# N906DE: 1992 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 3023689)
- 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: 53415
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1992
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1992
- Last registry action: August 2, 2021
- Mode S code: AC85C6
- 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/N906DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=906DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906DE-2022-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (122, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020030601658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030601658), Mar 6, 2020: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. L1 LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED ON AFTER HOT WATER WAS POURED IN SINK. NO SMOKE OR FIRE DETECTED. R/R FWD LAV SMOKE DET PER MD88 AMM 26-13. CHECKS NML. OK FOR S
- [SDR DALA2020021801212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020021801212), Feb 17, 2020: SWITCH. SHORTED. TAIL CONE UNSAFE ON LANDING. T/S PER MD88 WDM 52-73-11. FOUND TAILCONE LOCKING ANNUNCIATOR OUTSIDE SWITCH 51-537 GROUNDING OUT AND GENERATING FAULT. R/R TAILCON
- [SDR DALA2020021701177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020021701177), Feb 16, 2020: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. TAILCONE UNSAFE ON OAP AFTER LANDING. T/S AFT TAIL CONE INDICATION WITH REF TO MD88 SSM 53-52. NO ABNORMAL INDICATION ON I/B TO RDU. DID FIND TAIL CONE LOCKING 
- [SDR DALA2020021401134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020021401134), Feb 13, 2020: WARNING MESSAGE. FALSE ACTIVATION. TAILCONE UNSAFE MSG ON OAP. TAILCONE SWITCHES INSPECTED TAILCONE CABLES AND PINS.ALL CHECK GOOD.DOOR DECAL IS NOT PUNCTURED.OK FOR SERVICE. (LP6411572)
- [SDR DALA2020011600324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011600324), Jan 15, 2020: LONGERON. DAMAGED. LONGERON 24LT DAMAGED AT STA 1295. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION REF MD88 SRM 53-02 FIG 18 SHEET 2. (LP1447541)
- [SDR DALA2020011400242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011400242), Jan 14, 2020: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED B5-28 BATTERY CHARGER IN REF MD88 AMM 33-53 -00. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP1444634)
- [SDR DALA2019102706183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102706183), Oct 26, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FOUND ROWS 1-4 CIELING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. R&R BATTERIES AT BATTERY PACK B5-100. CHECKS OK. A/C OK FOR SVC. REF MD-88 AMM 33-53. (LP5587492)
- [SDR DALA2019102906267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102906267), Oct 13, 2019: FAIRING. MISSING. RH WING INBOARD FLAP HINGE SECONDARY FAIRING MISSING. INSTALLED RT WING FLAP TRACK FAIRING PER ERA 580914-14 REV ORIGINAL. (LP5587434)
- [SDR DALA2019090105104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019090105104), Aug 30, 2019: B-NUT. LOOSE. ON POST FLIGHT FOUND MORE RESIDUAL FLUID ENTERING APU FWD NON RAM DOOR INLET. AFTER ENGS SHUT DOWN AND APU SUPPLY TO PACKS NOTICED BURNING OIL ODOR IN COCKPIT C
- [SDR DALA2019071704274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019071704274), Jul 17, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE AFT OVERWING UPPER EXIT LIGHTS WENT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES B5-105 PER AMM 33-53. OPERATION IS NOW NORMAL. (LP #5773704)
- [SDR DALA2019031201622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031201622), Mar 12, 2019: LIGHT. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT SEAT 33 E&D. FOUND LIGHT UNPLUGGED. CONNECTED SAME. CHECKS GOOD OK FOR SVC. (LP5765822)
- [SDR DALA2019031201621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031201621), Mar 12, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP IN OVERHEAD FROM SEAT 11-14. R/R BATTERIES FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS 11-14. PER AMM 33-53. CHECKS NRML. OK FOR SVC. R/R BATTERIES FOR OVERHEAD L
- [SDR DALA2018111206598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018111206598), Nov 10, 2018: DOUBLER. WORN. WEAR ON EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS AT FWD/ AFT LOWER CORNER OF FWD CARGO DOOR. EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS AT FWD/ AFT LOWER EDGE CORNERS WERE REPLACED PER ER/A 4866
- [SDR DALA2018091405593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018091405593), Sep 13, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. AISLE SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP 23D AND 33D. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS UNDER SAET 23D AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON 33D REF AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2018090905505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018090905505), Sep 9, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IS OUT. R&R LT EMERGENCY EXTERIOR LIGHT IAW AMM 33-41, OP CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018060503809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018060503809), Jun 4, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAULTY. AFT LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING UPON ARRIVAL IN ATL. NO SMOKE FOUND. REPLACED AFT LEFT SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-21.
