# N901DE: 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 53378
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1992
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1992
- Last registry action: November 6, 2019
- Mode S code: AC7333
- 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/N901DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=901DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901DE-2022-11-29

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 (237, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020042702299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020042702299), Apr 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND ROW 31 TO AFT CABIN EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTS OUT. THE BATTERY PACK AT THAT LOCATION WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD 
- [SDR DALA2020031301825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020031301825), Mar 13, 2020: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM SEATS 10 TO 14 AND 34 TO 36 ARE INOP. R&R BATTERIES ON EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGERS AT SEAT 10AND 34. OPS CKS GOOD. (LP7
- [SDR DALA2020022101315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022101315), Feb 20, 2020: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. PASSING 8000' ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MODE CONTROL PANEL AREA. RTB ATL. PULLED J7 AND L5. NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND LIGHTS ON MO
- [SDR DALA2020011600326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011600326), Jan 15, 2020: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. TAILCONE UNSAFE DISPLAYED ON OAP BEFORE PUSHBACK. CYCLED INTER HANDLE SW LITE EXT OK FOR SVC. (LP6956218)
- [SDR DALA2019091205279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019091205279), Sep 12, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FWD FLIGHT DECK / GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES FWD DROP DOWN CEILING FOR FWD FLIGHT DECK GALLEY OVERHEAD EMRG LIGHT IAW AMM 33-50. O
- [SDR DALA2019081104694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019081104694), Aug 11, 2019: ENGINE. FAILED. LEFT ENG FAILURE 2-4 SEC AFTER LIFT OFF ENGINE INDICATIONS SHOWED 0 PER N2 AND 0 PER NE EGT APROX 628 SHUT DOWN ENGINE IAW CHECKLIST. REPLACE NR 1 ENGINE ON SPC
- [SDR DALA2019032501888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019032501888), Mar 25, 2019: WIRE HARNESS. BROKEN. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 35ED NOT WORKING. FOND HARNESS BROKEN. REPLACED OPS NML. REF AMM 3352. (LP5845514)
- [SDR DALA2019020700827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020700827), Feb 7, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOP FROM ROWS 14-22. REPL BATTERY PACK REF MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP4702230)
- [SDR DALA2018100805912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100805912), Oct 6, 2018: FITTING. CRACKED. LATE FINDING (IN REF 5700-2246): RT CRACK ON OUTBD FITTING TO ATTACH SLAT TRACK NR 10 AT SLAT PANEL NR 3 RT WING. SLAT PANEL ASSY 3 RT PART NUMBER OFF : 5922533
- [SDR DALA2018100505896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100505896), Oct 4, 2018: SPRING. BROKEN. AWR, HIDDEN CRACK: IN REF AMDS 5350-01077-0101 STEP 2. BROKEN SPRING OF TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM AT AFT PASSENGER DOOR UPPER DOOR JAMB. SPRING OF TA
- [SDR DALA2018092805786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092805786), Sep 27, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME ON STA 1510 CANT REF LONG 10R AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT. FRAME OF STA1510 AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT BTW POSITION 9 HRS TO 3 HRS WAS REPLACE PER DC-9/MD 
- [SDR DALA2018082765255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082765255), Aug 25, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ROWS 10 - 15, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DIM DURING A TEST. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AT ROW 12. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018071804541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018071804541), Jul 2, 2018: LENS. DAMAGED. THE EMERGENCY EXIT COVER DIFFUSER LENS DAMAGED OR MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT COVER DIFFUSER LENS. OPERATIONAL CHECK IS NORMAL AND THE AIRC
- [SDR DALA2018070304334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070304334), Jun 30, 2018: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DUE TO I/B W/U OF RT ENG OIL STAINER CLOG MSG. REPLACING ENG ON SPC NUM 2 88-7110-9-0010 REF LOG 3714976. PER MCC NOTIFICATION, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.
- [SDR DALA2018040802263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018040802263), Apr 8, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 17 AND 26DE INOP SEAT MOUNTED. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS AT SEATS 17DE AND 26DE PER AMM 33-52. OPS CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018020400636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018020400636), Feb 3, 2018: BRAKE. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT MAIN TIRE BRAKE SMOKING ON TAXI INBOUND. R&R NR 4 MAIN WHL ASSY & NR 4 BRAKE ASSY PER AMM 32-41 & AMM 32-44. LK CK OK.
