# N905DL: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 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: 49536
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2018
- Last registry action: April 19, 2021
- Mode S code: AC8215
- 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/N905DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=905DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905DL-2022-11-29

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 (174, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020030101499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030101499), Feb 29, 2020: CONTROL VALVE. CONTAMINATED. HAZE AND SMOKE OBSERVED IN CABIN 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING APU. GROUND PERSONAL OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM APU EXHAUST AND LOUD POPPING NOISES. PACKS AND APU WER
- [SDR DALA2019110306365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019110306365), Nov 2, 2019: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. INTERMITTENT TAILCONE UNSAFE MESSAGE ON GROUND. DEFERRED PER MEL 53-00-01B. RELEASED TAIL CONE MECHANISM FOR MTC REF MD88 AMM 53-53. T/S PER MD88 WDM 53-73. FOU
- [SDR DALA2019110106343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019110106343), Oct 30, 2019: SWITCH. CORRODED. TAILCONE UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT GATE WHILE PARKED IN HEAVY RAIN. INSPECTED TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM AND VERIFIED LOCKPINS ARE INPLACE, LOCKING CABLE IS P
- [SDR DALA2019102206062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102206062), Oct 21, 2019: TERMINAL. BROKEN. TAIL CONE UNSAFE OAP. T/S PER MD88 WDM 52-73-11. FOUND BROKEN GROUND RING TERMINAL AT GROUND STUD 616. REPAIRED TERMINAL PER SWPM CH. 20. OPS CK GOOD. (LP663014
- [SDR DALA2019090305106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019090305106), Sep 3, 2019: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMER LIGHTS STA 140 NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DOING EMER LIGHT CHECK. REPLACED B5-23 BATTERY PACK PER AMM 33-50-00 FIG 1. SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL. (LP4634454)
- [SDR DALA2019021901073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021901073), Feb 18, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. HIDDEN DAMAGE: CORROSION AND CRACK ON SKIN, ALSO SUNKEN AND BROKEN FASTENERS AT SETTLEMENT SURFACE AREA (FUSELAGE STRUCTURE) OF LOWER TCAS ANTENNA. (CORROSION L
- [SDR DALA2019021901072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021901072), Feb 18, 2019: LONGERON. CORRODED. HIDDEN DAMAGE: AFTER PERFORMED CUT OUT ON EXTERNAL SKIN, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 30 BTW STA Y =237-256 AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT IN REF NRC 00347. (CORRO
- [SDR DALA2019021500961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021500961), Feb 14, 2019: RUDDER. DAMAGED. AWR: DUE TO SEVERAL PAINT FLAKES ON BOTH SIDES OF RUDDER SURFACES, PERFORM REMOVE/INSTALL RUDDER ASSY ON REFERENCE OF NRC00054. SUMMARY OF THE NRC# 00056 RUDDER
- [SDR DALA2019021500960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021500960), Feb 14, 2019: PAN. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACKED PAN AND STRAP (FWD EDGE) BTW BEAM 3-4 AT FWD SERVICE DOOR (R1). PAN AND STRAP (FWD EDGE) BTW BEAM NBR 3 AND 4 AT FWD SERVICE DOOR WE
- [SDR DALA2019021300937](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021300937), Feb 12, 2019: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON DOOR JAMB LOWER BEAM AND PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER BTW Y=1155-1212 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (C3). (CORROSION LEVEL 2) DOOR JAMB LOWER BEAM AND PREVIO
- [SDR DALA2019021300936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021300936), Feb 12, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK WAS FOUND 0.250" OF LENGTH ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA Y=160 BTW LONGS 3L & 4L. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04-3 FIG 8 (SHEET 5).