- [SDR DALA2018022601128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022601128), Feb 24, 2018: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. ON SVC CK FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT, ROW 26. FOUND PLUG DISCONNECTED UNDER SEAT RECONNECTED. CKS OK.
- [SDR DALA2018013100517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018013100517), Jan 29, 2018: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY SEAT MOUNTED LIGHTING DAMAGED / INOP / LOCATIONS:13D INTERIOR. FOUND CONNECTOR UNPLUGGED, RE-CONNECTED OPS NML.
- [SDR DALA2018011800287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011800287), Jan 18, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-100 IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017100207232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100207232), Sep 30, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. RT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS IAW AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2016092406823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092406823), Sep 23, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. DAMAGE TO CRACKED UPPER SKIN, FORWARD OTBD STUD AREA, AT LT OTBD FLAP MID GUIDE VANE. LEFT OTBD FLAP MID GUIDE VANE WAS REPAIRED BY ER/A 550294-14, REV ORIGINAL
- [SDR DALA2016092206778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092206778), Sep 21, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. AWR: HIDDEN DAMAGE, CRACK ON INNER PAN BELOW PRESSURE SEAL AT STOP FITTING 1 AFT EDGE. THIS CARD WAS ATTENDED IAW ER/A 550269-14, REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-88-16-325
- [SDR DALA2016092206777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092206777), Sep 21, 2016: HEATER BLANKET. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACK ON RT WING HEATER BLANKET AFT EDGE. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 494597-14AD MA, REV A. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 494597-14AD MA REV A.
- [SDR DALA2016092206776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092206776), Sep 21, 2016: HEATER BLANKET. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACK ON RT WING HEATER BLANKET AFT EDGE. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 494597-14AD MA, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2016092106757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092106757), Sep 20, 2016: SKIN. WORN. WORN PRODUCTION DOUBLER AND INTERNAL WING SKIN BETWEEN STA XW=540 TO STA XW=550, AT LT WING VENT BOX. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW ER/A 094477-14, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2016092106755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092106755), Sep 20, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACKED PAN BELOW STOP FITTING 1 AND 2 AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR AFT EDGE. THIS CARD WAS ATTENDED IAW ER/A 550269-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016092106752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092106752), Sep 20, 2016: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. INITIAL, AD, CRACKED AND SHEARED RIVET ON UPPER BEAVER TAIL STA XW=47 AT LT WING. SHEARED FASTENER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND CRACK .656" WAS REPAIRED IAW
- [SDR DALA2016092006739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092006739), Sep 19, 2016: SCUFF PLATE. CRACKED. CRACKED AND ELONGATED HOLES AT AFT CARGO DOOR SCUFF PLATE. ELONGATE HOLES AND CRACKS WERE WELDED, HOLES WERE RE-DRILLED AND AREAS WERE GROUND, FPI WAS ACCOMPLIS
- [SDR DALA2016091906707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091906707), Sep 18, 2016: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK ON STRINGER 17 RT ON STA XCW=12 INSIDE CENTER TANK. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS FROM THE FORM 8100-9 APPROVAL DATE: 7-SEP-16. AN ADDITIONAL ER
- [SDR DALA2016091906711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091906711), Sep 17, 2016: HINGE. DAMAGED. AWR, HIDDEN DISCREPANCY. ELONGATED HOLES ON FWD & AFT HINGE, BOLT AND SPRING AREA, AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR HINGES WERE REMOVED
- [SDR DALA2016091906710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091906710), Sep 17, 2016: HINGE. DAMAGED. INITIAL: ELONGATED HOLES ON HINGE 2 EA AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. FWD AND AFT MID CARGO DOOR HINGES WERE REMOVED IAW AMM 52-31-02-201. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497
- [SDR DALA2016091806704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091806704), Sep 17, 2016: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL JUST AROUND NUT PLATES STA Y=1307 TO Y=1322 BETWEEN LONG 27LT -28 LT AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. INTERCOSTAL STA Y=1307 TO Y=1322 BETWEEN
- [SDR DALA2016091306602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091306602), Sep 12, 2016: SPLICE. CRACKED. INITIAL: CRACKED SPLICE STA XFS=194 AT RT WING L/E STRUCTURE. CRACK .265" WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 379404-14MA, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2016091306578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091306578), Sep 12, 2016: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. AWR: CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL STA Y=769-Y=788 BETWEEN LONGERON 27 LT AND 28 LT LONG AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT. INTERCOSTAL WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-5, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016091406604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091406604), Sep 11, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACKED FRAME STA Y=1510 UPPER SECTION, LOWER RT/LT SECTION AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. FRAMES SECTIONS Y=1510 UPPER CENTRAL AND LOWER RT/LT WERE REP
- [SDR DALA2016091206569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091206569), Sep 11, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. INITIAL: CORROSION ON LONGERON NR 20 RT STA Y=1250-1271 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. SECTION DAMAGE OF LONGERON WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. SPLICE WAS FABRI
- [SDR DALA2016091106519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091106519), Sep 10, 2016: BEAM. CRACKED. INITIAL: DOOR CRACKED L1 DOOR BEAM 1 FWD/AFT FITTINGS. DAMAGE BEAM WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-05, FIG 81.
