# N902DL: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2009-04-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 14, 2009 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (registry code 3023688) - 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: 49533 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 5, 1987 - Last registry action: March 23, 2009 - Mode S code: AC76F0 - Location: [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 42.0232° N, 91.6596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52402, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902DL-2009-04-14 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (13) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DLM88060411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88060411), May 17, 2006: SKIN. GOUGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW THE AFT CORNER OF THE C-3 CARGO DOOR CUTOUT WAS DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH GSE. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTA - [SDR DLM88060352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88060352), May 1, 2006: LINE. LEAKING. LT HYD SYS LOST HYD PRESS FOLLOWED BY LT SYS HYD LOSS. FOUND FLEX PRESSURE LINE INBD OF LEFT PYLON LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. REPLACED NR 1 EDP. LEFT ENG LK CK OK - [SDR DLM88040037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88040037), Jan 15, 2004: SKIN. DENTED. DENTS IN FUSELAGE STA 223 BETWEEN STR 17L & 18L. ALSO DENTS AT FS 218-227 BETWEEN STR 18L & 19L. ALL DENTS REPAIRED PER DRD 53-04D FIG 12B SHT 34 - 36 & 95 PG 6 - [SDR DLM88030601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88030601), Jun 27, 2003: GENERATOR. DEFECTIVE. AS WE REACHED CRUISE ALT NOTICED RIGHT CSD OUTLET OIL TEMP ABOVE RED ARC FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURE. TURNED RIGHT GEN OFF, STABILIZED ABOUT 130 DEG. FREQ 394 398 WI - [SDR DLM88021235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88021235), Oct 24, 2002: APU. CONTAMINATED. JUST AFTER TAKE OFF FLT ATTENDENTS REPORTS HEAVY SMOKE ODOR THROUGH OUT CABIN. CREW RETURNED TO PNS. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH HYD FLUID. AIRCRAFT MTC F - [SDR DLM88992794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88992794), Dec 19, 1999: TIRE. WORN. ON T/O, EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION WHEN NOSE WHEEL SLOWED AGAINST SNUBBERS, BURNING RUBBER SMELL WAS EVIDENT FOR 3-5 MIN ON CLIMBOUT. CLE - [SDR DLM88992599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88992599), Nov 24, 1999: SEPARATOR BAG. FAULTY. STRONG SMOKE ODOR IN AIRCRAFT. AFT SMOKE DET WENT OFF. REPLACED RT ACM PER M/M, PERFORMED DUCT BURN OUT. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAG, LEAK CKS GOOD. - [SDR DLM88972290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88972290), Nov 8, 1997: LENS. MISSING. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING IS INOP BY DOOR 2L FRC335-04653. FOUND THAT LIGHTS DO OPERATE NORMALLY. HOWEVER,THEY NEEDED 2 EA RED LENS TO BE INSTALLED. INSTALLED SA - [SDR DLM88972104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88972104), Oct 20, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. RHS OUTB'D FLIGHT SPOILER CENTER HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION IN THE BORE THAT ACCEPTS THE ASBY10-18 BEARING. REPAIRED PER ERA 330842-14. - [SDR DLM88972103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88972103), Oct 20, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. DENT FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 1340 AND 1380, BETWEEN L22R AND 23R. DENT WAS APPROX 41 BY 1.5 WITH A DEPTH OF 0.100. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER ERA 330856- - [SDR DLM88971189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88971189), Jun 18, 1997: BOLT. SHEARED. LT MLG LWR ACT/BOTTOM BOLT SHEARED. FOUND DURING LUBE. REPLACED LWR BOLT ASSEMBLY AND LUBED PER M/M. VISUALLY INSPECTED UPPER BOLT, NO DAMAGE NOTED. - [SDR DLM88960060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88960060), Jan 9, 1996: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. FOUND ON D1 LTR CHECK, CORROSION AT MID CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05 FIG 63. - [SDR DLM88952737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88952737), Jun 22, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-2 LETTER CHECK, 2 INCH CRACK AT MAIN WHEEL WELL FWD FRAME O/B END. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05 FIG 78A. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19950419017009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950419017009I), Apr 19, 1995: Doug MD88 (N902DL), Shreveport, LA, Damage unknown. Narrative: while enroute to dallas/ft. worth, Texas, the aircraft experienced a problem with the no. 2 engine. The oil filter bypass light illumintated and the… - [Incident 19930806041389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806041389I), Aug 6, 1993: Doug MD88 (N902DL), West Palm Beach, FL. NR2 engine failure on takeoff. Aborted. Smoke emitting from NR2 engine. Captain initiated evacuation. - [Incident 19910905043299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905043299I), Sep 5, 1991: Doug MD88 (N902DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Left engine oil strainer clog message light on. Shut engine down. Returned. Replaced filter clog switch. - [Incident 19900221016222I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221016222I), Feb 21, 1990: Doug DC981 (N902DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. 902DL holding for taxiing instruction and with brakes set was hit by a klm 747 being pushed back. Tails collided. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.