# N904DL: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-04-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 25, 2022 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 49535 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 21, 1988 - Certificate issued: November 19, 2009 - Last registry action: August 2, 2021 - Mode S code: AC7E5E - 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/N904DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=904DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904DL-2022-04-25 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (220, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2019072904448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019072904448), Jul 26, 2019: CONTROL PANEL. DEFECTIVE. DURING LANDING WITH AUTO BRAKES SET TO MED F/O HAD FINGERS ON A/B SW CAPT KICKED OFF WITH BRAKE APPLICATION AND A/B KICKED OFF BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE F/O GOT AN - [SDR DALA2019062803909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019062803909), Jun 28, 2019: WIRE. BROKEN. SEAT 22ED EMERGENCY LIGHT (SEAT MOUNTED) INOP. FOUND BROKEN WIRE UNDERNEATH SEAT, REPAIRED WIRE IAW MD88 STANDARD PRACTICE 20-90 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP6256244) - [SDR DALA2019050802894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019050802894), May 8, 2019: CONNECTOR. NOT SEATED. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP ABOVE CATWALK IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. RESEATED CONNECTOR FOR LIGHT ASSY LIGHT CKS OK. (LP5721405) - [SDR DALA2019033002044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019033002044), Mar 30, 2019: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. SHIP 904 - (HYD) RIGHT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO 0 IN CRUISE. PERFORMED QRH 3-13 AND 13-23. USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTEND PER THE QRH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND RI - [SDR DALA2019031301644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031301644), Mar 12, 2019: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. VENTRAL STAIR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK TO B5-28 CHARGER. (LP5724064) - [SDR DALA2019022001074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022001074), Feb 19, 2019: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING LANDING GEAR CHECK- FOUND LEFT MAIN FWD WHEEL WELL FRAME CRACKED. REMOVED FRAME AT SAME, REPLACED FRAME PER DRAWING 5930584. - [SDR DALA2019011400218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019011400218), Jan 14, 2019: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. SHIP 904 - ATB - AIR TURN BACK TO BWI DUE TO A LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE WITH TURBINE DAM - [SDR DALA2018120306967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120306967), Dec 3, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT AND FWD GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK B523. OPS CHECKS GOOD. (LP5037556) - [SDR DALA2018120306966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120306966), Dec 3, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT SEATS 22-25. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5104 PER MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKS GOOD. (LP5037552) - [SDR DALA2018120306965](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120306965), Dec 3, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT L2 DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-209. LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD REF MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP5037553) - [SDR DALA2018102306242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102306242), Oct 22, 2018: PIN. MISSING. CANT. FRAME FOR TAILCONE ALL ALIGNMENT PINS FOR TAILCONE HAVE WASHERS ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME. ALIGNMT PIN MISSING AT 3:00 POSITION. FOUND SHIM WASHER ARRANGEMENT - [SDR DALA2018092005670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092005670), Sep 20, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING SERVICE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MID CABIN UPPER EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THE LEFT & RIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INBOARD MID CABIN UP - [SDR DALA2018070204335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070204335), Jul 2, 2018: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT 29D INOP. SECURED LOOSE WIRING CONNECTOR AND REPLACED MISSING LENS IAW AMM 33-53-01. - [SDR DALA2018041802588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802588), Apr 17, 2018: BATTERY. MALFUNCTIONED. THE FWD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED, NO SMOKE OR FUMES NOTED. INSTALLED A NEW SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY IAW AMM 26-13. - [SDR DALA2018041002311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041002311), Apr 9, 2018: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2018030301346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030301346), Mar 3, 2018: APU. CONTAMINATED. DURING TAXI IN, AFTER APU START, NOTICED ODOR IN COCKPIT & FWD GALLEY, BURNING OIL ODOR. ODOR BECAME STRONGER AT GATE AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. ON WALK AROUND, FOUND - [SDR DALA2017122008760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017122008760), Dec 19, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SVC CHECK FOUND EXIT SIGN AT 2L DOOR, AFT STAIR DOOR, AND SEVERAL TAIL COMP EXIT LIGHT INOP. FOUND BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY B5-212 IN AFT RIGHT OVER - [SDR DALA2017122008761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017122008761), Dec 19, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. BROKEN. AFT CABIN FOUND EMERG LIGHT POWER SUPPLY B5-27 IN AFT RT LAV HAD A BROKEN TERMINAL BLOCK. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AMM 33-53. - [SDR DALA2017081206161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017081206161), Aug 11, 2017: GAUGE. BROKEN. BROKEN PRESSURE GAUGE ON PORTABLE OXYGEN CYLINDER S/N 587131 ALSO ON S/N 241191 AT CABIN PAX. REPLACED BY S/N 684325 AND 821117 DATE OF EXPIRATION 5/2019 AND 8/ - [SDR DALA2017080906069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080906069), Aug 8, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME CAP AT BS 1418, LONGERON 2L IN THE AFT ACCESORIES COMPARTMENT. THE FRAME CAP WAS REPAIRED THE SRM 53-01, FIG 2. SHEET 4. - [SDR DALA2017080906067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080906067), Aug 8, 2017: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. FOUR CRACKS ON LOWER AFT DOOR FRAME CORNER BETWEEN BS 416 TO 427 OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. FUSELAGE SKIN AT FWD CARGO DOOR FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG - [SDR DALA2017080105859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080105859), Jul 30, 2017: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT MLG WHEEL WELL CUTOUT FWD LOWER FRAME CRACKED. CRACK IS MULTI DIRECTIONAL AND IS LOCATED APPROX 10 INCHES DOWN FROM UPPER ATTACH FITTING. STOP DRILLE - [SDR DALA2017072805731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072805731), Jul 28, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FWD OVERWING EXIT DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-53, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017072005588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072005588), Jul 20, 2017: STIFFENER. DAMAGED. REMOVED STIFFENER ABOVE "Y" DUCT DUE TO DAMAGE. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER PER AMM 53-01. - [SDR DALA2016092606838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092606838), Sep 25, 2016: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST, FOUND LT AND RT EXTERIOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R B5-49 EXT EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY IAW AMM 33-53. EXTERIOR EMERGENCY - [SDR DALA2016050503695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050503695), May 4, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT ENTRANCE AND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. BATTERY PACK B5-212 WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2016050503694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050503694), May 4, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT AND RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2016050203522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050203522), Apr 30, 2016: RELAY. INOPERATIVE. THE FLIGHT CREW OF FLIGHT 1798 FOUND THE OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RELAY R2-271 AND THE OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS CHECKED OK. - [SDR DALA2016033002455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016033002455), Mar 30, 2016: PIN. DISENGAGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE L1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE HAD A PARACHUTE PIN DISENGAGED. THE L1 EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016032802381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032802381), Mar 28, 2016: FUSE. FAILED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT SECTION EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY CHARGER FUSE AND THE LIGHTS OPERATED OK. - [SDR DALA2015072404632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072404632), Jul 23, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING DECAL INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL SCRATCHES ON REPAIR DOUBLER OF LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER L/E. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 531449-14, REV "C" SECTION 3. - [SDR DALA2015072304583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072304583), Jul 22, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING NDT INSPECTION A DISCREPANT AREA, DOUBLER REPAIR WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND CABIN WINDOWS CUTOUTS BETWEEN STA Y=693 AND Y=731. THE WINDOW BELT PAN - [SDR DALA2015072304626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072304626), Jul 22, 2015: PIN. DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEASE CABLE PIN FOR THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE WAS UNSAFE. THE COMPLETE DOOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2015072104513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072104513), Jul 20, 2015: GUIDE VANE. DELAMINATED. FOUND A DELAMINATED AREA ON THE LT WIND INBD FLAP OTBD GUIDE VANE LOWER SURFACE. THE VANE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 27-51-04 AND AMM 27-51-04. - [SDR DALA2015072104510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072104510), Jul 20, 2015: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKED ANGLE AND DOUBLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2, 53-14-4 AND DWG 2923630, REV C, DWG 591842, REV D4, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21 - [SDR DALA2015072104508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072104508), Jul 20, 2015: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK ON OUTER PAN OF AFT CABIN BULKHEAD DOOR MID SECTION BELOW PRESSURE SEAL. THE BULKHEAD DOOR WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2015072104504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072104504), Jul 20, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1485. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-258, ER/A 536515-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015081805099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081805099), Jul 17, 2015: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON WEB AROUND AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB FROM BS 1220 - 1145, LONGERON 29R TO 24R. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW WEB IAW SRM 51-10- - [SDR DALA2015071804469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071804469), Jul 17, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN BS 800 - 810 LONGERON 28 - 30R. THE AREA WAS TRIMED, REPAIR FABRICATED, DRILLED, TRIMED, TREATED, - [SDR DALA2015071804468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071804468), Jul 17, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INNER DOUBLER, THE AREA OF RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA BS 640 BETWEEN LONGERON 29 - 30L. DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2 AND DWG 5936004, - [SDR DALA2015071804463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071804463), Jul 17, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR BS 489, AROUND LONGERON 30. THE DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW ERA 536490-14, REV ORIG AND 57-10-3, P.21-14, 51-30- - [SDR DALA2015071804462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071804462), Jul 17, 2015: FRAME. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON FRAME BS 905 LONGERON 17R. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-209, R4 & ER/A 536459-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015071804461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071804461), Jul 17, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 371.5 BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 - 21R . THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 105, 51-10-3, P. 21-14, AND 51-30-5. - [SDR DALA2015071704449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704449), Jul 16, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1271 BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 AND 2R. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-216, REV ORIG AND ERA 536465-14AD, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015071704448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704448), Jul 16, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED REPAIR DOUBLER ON FRAME BS 1463 LONGERON 18R. THE DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 53-14-4, FIG 3, SHEET 7, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21 AND DWG 9911839, - [SDR DALA2015071704447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704447), Jul 16, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN BS 106, LONGERON 28L AT NLG CUTOUT. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-02, 51-30-5, 51-10-3 PAR 21 AND 14, AND DWG 5913421, R - [SDR DALA2015071704446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704446), Jul 16, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CARGO TRACK BS 1212 - 1322 IN THE AFT CARGO BAY. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-10-3 PARA 14, NAD 21. - [SDR DALA2015071704439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704439), Jul 16, 2015: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON LONGERON 28R BS 1287. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. - [SDR DALA2015071704437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704437), Jul 16, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME BS 750 BETWEEN LONGERONS 26 - 27L. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 , 51-10-3, 51-10-4 AND 53-03D, FIG 4, CLASS A. - [SDR DALA2015071704435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704435), Jul 16, 2015: TAB. DAMAGED. NICKED AND DENTED LT ELEVATOR ANTIFLOAT 30. LT ELEVATOR ANTIFLOAT TAB, WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04. All 220: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904DL-2022-04-25/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 19911004062999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004062999I), Oct 4, 1991: Doug MD88 (N904DL), Jacksonville, FL. This aircraft had a TCAS alert on descent. Informed ATC and climbed until other aircraft cleared area. --- 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.