# N908DL: 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: 49539 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 25, 1988 - Certificate issued: July 12, 2018 - Last registry action: April 20, 2021 - Mode S code: AC8D3A - 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/N908DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=908DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908DL-2022-11-29 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 (243, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2019110506380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019110506380), Nov 4, 2019: STIFFENER. CRACKED. LT ENGINE NOSE COWL FWD BULKHEAD STIFFNER CRACKED AT 6:00 POSITION. TRANSFERED FROM QC LOG 1113449 TO OM-812 057374 ITEM 2. ENGINE S/N 726933 HAS BEEN REMOVED F - [SDR DALA2019093005575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019093005575), Sep 30, 2019: ACCESS DOOR. BROKEN. ON WALK AROUND FOUND STARTER ACCESS DOOR BROKEN OFF ON #2 ENG. R+R STARTER ACESS DOOR REF MD88 AMM 71-10 OK FOR SVC. (LP5587208) - [SDR DALA2019061903653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061903653), Jun 19, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 3 SLAT HAD A 3 INCH CRACK AT THE AFT O/B EDGE. REMOVED #3 SLAT REF WORKCARD 2700-4224-RH-03 JOB 000-0001. COMPLETED #3 R/H SLAT INSTALL AND ADJUST REF AMDS C - [SDR DALA2019050802895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019050802895), May 8, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CABIN STANDBY LIGHTS BETWEEN STA.1100 AND STA. 1200 INOP WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER PACK IAW AMM 33-52. CHECKS GOOD. (LP5654060) - [SDR DALA2019040702265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019040702265), Apr 6, 2019: WIRE. EXPOSED. FO SHOCKED BY WINDOW HEAT WIRE CONNECTORS. FOUND EXPOSED WIRE ON ONE QUICK DISCONNECT CONNECTOR ON FO'S ANTIFOG SLIDING WINDOW. REPAIRED CONNECTO PER SPWM CH 20 - [SDR DALA2019020600810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020600810), Feb 5, 2019: RELEASE MECH. WRONG PART. DURING AFT TAIL CONE FRAME REPLACEMENT FOUND WRONG P/N TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM INSTALLED. REMOVED CAM P/N 5961569-1 AND INSTALLED P/N 5961569-501 PER MD8 - [SDR DALA2019020600809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020600809), Feb 5, 2019: FRAME. CRACKED. CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT TAILCONE ALIGNMENT PIN L/H SIDE JUST ABOVE TAILCONE TORQUE CAM. REMOVED UPPER PORTION OF CANTED FRAME DRILLED NEW UPPER CANTED FRAME BEG - [SDR DALA2019012900613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019012900613), Jan 28, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT O/W EMER EXIT LIGHTS OVER DOORS ARE INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK B5-105 REF AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5564157) - [SDR DALA2018101506039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018101506039), Oct 15, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MULTIPLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP IN CEILING. R/R EMERGENCY BATTERIES IN OVERHEAD BIN AT SEATS 4DC, 17ED, AND 24ED PER AMM 33-53 OPS CK NORMAL OK FOR SVC. (LP53512 - [SDR DALA2018083005359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018083005359), Aug 29, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS OUT ROWS 1 - 4 & 16 - 20. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS B5-100 AND B5-102 IAW AMM 44-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AC OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR DALA2018062604203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062604203), Jun 3, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ON SHORT APPROACH AT 800 AGL, A VERY STRONG, ACRID, ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SMELLED NOTHING. VERY SLOW TO DISSIPATE AT - [SDR DALA2018051403257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018051403257), May 12, 2018: SLIDE. DAMAGED. L1 DOOR SLIDE HAS COME APART. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE PER WORKCARD 2561-4964 SLIDE, PN OFF 09-2561-9-0011 01159 ON 88-2560-9-0003 03247. - [SDR DALA2018032501874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032501874), Mar 24, 2018: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. CENTER WINDSHIELD ANTI FOG SENSOR UNIT OVERHEATED WITH CORRESPONDING ODOR/FUMES. REPLACED CENTER WINDSHIELD & CONTROLLER. REPLACED BURNT SCREW ON WINDOW HEAT TE - [SDR DALA2018030201320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030201320), Mar 2, 2018: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING A SERVICE CHECK, EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS OUT AT ROWS 17 - 21. REPLACED THE LAMPS. - [SDR DALA2017092607104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092607104), Sep 26, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 14D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED THE LIGHT IAW AMM 33-53. - [SDR DALA2017092507083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092507083), Sep 24, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT OVERHEAD DOME/PEANUT LIGHTS INOP. RMVD/RPLD EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK B5-23. OPS CK GOOD. OK FOR SVC PER WDM 33-51. - [SDR DALA2017071305407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071305407), Jul 13, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. OVERWING EXIT FWD POSITION EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERYS IN OVERWING BATTERY PACK AS PER AMM 33-53-00 CKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017070705245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070705245), Jul 7, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMER CEILING LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 16-20. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5-102 REF AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017011800433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011800433), Jan 17, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND IN WEB OF CANTED FRAME BS 1463. REPAIRED IAW PRI 554532-14 REV 0, PRI 554532-14 REV 1, PRI 554532-14 REV 2. - [SDR DALA2017011700382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011700382), Jan 16, 2017: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. TAIL CONE INTERIOR CRACKED BOTTOM AFT LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE TAIL CONE IAW AMDS TASK CARD 5350-4287. (LP2852835) - [SDR DALA2017011600373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011600373), Jan 14, 2017: GUIDE. MISSING. TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE PULLEY MISSING CABLE GUIDE AT 9 O'CLOCK. INSTALLED PULLEY CABLE GUIDE AT 9 O'CLOCK POSITION, O.K. FOR SERVICE. - [SDR DALA2017011600372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011600372), Jan 14, 2017: LATCH. DAMAGED. TAIL CONE LATCH AT 4 O'CLOCK POSITION MISSING HARDWARE AND LOOSE. INSTALLED MISSING HARDWARE AND TIGHTENED, OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR DALA2017010300015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010300015), Jan 1, 2017: PUMP. FAILED. DIVERTED DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE RIGHT WING FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP TRIPPED AT FL 330. CREW RECEIVED EOAP MESSAGE RT FUEL INLET PRESSURE LOW AND THE - [SDR DALA2017010100020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010100020), Dec 31, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MULTIPLE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED & REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2016102507565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016102507565), Oct 24, 2016: BLADE. DAMAGED. RETURNED TO SGF DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL WITH A REDUCED THRUST. CABIN CREW VERIFIED COMPRESSOR STALL AND CABIN ODOR. MTC FOUND FAN BLADE TIPS BENT FO - [SDR DALA2016092206774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092206774), Sep 22, 2016: WIRE. OUT OF POSITION. 1R GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRES CROSSED BETWEEN 1R DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT SOCKET AND SWITCH FOR OVERHEAD WORK LIGHTS. RECONF - [SDR DALA2015100505957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015100505957), Oct 3, 2015: SLIDE. MISINSTALLED. MAINTENANCE FOUND TAIL CONE SLIDE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. SLIDE WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED. - [SDR DALA2015100205902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015100205902), Oct 2, 2015: RELEASE CABLE. BROKEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN STRANDS ON TAILCONE RELEASE CONTROL CABLE SEGMENT. TAIL CONE RELEASE CONTROL CABLE SEGMENT WAS R & R. - [SDR DALA2015100205900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015100205900), Oct 1, 2015: FRAME SPLICE. NOT REPORTED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER FRAME SPLICES WERE FOUND BETWEEN LONGERON 26R-27R AND BETWEEN LONGERON 26-27L. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537817-14, REV ORIG. - [SDR DALA2015100105895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015100105895), Sep 30, 2015: STRUCTURE. BROKEN. DURING MAINTENANCE, FOUND BROKEN EDGES AT RT MLG BEARING BORE. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537816-14AD, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015100105894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015100105894), Sep 30, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. HAD LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE LONGERGON 3R BETWEEN BS 1079-1098. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537810-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015093005870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015093005870), Sep 29, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING VISUAL INSPECTION IAW ETI-88-15-326, STEP 3, ELONGATED HOLES ON FS=125-133 Z=22 AT LT FUSELAGE SKIN EXISTING REPAIR AREA. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 2346 - [SDR DALA2015093005869](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015093005869), Sep 29, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. ONE CRACK 2.937 INCHES IN LENGTH WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1418 AND BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 AND 2R. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537780-14, REV A. - [SDR DALA2015092905852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092905852), Sep 28, 2015: CARGO TRACK. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON LT CARGO TRACK FROM BS 427 - 522. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-3, PAR 21,14 AND ER/A 537819-14, REV ORIGINAL - [SDR DALA2015092905851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092905851), Sep 28, 2015: SKIN. DEFORMED. DEFORMED EXTERNAL SKIN ON R1 DOOR LOWER EDGE. R1 DOOR LOWER EDGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537815-14, REV. ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015092805839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092805839), Sep 27, 2015: CARGO TRACK. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON RT CARGO TRACK BS 427 - 522. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED WITH SRM 51-30-1, 01-30-2, 51-10-4, AN D51-10-3 PAR 14, 21. - [SDR DALA2015092605833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092605833), Sep 25, 2015: TEE FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON TEE BETWEEN BS 1361 - 1410, LONGERON 24 - 25L IN THE AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THE TEE WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED AND - [SDR DALA2015092205778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092205778), Sep 21, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME CAP ON BS Y=1418 BETWEEN LONG 1 RT AND 2 RT AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, CAT, SM, IN REF CARD 06, ZONE 65, ZONE 65, CARD 27. FRAME CAP WAS REPLAC - [SDR DALA2015092205779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092205779), Sep 20, 2015: RETAINER. CRACKED. CRACKED SEAL RETAINER AT RT FWD EMERGENCY DOOR LOWER AREA, REF NRC CARD 92, ZONE 201. SEAL RETAINER AT RT FWD EMERGENCY DOOR LOWER AREA, REF NRC CARD 92, ZONE 2 - [SDR DALA2015092105741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092105741), Sep 20, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. ACFT HAS DELAMINATED FLOOR PANE. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2015092105740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092105740), Sep 20, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORRODED FLOOR PANEL. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2015092105738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092105738), Sep 20, 2015: FRAME. CORRODED. ACFT HAS CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR TRIPLER ON FRAME ANGLE AT BS 1463 FROM LONGERONS 6 - 18L AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. REPAIR TRIPLER WAS REPLACED IAW SR - [SDR DALA2015092105734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092105734), Sep 20, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK BS 1156 - 1322 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT C3. TIE TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 21 AND 14 - [SDR DALA2015092105733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092105733), Sep 20, 2015: FINGER DOUBLER. CRACKED. CORROSION AND CRACK ON SPLICE FINGER DOUBLER AT LONGERON 26, LT FROM BS 1251 - 1260 C3. CRACK DIMENTION IS 1.00" THE SECTION FINGER DOUBLER DAMAGE WAS REMOVED A - [SDR DALA2015092005730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092005730), Sep 20, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. ACFT HAS CORROSION ON RT CARGO TRACK BS 1008-1322. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 4C AND 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21. - [SDR DALA2015092105739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092105739), Sep 19, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURED FLOOR PANEL. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2015092005728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092005728), Sep 19, 2015: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CRACKED AFT CHANNEL BS 994 X-53 AT RT WHEEL WELL. TEE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-4 AND DWG 5936395, REV BF AND SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14, 21 ALSO SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 - [SDR DALA2015092005727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092005727), Sep 19, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. ACFT HAS A CRACK ON PREVIOUS TRIPLER REPAIR ON FRAME ANGLE AT BS 1464 ON LONG 18R AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. TRIPLER REPAIR ON FRAME CLIP WAS REPLACED IAW SR - [SDR DALA2015092005724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092005724), Sep 19, 2015: BEAM. CORRODED. ACFT HAS CPCP CORROSION ON BEAM FROM BS 639 - 691 AT CENTER LOWER CARGO COMP DOOR JAMB. SPACER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND 53-05, FIG 123-A 51-10-3, PAR 14 - [SDR DALA2015091805700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091805700), Sep 18, 2015: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. ACFT HAS CORROSION ON LT CUSP WEB BS Y= 670 TO 672 AND 696 TO 710 BETWEEN X=54 TO 60 AT PASSENGER CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE. CORROSION WAS ATTENDED WITH SRM 51-30-2 All 243: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908DL-2022-11-29/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL92IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA025), Nov 20, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N908DL), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A SHORT IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTED IN ITS FAILURE. THE REASON FOR THE SHORT WAS NOT DETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CONNECTOR BY AN UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSON. ## 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 19911120061519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120061519I), Nov 20, 1991: Doug MD88 (N908DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Experienced a fire on climb. Returned. Used a halon fire extinguisher. Had shorted cannon plug connector to light. - [Incident 19880317023489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317023489I), Mar 17, 1988: Doug DC982 (N908DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Vibration on take off. Aborted. Found one recap failure and other tires deflated from braking overheat. --- 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.