- [SDR DALA2019021300935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021300935), Feb 12, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK WAS FOUND 0.250" OF LENGTH ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA Y=160 BTW LONGS 3L & 4L. FUSELAGE SKIN STA Y=160 BTW LONGS 3L & 4L WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04-3 FIG 5 (SHE
- [SDR DALA201902110869](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201902110869), Feb 9, 2019: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON UPPER AREA OF THE DOOR JAMB AT RH FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. CRACK OF 0.750" LENGTH ON UPPER AREA OF THE DOOR JAMB AT RH FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS REPA
- [SDR DALA2019021109868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021109868), Feb 8, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. FIVE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON LOWER AFT CORNER EXTERNAL SKIN AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB STA Y= 422. ON LOWER AFT CORNER EXTERNAL SKIN AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB STA
- [SDR DALA2019021109867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021109867), Feb 8, 2019: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION ON DOOR JAMB WEB BTW STA 1212 TO 1218 L28R AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. DOOR JAMB WEB BTW STA 1212 TO 1218 L28R AT AFT CARGO COMPARTM
- [SDR DALA2019020800846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020800846), Feb 7, 2019: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION TYPE EXFOLIATION ON INTERCOSTAL BTW L29L STA 1212 TO 1231 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (C3). DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE DAMAGE (CORROSION LEVEL 2) INTERCOSTAL O
- [SDR DALA2019020700826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020700826), Feb 6, 2019: BEAM. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACKED BEAM NBR 8 (AFT EDGE) AT FWD PASSENGER DOOR (L1). BEAM NBR 8 (CRACK OF 1.063") WAS REPAIRED PER DC9/MD80 SRM 52-05 PAR. 75 FIG 95 SH
- [SDR DALA2019020700825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020700825), Feb 6, 2019: BEAM. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACKED BEAM NBR 1 AND 2 (FWD EDGE) AT FWD PASSENGER DOOR (L1). BEAM NBR 1 (CRACK 0.750") AND BEAM NBR 2 (CRACK 0.781") ON FWD EDGE AT FWD P
- [SDR DALA2019020700824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020700824), Feb 6, 2019: CHANNEL. CORRODED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION ON RH "Z" CHANNEL BTW STA 1117 TO 1155 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (C3). Z CHANNEL RH BTW STA 1117 TO 1155 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT W
- [SDR DALA2019020600807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020600807), Feb 5, 2019: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION ON REPAIR DOUBLER SPLICE BTW L30 TO LL29R AND STA 593 TO 579 AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT. DOUBLER SPLICE BTW L30 TO LL29R AND STA 593
- [SDR DALA2019020500758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020500758), Feb 4, 2019: DOOR. CORRODED. INITIAL INSPECTION:CORROSION ON RH DOOR AT APU.(EHV). RH ACCESS DOOR AT APU P/N: 5914694-95 S/N: UNKNOWN WAS REPLACE PER SERVICEABLE RH ACCESS DOOR AT APU P/N: 
- [SDR DALA2018111106594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018111106594), Nov 10, 2018: WINDOW SILL. CRACKED. WINDOW SILL BETWEEN CAPTAIN WINDOW AND CENTER WINDOW IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDOW SILL BETWEEN CAPTAINS AND CENTER WINDSHIELD IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-
- [SDR DALA2018100305853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100305853), Oct 3, 2018: WIRE. BROKEN. ON SVC CK FOUND AFT EXIT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR IDENTIFIER INOP. T/S REPLACED LIGHT ASSY -NO HELP FOUND BROKEN WIRE BEHIND SINK CABINET REPAIRED SAME, WDM 33-
- [SDR DALA2018092705785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092705785), Sep 26, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TURN OFF LOCATIONS:201. REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. ATF/C LAV. OPS CKD OK. (LP0758906)
- [SDR DALA2018090705498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018090705498), Sep 5, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAULTY. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ALERTING CONTINUOUSLY. R&R FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR.
- [SDR DALA2018062804244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062804244), Jun 27, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FLOOR PANEL WAS WEAK AND CONCAVED BETWEEN SEATS 1B AND 1C. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLOOR PANEL IAW AMM 53-20-01/201.
- [SDR DALA2018062204163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062204163), Jun 22, 2018: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. 18DE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. RELAMP NO HELP(440303) FOUND CONNECTOR LOOSE AT ROW 18DE. SECURED CONNECTOR. CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018052903617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052903617), May 29, 2018: PIN. MISSING. FOUND THE R1 SLIDE ENGAGEMENT PIN MISSING. R & R THE R1 DOOR SLIDE IAW AMM 2561-4964.
- [SDR DALA2018052103493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052103493), May 21, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. BROKEN. SEAT 30DE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS BROKEN UNDER THE SEAT. R & R THE WIRE HARNESS IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018051703393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018051703393), May 15, 2018: FILLER. CRACKED. FOUND RIGHT AFT FILLER ASSY ON CATWALK WITH 2 CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILLER ASSY P/N 5937691-2 CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018032601882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032601882), Mar 25, 2018: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. FLASH FROM WIRING ON F/OS WINDOW WIRING. FOUND THE WINDOW HEAT CONNECTORS BROKEN AND FRAYED. REPLACED ALL THREE CONNECTORS WITH NEW IAW SWPM 20. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2018010300028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010300028), Dec 31, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. FOUND SEAT 34ED WHITE ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOP. R&R HARNESS FROM LIGHT ASSY TO WALL CONNECTION PER SWPM CH 20.