- [SDR DALA2016091006518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091006518), Sep 9, 2016: REPAIR. WORN. INITIAL, WORN PREVIOUS REPAIR ON WEB BETWEEN STA Y=629 TO 636 BETWEEN LONG PROJECTION 27 RT TO 28 RT AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT. PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS REPLACED IAW 
- [SDR DALA2016091006517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091006517), Sep 9, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. INITIAL CRACKED WEB ON FRAME STA Y= 1485, CANT POSITION 10 HRS AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. WEB ON FRAME STA Y=1485, CANT POSITION 10 HRS AT AFT COMPARTMENT WA
- [SDR DALA2016091006515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091006515), Sep 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. DOOR CRACKED L1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN LOWER/AFT SECTION. SN 00696 CRACK ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOWER AFT SECTION WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52 05D, FIG 37.
- [SDR DALA2016091006514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091006514), Sep 9, 2016: TAB. DENTED. DAMAGE T-DENT ON RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB. RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04, P 4.
- [SDR DALA2016091006513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091006513), Sep 9, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT WING FRAME STR 11 OF 1.250" AT STA XRS=160. LT WING FRAME STR 11 WITH CRACK 1.250" WAS REPAIRED WITH CARD 5712-01030-03.
- [SDR DALA2016091006512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091006512), Sep 9, 2016: WEB. WORN. DOOR WEAR L1 DOOR WEB AT BEAM 5 AFT SECTION, SN 00698. WEB ON BEAM 5 AFT SECTION WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-01, FIG 4.
- [SDR DALA2016090906485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906485), Sep 8, 2016: LONGERON. CRACKED. RE-WRITE: INITIAL, CRACKED END LONGERON 2 RT STA Y=1418 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. REASON FOR RE-WRITE: LONGERON AND END LONGERON NOT INSTALLED. LONGERON AND
- [SDR DALA2016090906483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906483), Sep 8, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACK ON INNER PAN, BEAM NR 1 FWD EDGE AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR C2. INNER PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-03D, FIG 8.
- [SDR DALA2016090906478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906478), Sep 8, 2016: LONGERON. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACKED LONG 4 LT AND 5 LT STA Y=1437 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. LONGERONS 4 LT AND 5 LT STA Y=1437 WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIGURE 18.
- [SDR DALA2016090906481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906481), Sep 7, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. INITIAL, CRACKED FRAME STA Y=1452, LONGERON 8RT AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 9911860-3, REV L.
- [SDR DALA2016090806466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806466), Sep 7, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. DENT AND SRATCHES ON UPPER SKIN XET=82 AT RT ELEVATOR. AREA WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AND WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-327 REVISION 1 AND ER/A 550271-14 REV. ORIGIN
- [SDR DALA2016090806463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806463), Sep 7, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME BS 1474, LONGERON 18R AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-5 FIG. 1.
- [SDR DALA2016090806460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806460), Sep 7, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK ON CHANNEL OF FLOOR PANEL. THE FLOOR PANEL REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 131B AND 131C, AND SRM 51-70-1 PAG. 10.

All 122: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906DE-2022-11-29/reports.md

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