- [SDR DALA2018011100193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011100193), Jan 10, 2018: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE TAXIING IN AND MAKING LEFT TURN ON TAXIWAY Z THE RIGHT BRAKE SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND PULL AIRCRAFT TOWARDS EDGE OF TAXIWAY AIRPLANE DEPARTED TAXIWAY AND HIT
- [SDR DALA2017082106309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017082106309), Aug 20, 2017: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. WITH SLATS EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, SUBSTANTIALLY. TRIM REQUIRED IS 3 DEGREES LT OF THE TRIM REQUIRED WITH A CLEAN WING. DURING CRUISE THE RE
- [SDR DALA2017052404152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017052404152), May 23, 2017: WEDGE. DAMAGED. DENTED RT TE FLAP 20 INCHES FROM THE OTBD END APROX 9 BY 18 INCHES, APROXIMATELY .40 DEEP AND A BENT T/E WEDGE, FWD END LOWER SURFACE. REMOVED THE OTBD TRAILING
- [SDR DALA2017040602774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017040602774), Apr 5, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. OUT OF POSITION. DURING VIS INSPECTION OF THE OVERHEAD WIRE BUNDLE, FOUND THE WIRE BUNDLE CHAFING AGAINST RELAY. ROUTED THE WIRE BUNDLE FOR CLEARANCE AND FOUND NO DAMAGED WIRES.
- [SDR DALA2017032902528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017032902528), Mar 26, 2017: BRAKE. DRAGGING. NR 4 BRAKE DRAGGING. REPLACED THE NR 4 BRAKE ASSY IAW AMM 32-42.
- [SDR DALA2017022201455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017022201455), Feb 21, 2017: WIRE. BROKEN. 1R GIRT BAR WIRE BROKEN. PER AMM 52-12 REPLACED GRT BAR LANYARD. OK FOR SVC.
- [SDR DALA2016121509882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121509882), Dec 15, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 26-28. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016111408754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111408754), Nov 13, 2016: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LT AFT OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. RELAMPED IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016091206570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091206570), Sep 11, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. AWR HIDDEN DAMAGE: PERFORMED RT WING HINGE COVER AILERON TAB MOD, ELONGATED FASTENER HOLE WAS FOUND ON RT AILERON T/E LOWER SKIN STA XAT=1.978. AILERON WAS REPA
- [SDR DALA2016091206524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091206524), Sep 9, 2016: DOOR. CORRODED. AWR HIDDEN DISCREPANCE, CM: CORROSION ON LOWER OTBD FACE AT RT MLG FIXED DOOR IN REF CARD 00693. MLG FIXED DOOR RT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-12-01-201.
- [SDR DALA2016090906486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906486), Sep 8, 2016: TAB. NICKED. RE-WRITE: LATE FINDING: NICK ON LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB T/E. ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB OFF SN 53378 WAS REPLACED BY ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB ON SN 53380 IAW IPC 55-20-03
- [SDR DALA2016090806462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806462), Sep 7, 2016: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT MLG SUPPORT FITTING BUSHING BORE. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 549274-14AD REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2016090706437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090706437), Sep 6, 2016: SPRING. BROKEN. AWR RII: BROKEN EMERGENCY EXIT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR ARM SPRING. SPRING PN 4951062-1 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-53-02 AND WAS VERIFIED WITH IPC 52-10-02.
- [SDR DALA2016090606420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090606420), Sep 5, 2016: SPRING ASSY. CORRODED. RUSTED PISTON END AT RUDDER TRIM TAB ACTUATOR ON AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. RUDDER TRIM LOAD-FEEL SPRING ASSY WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 27-207. AREA AT 
- [SDR DALA2016090606428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090606428), Sep 4, 2016: HINGE BRACKET. DAMAGED. AWR: HIDDEN DISCREPANCY, ELONGATED HOLES ON NR 4 FORWARD FIXED FLAP HINGE BRACKET STA XW=333.147 RT WING. FORWARD FIXED FLAP HINGE BRACKET STA XW= 333.147 RT WI
- [SDR DALA2016090606426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090606426), Sep 4, 2016: DOUBLER. WORN. INITIAL, WEAR ON EXTERNAL PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER ON FORWARD LOWER CORNER AT FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. DAMAGE DOUBLER ON FORWARD LOWER CORNER WAS REPLACED
- [SDR DALA2016090406410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090406410), Sep 3, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. INITIAL, CORROSION ON UPPER DOOR JAMB, STA Y=1160 BETWEEN LONG PROJECTION 18 RT TO 19 RT AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, C3. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE BEAM ON C3 WAS RE
- [SDR DALA2016090206357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090206357), Sep 1, 2016: DOOR. CRACKED. INITIAL: CRACKED LT WING OTBD FLAP INBD BUTE DOOR MID SECTION INNER AREA. LEFT WING OTBD FLAP INBD BUTE DOOR WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A466345-14MA, REV B.