- [SDR DALA2017121208521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017121208521), Dec 11, 2017: BULB. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 18D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BOLBE AND LIGHT ASSY NO HELP. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED LIGHT. OPS CK GOOD. (LP3019173)
- [SDR DALA2017072805732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072805732), Jul 28, 2017: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. RECEIVED AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION AFTER LANDING. COMPLIED WITH QRH. INDICATION CEASED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE AND REPLACED AFT CARTRIDGE IAW AMM
- [SDR DALA2017070905274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070905274), Jul 9, 2017: CABLE. BROKEN. CABLE ON VENTRAL STAIR CATWALK BROKEN.
- [SDR DALA2017012300567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017012300567), Jan 22, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. ACFT SKIN SPLICE PLATE HAS .50 INCH LONG CRACK APPROXIMATELY 13 INCHES RT OF LONGERON 1. THE OTBD END OF THE CRACK WAS LOCATED WITH HFEC, THE INBD END EXTENDS U
- [SDR DALA2017011900484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011900484), Jan 18, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB HAS A 1.75 INCH LONG CRACK NEAR THE 8 CLOCK POSITION. REPAIRED REF ERA 554434-14 REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2016071505304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016071505304), Jul 15, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LT AND RT FD OVERWING EXIT IDENTIFIER LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AT B5013 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2016070305056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016070305056), Jul 1, 2016: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT ROW 15, BROKEN WIRE BY SIDE WALL AT PIN. REPAIRED, NEW PIN INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016052704187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016052704187), May 26, 2016: DUCT. BLOWN. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING DURING CLIMB. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND REAR RT ANTI-ICE DUCT BLOWN. ALSO FOUND UPPER COWL 
- [SDR DALA2016022501459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022501459), Feb 23, 2016: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. FLIGHT CREW ON FLT 2482, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 30 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED A BAD JUNCTION BETWEEN THE ACFT AND SEAT.
- [SDR DALA2015122207691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015122207691), Dec 22, 2015: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, NOTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT EQUIPMENT BAY WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMP IAW AMM 33-53 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2015043003015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015043003015), Apr 28, 2015: CONNECTOR. DETACHED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE FWD RT GALLEY SIDEWALL WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CONNECTOR IN THE WIRE HARNESS 
- [SDR DALA2015040602628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015040602628), Apr 5, 2015: WIRE. LOOSE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT 26D IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CORRECTED A LOOSE CONNECTION AND THEN OPE
- [SDR DALA2015012600657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012600657), Jan 23, 2015: LANYARD. DETACHED. L1 DOOR GIRT BAR LANYARD CAME LOOSE. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED GIRT BAR LANYARD.
- [SDR DALA2014121806595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014121806595), Dec 15, 2014: LOCK PIN. OUT OF ADJUST. VENTRAL STAIR CAT WALK LOCK PIN IS OUT OF AJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED THE LOCK PIN IAW AMM 53-20-06. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK IAW AMM 53-20-06.
- [SDR DALA2014121506535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014121506535), Dec 11, 2014: RELEASE CABLE. KINKED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE WAS KINKED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFI
- [SDR DALA2014121106516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014121106516), Dec 9, 2014: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. AFT CARGO TRACK LT SIDE HAS LIGHT CORROSION FROM BS 1185-1220 L27L. REMOVED THE CORROSION, FOUND 100 PERCENT MATERIAL LOSS IAW SRM 53-05. R & R THE CARGO TRACK 
- [SDR DALA2014120706464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014120706464), Dec 5, 2014: FORMER. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY BAY, LT SIDE AT BS 1401, LONGERON 14L HAS A CRACKED FORMER. REMOVED FORMER, FABRICATED NEW FORMER, LOCATED, AND INSTALLED IAW DWG 5913596, REV AL 
- [SDR DALA2014120606463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014120606463), Dec 5, 2014: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 1322 L30 CORRODED ON FRAME. THE FRAME IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01. CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 2

All 174: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905DL-2022-11-29/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 19920626039419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626039419I), Jun 26, 1992: Doug MD88 (N905DL), Panama City, FL. APU inoperative. Added power from NR2 engine to start NR1 engine. Jet blast damaged parked aircraft behind.
- [Incident 19920322007019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322007019I), Mar 22, 1992: Doug MD88 (N905DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Odor of smoke in cabin on rollout. Evacuated on runway. APU emitting smoke into air conditioning system.

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