLOYED SWITCH FOR THE TAILCONE HAS A DAMAGED SET OF TURN BARRELS AND CABLE ENDS. WITH A SECOND CORRODED CABLE FROM THE EXTERNAL HANDLE SWITCH. REPLACE
- [SDR DALA2017090106522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090106522), Aug 30, 2017: VANE. GOUGED. LEFT WING OTBD FLAP INBOARD VANE GOUGED AT INBOARD UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED THE FLAP VANE IAW AMM 27-51-03.
- [SDR DALA2017083106478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017083106478), Aug 30, 2017: RETAINER. BROKEN. NR 2 THE INTERNAL TAIL CONE HANDLE, RETAINER IS BROKEN. REPLACED BOTH RETAINERS IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- [SDR DALA2017060604492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017060604492), Jun 2, 2017: VANE. GOUGED. FOUND THREE GOUGES ON INTERMEDIATE FLAP, RT WING, JUST AFT OF 2ND FLAP HINGE. REPLACED THE THE FLAP INBD FIXED VANE IAW AMM 27-51-03.
- [SDR DALA2017050203522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050203522), May 2, 2017: B-NUT. LEAKING. AFTER TURNING ON BOTH PACKS, HAD A BURNING PACK ODOR. PERFORMED ALT DUCT BURNOUT AND REPLACED COALESSER BAGS IAW 4950-2215 AND 2170-4139 CHECKED GOOD. FOUND HYD
- [SDR DALA2017050103516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050103516), Apr 30, 2017: LINE. LOOSE. ON WAKE UP AND PACK OPERATION SMOKE/HAZE IN CABIN. INITIAL INSPECTION. HEAVY DROPLETS ON RT T/R CONTROL VALVE CLEARED WIPED DOWN CONTROL VALVE, VYVLED T/R NO LE
- [SDR DALA2017031301969](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031301969), Mar 11, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 29 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR DALA2017030301732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017030301732), Mar 1, 2017: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. DURING CRUISE, FL310 AFT F/A SMELLED FUMES OF DIRTY SOCKS. LEFT PACK IN FULL COLD. WENT TO MANUAL AND WARMER AND SEEMED LIKE FUMES DISSIPATED FOR REMAINDER OF F
- [SDR DALA2017010900218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010900218), Jan 9, 2017: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DEPARTURE, THE "NO MODE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE THRUST RATING PANEL IN CLIMB MODE AND THE "FLOW" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL. THE CABIN WOULD N
- [SDR DALA2016101707307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101707307), Oct 12, 2016: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 20C AND 29C INOPERATIVE. CONNECTED THE WIRE ROW 29C IAW AMM 33-53. SEAT 20C. REPINNED CONNECTOR AT 20C, CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2016091106548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091106548), Sep 10, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. AWR: LIGHTNING STRIKES ON PASSENGER CABIN WINDOW EXTERNAL CUTOUT BETWEEN STA Y=1079 TO Y=1098. WINDOW BELT LT WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 550277-14, REV ORIGINAL WILL
- [SDR DALA2016070405093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016070405093), Jul 4, 2016: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SETTLEMENT AREA OF FWD BOOST PUMP SECONDARY ACCESS COVER AT LT WING. DUE TO CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS HEATER BLANKET WAS REMOVED AND NEW HEATER BLANK
- [SDR DALA2016070405092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016070405092), Jul 3, 2016: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SETTLEMENT AREA OF AFT BOOST PUMP SECONDARY ACCESS COVER AT RT WING. DUE TO CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS, HEATER BLANKET WAS REMOVED AND NEW 1 WAS INSTA
- [SDR DALA2016070405090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016070405090), Jul 3, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. WEAR AND PUNCTURE LOWER SKIN ON RT MAIN GEAR STRUT DOOR. LOWER SKIN ON RT MAIN GEAR STRUT DOOR WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-2D, PAR 18B AND ACARD 2000-8149-08. WE
- [SDR DALA2016070205078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016070205078), Jul 1, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERNAL STRUCTURE PAN UPPER AFT CORNER FWD CARGO DOOR. CRACK INTERNAL STRUCTURE PAN UPPER AFT CORNER FWD CARGO DOOR, C1, WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-03D, F
- [SDR DALA2016063005035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016063005035), Jun 29, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION BETWEEN FUSELAGE SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER AT AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL LOWER AREA. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-207, REV 1 AND ER/A 547801-14
- [SDR DALA2016111108697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111108697), Jun 28, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN & DOUBLER AFT LAV SVC PANEL DOOR CUTOUT CORROSION. REPAIRED PER ER/A 547801-14. ACCOMPLISH SECTION II VISUAL INSPECTION EVERY 8000 FLIGHT CYCLES.
