# N903DA: 1995 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, registration cancelled 2020-08-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 25, 2020 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (registry code 3023690) - Engine: [IAE V2500SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (registry code 34601) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 53383 - Year built: 1995 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 12, 1995 - Certificate issued: May 18, 1995 - Last registry action: February 20, 2020 - Mode S code: AC7A9D - 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/N903DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=903DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903DA-2020-08-25 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-90-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30.md ## Service difficulty reports (94, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2016121309954](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121309954), Dec 12, 2016: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS. TROUBLESHOT REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY B5-125 IAW MM. ALL LI - [SDR DALA2016121309855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121309855), Dec 10, 2016: CONTROL CABLE. DAMAGED. TAILCONE CONTROL CABLE ABOVE AFT PASSENGER DOOR HAS DAMAGED PROTECTIVE COATING. COMPLIED WITH PRI/ERA 553465-14, REV O. (LP# 2802435) - [SDR DALA2016121109854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121109854), Dec 10, 2016: INTERCOSTAL. BENT. INTERCOSTAL BENT, BS 37. REMOVED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED PART IAW DWG 9911500. - [SDR DALA2016120509584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120509584), Nov 30, 2016: SWITCH. FAILED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WILL NOT ARM ON TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REPLACED S1-387. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-125. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2016050203555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050203555), Apr 30, 2016: LANYARD. MISINSTALLED. L2 DOOR SLIDE LANYARD INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REINSTALLED LANYARD IAW MM CORRECTLY. - [SDR DALA2016050203554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050203554), Apr 30, 2016: LANYARD. MISINSTALLED. R1 DOOR SLIDE LANYARD INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REINSTALLED LANYARD IAW MM. - [SDR DALA2016042203553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016042203553), Apr 21, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. OVERWING FRAME, BS 902 LEFT HAS CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED IAW ERA 546026-14AD. - [SDR DALA2016030401660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030401660), Mar 2, 2016: LANYARD. UNSECURE. R1 SLIDE NOT FULLY ATTACHED. SECURED LANYARDS. - [SDR DALA2016020400944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020400944), Feb 2, 2016: GAUGE. INOPERATIVE. TAIL CONE NITROGEN BOTTLE PRESSURE GAUGE NOT INDICATING PRESSURE. R & R BOTTLE. - [SDR DALA14032419203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14032419203), May 24, 2014: WIRE. DAMAGED. LT SIDEWALL AFT EMERGENCY STAIRWELL LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. FOUND AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN TAILCONE AREA BEHIND LEFT AFT BULKHEAD. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA14022829203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14022829203), Apr 8, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE, SKIN BS 1475 L1-2R CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ERA 524612-14 - [SDR DALA14028079203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14028079203), Apr 7, 2014: FINGER DOUBLER. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME TO SKIN FINGER DOUBLER AT L2R FORWARD SIDE OF STA 1520 FRAME. NR 62. REPAIRED CRACKED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-10-03, FIG 20 AND ERA 524742-14, REV O. - [SDR DALA14021609203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14021609203), Apr 7, 2014: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED AT FASTENER BS 1542, AT 11:00 O`CLOCK POSTION. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-10-03, FIG 16. - [SDR DALA14020739203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020739203), Apr 5, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND VERTICAL STAB SKIN AT BS 1475, L2R. ERA 524612-14, SECTION I WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN MSP. - [SDR DALA14020729203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020729203), Apr 5, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. CROWN SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN FASTENERS OF PREVIOUS REPAIR, BS 1475, RBL 5. REPAIRED CRACK IAW ERA 524612-14, REV O, SECTION I, SECTION II PERFORMS REPETATIVE INSP - [SDR DALA14020569203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020569203), Apr 2, 2014: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO LOWER FRAME CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR BS 1212 - 1226 IAW SRM 53-60-02. - [SDR DALA14020629203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020629203), Apr 2, 2014: SEAL DEPRESSOR. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER E & E COMPARTMENT DOOR SEAL DEPRESSOR IS CRACKED IN RADIUS, AFT CENTER LINE. REPAIR IAW ERA 524592-14, REV O. - [SDR DALA14020639203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020639203), Apr 1, 2014: CHANNEL. CRACKED. FRAME BS 984, RT SIDE, FORWARD CROSSTIE, CRACKED AT FRAME TO FLOORBEAM. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW CROSSTIE CHANNEL IAW SRM 51-00-01. - [SDR DALA14001279203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14001279203), Jan 4, 2014: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AFT CATWALK FOUND INOPERATIVE. R & R QUICK DISCONNECTORS IAW SWPM. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA13060119203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13060119203), Nov 10, 2013: CABLE. FRAYED. L2 GIRT BAR CABLE FRAYED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED GIRT BAR LANYARD PER AMM. - [SDR DALA13036799203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13036799203), Jul 29, 2013: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. DURING TAILCONE RELEASE OPS CHECK, FOUND EXTERNAL TAILCONE RELEASE SWITCH INOPERATIVE, TAILCONE UNSAFE SWITCH. R & R SWITCH FOR EXTERNAL HANDLE RELEASE. OPS CHE - [SDR DALA13003059203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13003059203), Jan 16, 2013: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. RT EXIT DOOR, AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY. - [SDR DALA1226899203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1226899203), Apr 25, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. DUE PERMANENT REPAIR PER ERA 490525-14AD REV A CODE 55-11. ACTL 2102-2100. STAB HORIZ RT UPPER AFT SKIN CRACK. ACCOMP SEC III PERM REP INSTR PRIOR TO 6000 CYC. - [SDR DALA1222339203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222339203), Apr 4, 2012: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ERA 490525-14AD REV A SECT 1, REPLACEMENT OF UPPER SKIN PANEL ON RT HORIZONTAL STAB WAS TRIMMED TO SHORT CAUSING SHORTED ON EDGE FASTENERS A - [SDR DALA1222279203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222279203), Mar 29, 2012: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. RT CABIN FLOOR PANEL STA 180-185 HAS CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS PER VOL 1 SRM 53-00-01 P9 FIG 3. FABRICATED NEW FLOOR PANEL, TREATED PAINTED PER VOL 2 SRM 51-10-03 - [SDR DALA1222619203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222619203), Mar 21, 2012: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. AFTER REMOVAL MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL WEB, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED AND BROKEN THRU AT STA 169 LBL 55. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN CABIN STA 169 LBL 55 IAW MD9 - [SDR DALA1227249203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1227249203), Mar 8, 2012: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. LT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE INCOMING DOUBLER REPAIR BETWEEN STA 229-237 AND L17L-L18L NOT PER ERA#476094-14 REV B AND SOME RIVETS BUCK TAIL ARE DEFORMED. C/W ERA 47609 - [SDR DALA1219829203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1219829203), Mar 8, 2012: BUSHING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT MLG RETRACT ACT SUPPORT FITTING BUSHING BORE. FOUND UPON REMOVAL OF FITTING BUSHING PER EA 02-093855-03 AD REV A OPN 0101. C/W IAW EA 02-093855- - [SDR DALA1219819203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1219819203), Mar 8, 2012: BUSHING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT MLG RETRACT ACT SUPPORT FITTING BUSHING BORE. FOUND UPON REMOVAL OF FITTING BUSHING PER EA 02-093855-03 AD REV A OPN 0201. C/W IAW EA 02-093855- - [SDR DALA1215549203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1215549203), Mar 8, 2012: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. LT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE INCOMING DOUBLER REPAIR BETWEEN STA 229 TO 237 AND LONGERONS 17L TO 18L NOT PER ERA 476094-14 REV B AND SOME RIVETS BUCKTAILS ARE DEFORMED. - [SDR DALA1227239203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1227239203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT RBL 22 HAS CORROSION/GOUGES FROM STA 972 TO STA 1069. BLENDED SEAT TRACKS IAW MD90 SRM 53-40-01 PG 22 AND 23. STA 1059 RBL 22 CROWN ARE - [SDR DALA1227229203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1227229203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL 22 HAS CORROSION/GOUGES FROM 854 TO STA 1069 AND A DRILL START AT STA 991.5 / REMOVED CORROSION ON SEAT TRACKS AT STA 854 TO 1069 I - [SDR DALA1223319203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1223319203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT RBL 55 HAS CORROSION FROM STA 588-854. CUT OUT DAMAGE CROWN ON SEAT TRACK AT MAIN CABIN STA 641 RBL 55 PER MD90 SRM 52-40-01 PG 5. INST - [SDR DALA1223309203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1223309203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL 22 HAS CORROSION AND GOUGES FROM STA 588-854. OUT OF LIMITS CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION STA668-797. INSTALLED NEW SET TRACK AND - [SDR DALA1223099203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1223099203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL HAS CORROSION/GOUGES FROM STA 1145-1203. DAMAGE IS OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION STA 1069 - 1180 LBL 22. PER SRM 53-40 - [SDR DALA1222319203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222319203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT RBL 53 HAS CORROSION/GOUGES FROM BS 854-972. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER MD90 SRM 53-40-01 PG 20-23. REPLACED SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-40-01 P - [SDR DALA1222309203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222309203), Mar 6, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN RT CUSP WEB HAS CORROSION FROM BS 731-750. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW ERA 501651-14 REV O. REPAIRS MADE PER PRI 501651-14 REV O, - [SDR DALA1221939203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221939203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL 55 HAS CORROSION & GOUGES FROM STA 1290 TO 1364. BLENDED CORROSION AND GOUGES, FOUND AREAS OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION O - [SDR DALA1221899203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221899203), Mar 6, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN RT CUSP WEB HAS CORROSION FROM BS 664 TO 693. CUSP WEB CORROSION REPAIRED PER ERA398191-14MA. - [SDR DALA1221889203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221889203), Mar 6, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL 44 HAS CORROSION & GOUGES FROM BS 1260 TO 1364. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION - [SDR DALA1221859203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221859203), Mar 6, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN RT CUSP WEB HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BS 693 TO 731. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND AREAS OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS AN - [SDR DALA1221979203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221979203), Mar 5, 2012: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. VENTRAL STAIR NR 9 STEP, FWD FRAME SHEAR TIE, AFT FRAME, LOWER ANGLE, LEFT AND RIGHT BULKHEAD LOWER ANGLES AND CORNERS ABOVE PANEL LANDS AND LEFT, RIGHT AND AFT - [SDR DALA1223299203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1223299203), Mar 5, 2012: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON DOUBLER AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD BOTTOM SDGE AREA LBL 4-RBL 4. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER MD90 51-30-05 P10A. AT SAA SAT HMV. - [SDR DALA1223289203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1223289203), Mar 5, 2012: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD T-ANGLE SUPPORT BL 0 LOWER END. FABRICATED NEW T-ANGLE AND INSTALLED PER MD90 53-10-03 PG 21 FIG 21 SHEET 2. - [SDR DALA1222289203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222289203), Mar 5, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK BS 231-588 LBL 55 HAS GOUGES AND CORROSION. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-40-01 PG 22-23. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-40-01 - [SDR DALA1221929203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221929203), Mar 5, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK IS GOUGED AND CORRODED BS 284-588 RBL 55. REMOVED DAMAGE ON SEAT TRACK, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK, - [SDR DALA1221919203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221919203), Mar 5, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL 55 HAS CORROSION/GOUGES FROM BS 608 TO 854. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMTS. REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM SRM 53-40-01. - [SDR DALA1221819203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221819203), Mar 5, 2012: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT RBL 55 HAS CORROSION & GOUGES FROM BS 1145 TO 1303. BLENDED CORROSION, FOUND SOME AREAS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SEC - [SDR DALA1221809203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221809203), Mar 5, 2012: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS GOUGES BS 588 -313 LBL 22. REMOVED DAMAGE ON SEAT TRACK, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51 - [SDR DALA1221799203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1221799203), Mar 5, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT LBL 55 HAS CORROSION & GOUGES FROM BS 854 TO 1088. BLENDED DAMAGED AREAS ON SEAT TRACK, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED All 94: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903DA-2020-08-25/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20041219033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041219033299I), Dec 19, 2004: Doug MD9030 (N903DA), Las Vegas, NV. (-23) After APU start, the starter relay remained closed causing insulation on the starter cable to heat up to the point an insulation boot caught fire. - [Incident 19960606032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606032779I), Jun 6, 1996: Doug MD9030 (N903DA), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: bleed air coupling nut released on the left hand engine pressurizing the nose cowl causing a separation of the acoustical lining. The lining was… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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