# N903DL: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2009-04-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 13, 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: 49534 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 12, 1988 - Last registry action: March 20, 2009 - Mode S code: AC7AA7 - 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/N903DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=903DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903DL-2009-04-13 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-88: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88.md ## Service difficulty reports (18) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DLM88070814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88070814), Jun 23, 2007: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. ON LAYOVER FOUND SEATROW 1DC EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP. FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER SEAT BROKEN. REPAIRED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. OPS NML. - [SDR DLM88070813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88070813), Jun 23, 2007: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. ON LAYOVER, FOUND SEATROW 18ED EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT UNPLUGGED. RECONNECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DLM88060520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88060520), Jun 24, 2006: SKIN. DELAMINATED. TAIL CONE DELAMINATION/SPONGY APPEARS TO BE SKYDROL SOAKED. REPLACED TAIL CONE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE PER M/M 53-53-00-401-2 P/N INSTALLED 5940163-1. - [SDR DLM88050268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88050268), May 12, 2005: ADC. FAULTY. A/S INDICATOR ON CO-PILOTS CONTINUED TO GO UP WHILE CAPTS AIRSPEED WENT DOWN. REPLACED CADC NR 2. - [SDR DLM88050168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88050168), Mar 17, 2005: APU. CONTAMINATED. ENGINE ANTI ICE ON NOTICED FAINT OIL SMELL, SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN TURNED OFF. ANTI ICE ON, SMELL RETURNED. FOUND APU CONTAMINATED WITH SKYDROL/OIL. CLEANED APU - [SDR DLM88040226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88040226), Mar 10, 2004: CSD. MALFUNCTIONED. TEN MINUTES INTO FLT GOT LT GEN OFF MSG. LEFT CSD TEMP WAS RISING THRU YELLOW AND RED ARC. REPLACED LT ENGINE CSD AND GENERATOR. - [SDR DLM88021483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88021483), Dec 30, 2002: FILTER. LEAKING. DURING CLIMBOUT OF CVG LEFT HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. FOUND LINE AT THE LT ENGINE HYD FILTER MODULE LEAKING REPLACED SAME SYSTEM NOW CHECKS NORMAL - [SDR DLM88011763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88011763), Nov 2, 2001: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 229-256 / LONG. 18L-19L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AND CREASED BETWEEN FS 229 & 256 JUST BELOW THE LO - [SDR DLM88010476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88010476), Mar 22, 2001: GASKET. CRACKED. TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. H.P BLEED SELECTED OFF. AFTER 2 MINS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, DIVERT TO CVG TO AVOID ICING CONDITIONS. FOUND TUB - [SDR DLM88002231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88002231), Nov 16, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY HAD A LOW CHARGE. REPLACED SAME. - [SDR DLM88991918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88991918), Aug 28, 1999: OVEN. DIRTY. EN ROUTE TO MKE ON FLT 1872/28, THE FLT CREW REPORTED BURNING SMELL IN FWD GALLEY. FOUND FOOD BOILED OVER IN OVEN, NO VISIBLE SMOKE OCCURRED. CLEANED OVEN. - [SDR DLM88991444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88991444), Jun 27, 1999: O-RING. FAILED. RUDDER HYD SHUTOFF VALVE HAD O-RING DAMAGE. DAMAGE CAUSED WHITE HAZE IN CABIN WHEN FLUID INGESTED. REPLACED O-RING. - [SDR DLM88972611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88972611), Dec 11, 1997: AIR DISTRIBUTION. ODOR. AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED ON FINAL, LIGHT ODOR IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED WATER SEPARATORS AND ENGINES, PERFORMED AUG VALVE CHECK. NO TROUBLE FOUND. - [SDR DLM88971570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88971570), Aug 9, 1997: INLET. DIRTY. DURING CLIMB-OUT ATL, SMELLED ODOR IN AFT CABIN, CLEARED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. FOUND SKYDROL FROM PREVIOUS LINE LEAKAGE AT LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE IN APU IN - [SDR DLM88970774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88970774), Apr 26, 1997: BRACKET. LOOSE. BOTH AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS FAILED ON T/O, MANUAL PRESS WHEEL JAMMED ON CONSOLE. FOUND OUTFLOW VLV CONTROL WHEEL SUPPORT BRACKET HARDWARE LOOSE IN QUAD CAU - [SDR DLM88970533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88970533), Mar 22, 1997: COALESCER BAGS. DIRTY. WITH ENGINE A/I ON, THERE IS A STRONG FUME SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT. RAN ENGINES PER M/M 21-20-2, BURNOUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCTING. REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 W - [SDR DLM88954366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88954366), Nov 12, 1995: EEL FUSE. FAILED. NO FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY ESCAPE MARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FROM ROW 29 TO REAR OF AIRCRAFT. REPLACED FUSES IN BATT RACK B5-212, OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR DLM88953798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLM88953798), Sep 22, 1995: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING D1 LETTER CHECK, FOUND DOUBLER CRACKED AT MLG W/W AFT FRAME T-ANGLE O/B CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05. ## 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 19920319012069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319012069I), Mar 19, 1992: Doug MD88 (N903DL), Huntsville, AL. Stewardess thought she smelkled smoke in cabin. Captain declared emergency. Returned, landed safely. --- 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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