- [SDR DALA2016062905024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062905024), Jun 28, 2016: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED STOP FITTING NR 2 FORWARD EDGE AND 5 AFT EDGE BEAM PROJECTION AT FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. STOPS NR 2 AND 5 WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-3
- [SDR DALA2016062905023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062905023), Jun 28, 2016: DUCT. CRACKED. CRACKED LT RADIO RACK EXHAUST DUCT AT FUSELAGE SKIN, STA Y=261 BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 LT AND 21 LT. EXAUST DUCT WAS REPAIRED IAW SR/A 464964-14 MA, REV C, METHOD 
- [SDR DALA2016062905021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062905021), Jun 28, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. INITIAL: CORROSION ON FRAME OF STA Y=1380 BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 TO 28 RT AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-224 REV 4, SRM 51-30-5, 
- [SDR DALA2016062905020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062905020), Jun 28, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERNAL STRUCTURE PAN FORWARD EDGE BETWEEN BEAMS 3 AND 4, FORWARD CARGO DOOR. PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-03-D, FIG 8.
- [SDR DALA2016062804975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062804975), Jun 27, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION FLOOR PANEL 120D A COCKPIT. NEW FLOOR PANEL WAS DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, 51-30-2 AND 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21.
- [SDR DALA2016062804974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062804974), Jun 27, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON DOOR JAMB WEB BETWEEN STA Y=1155 TO Y=1164 AT C3. WEB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 DWG 5936442, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2016062804972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062804972), Jun 27, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORRODED TIE TRACK LT SIDE BETWEEN STA Y1222 TO STA Y1322 ALSO SPLICE BETWEEN STA Y1212 TO STA Y1231 AT C3. TIE TRACK AND SPLICE LT SIDE WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 5
- [SDR DALA2016062804971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062804971), Jun 27, 2016: GUIDE VANE. CRACKED. CRACK ON RT INBD GUIDE VANE OF INBD FLAP. DAMAGE ON INBD GUIDE VANE OF INBD FLAP WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-030, FIG 11 AND 51-70-2D.
- [SDR DALA2016062704954](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704954), Jun 26, 2016: BRACKET. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT ELEVATOR OTBD BEARING BRACKET. LT ELEVATOR OTBD BEARING BRACKET WAS REPLACED FOR NEW BEARING BRACKET AND INSTALLED WITH CARD 2730-4234 JOB 001-0
- [SDR DALA2016062704947](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704947), Jun 26, 2016: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. CRACK AT INNER ATTACH FITTING ON RT ENGINE BULLET. STOP DRILL ACCOMPLISHED, CRACK WAS WELDED, WELDED AREA WAS BLENDED OUT AND STRESS RELIEVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IA
- [SDR DALA2016062704945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704945), Jun 26, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKS, 4EA, ON FRAME OF CANT STA Y=1510 BETWEEN 8:00 TO 9:00, 4:00, 5:00 AND 8:00 O'CLOCK POSITIONS AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. FRAMES WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-3
- [SDR DALA2016062704943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704943), Jun 26, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON FRAME OF STA Y=1338 BETWEEN LONGERONS 27 RT TO 26 RT AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME OF STA Y=1338 WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 094719-14MA, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2016062604940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062604940), Jun 25, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKED LOWER SURFACE OF INBD FLAP, INBD GUIDE VANE LT WING. DUE TO SEVERAL DAMAGED INBD FLAP, INBD GUIDE VANE LT WING WAS REPLACED WITH REPAIRED GUIDE VANE AND
- [SDR DALA2016062704951](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704951), Jun 24, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON FRAME OF CANT STA Y=1485 BETWEEN LONGERONS 24 RT TO 25 RT AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 43.
- [SDR DALA2016062504938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062504938), Jun 24, 2016: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. REQUIRED REINFORCING ANGLES OF LT APB LOWER TEE CHORD CUT LINE REF CARD 5310-01449-01, STEP 9, LT APB LOWER TEE CHORD WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI 88-16-224, REV 1 AND 

All 203: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900DE-2023-04-01/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20070125001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070125001819I), Jan 25, 2007: Doug MD88 (N900DE), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During aircraft pushback, tow bar connection failed. Towbar damaged right hand nose landing gear door. Aircraft APU was inoperative and air start cart…

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