- [SDR DALA2016090206354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090206354), Sep 1, 2016: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACKED AFT EDGE BEAM NR 1 AT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, L1. THIS CARD WAS ATTENDED WITH ERA 549270-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016090106329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090106329), Aug 31, 2016: BULKHEAD. UNKNOWN. RIGHT APB LOWER CHORD CUT LINE DOES NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS OF SRM, STA Y=1338, AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 549254-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016090106328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090106328), Aug 31, 2016: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK ON STRINGER 11, LT WING, OTBD SIDE STA XRS=168 APPROXIMATELY STR 11, LT WING WAS REPAIRED IAW DWG NR SR-09570100, REV B AND ER/A 549281-14AD, REV ORIGINAL
- [SDR DALA2016090106323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090106323), Aug 31, 2016: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL DOUBLER AROUND AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANE. CORROSION ON INTERNAL DOUBLER WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 549257-14, REV ORIGINAL REPETITIVE INSPECTIO
- [SDR DALA2016083106307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106307), Aug 31, 2016: RELEASE MECH. WORN. WORN TAILCONE RELEASE CAM AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. WORN ON TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE WAS MEASURED AND WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, MAX PERMISSIBLE 0.
- [SDR DALA2016083106311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106311), Aug 30, 2016: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL DOUBLER AROUND AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. FRAME CLIP STA Y=1309 & Y=1322 FROM LONGERON 18LT TO 26LT; LONGERON 20 LT & 21 LT FROM STA Y=13
- [SDR DALA2016083106310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106310), Aug 30, 2016: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER AND LOWER DOOR JAMB AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. LOWER DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 44A.
- [SDR DALA2016083106304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106304), Aug 30, 2016: FITTING. CORRODED. CORRODED R1 GIRT BAR FITTINGS ABOVE FLOOR PANEL 160G. R1 GIRT BAR FITTINGS ABOVE FLOOR PANEL 160G WERE REPLACED IAW DWG 3936193, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016083106303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106303), Aug 30, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL HOLES LOWER ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT STA XRS=189 TO 214 BETWEEN STR 12 AND STR 15 AT LT WING. CORROSION ON HOLES WERE REPAIRED IAW ER/A 549272-1
- [SDR DALA2016083106302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106302), Aug 30, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL HOLES LOWER ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT STA XRS=-189 TO 214 BETWEEN STR 12 AND STR 15 AT RT WING. CORROSION ON HOLES WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 549272-1
- [SDR DALA2016083106300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106300), Aug 30, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. INITIAL: LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT BETWEEN STA Y:731-750, FORWARD AND AFT CORNERS. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 549248-14AD
- [SDR DALA2016083106297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106297), Aug 30, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME ON STA Y=1485 CANT BELOW OF STAIR VENTRAL ACTUATOR AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. FRAME ON STA Y=1485 CANT BELOW OF STAIR VENTRAL ACTUATOR AT AFT A
- [SDR DALA2016083106294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083106294), Aug 30, 2016: FINGER DOUBLER. BENT. BENT EDGE ON FINGER DOUBLER AT FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BETWEEN STA Y=237 TO STA 256 AND LONGERONS 17LT TO 18LT, REF LOG NR 1542341. SECTION STRIP DOUBLER WAS REPAI
- [SDR DALA2016083006288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083006288), Aug 30, 2016: SKIN. BULGED. BULGING FUSELAGE SKIN BS 608 - 617, LONGERONS 29 - 30R. DOUBLERS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-30-3, 51-10-3 PARR. 14, 21, 51-20-0 AND DWG 5911412 
- [SDR DALA2016083006287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083006287), Aug 29, 2016: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB UPPER SKIN AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE GEARED TAB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM SRM 55-04 P.4.
- [SDR DALA2016083006283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083006283), Aug 29, 2016: SKIN. BULGED. BULGING FUSELAGE SKIN BTW BS 636 - 655, LONGERONS 29 - 30R. DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

All 237: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901DE-2022-11-29/reports.md

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