# N910DL: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2021-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2021
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 49541
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2018
- Last registry action: July 10, 2018
- Mode S code: AC9701
- 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/N910DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=910DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910DL-2021-02-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (269, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2019100605736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019100605736), Oct 6, 2019: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. EPLS SEAT LIGHTS INOP AT ROW 4 AND 36. RESEATED CONNECTORS OPS CHECK GOOD MD88 AMM 33-53.(LP5588793)
- [SDR DALA2019100405681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019100405681), Oct 3, 2019: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFT LT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR CHIRPING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS CHECKED NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2019092905576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019092905576), Sep 28, 2019: APU. ODOR. "NO GO" ODI PREVENTION - DRIVER DO NOT DISPATCH THE AIRCRAFT" - W/O MCC APPROVAL" - ON TAXI OUT APU AUTO S/D THEN PASS NOTED A ODD SMOKE/SMELL IN THE CABIN. CRE
- [SDR DALA2019062403763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019062403763), Jun 23, 2019: ENGINE. SURGES. ON ARRIVAL AT 10K, STARTED A DESCENT TO 5K. PLANE STARTED TO GET SLOW, WENT TO V.S. TRP WAS IN CR. THROTTLE BURST CAUSED N1 EXCEEDENCE ON BOTH ENGINES. 104.5 FO
- [SDR DALA2019012700538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019012700538), Jan 26, 2019: CONNECTOR. UNSECURE. EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT ROW 4 BOTH LIGHTS INOP. FOUND HARNESS CONNECTOR ON SEAT 4C FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT SECURE RECONNECTED CONNECTOR IAW AMM 33-53 AN
- [SDR DALA2019011000149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019011000149), Jan 10, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND BELLY SKIN CRACK AND CORROSION AFT OF NR 4 RADAR ALTIMETER ANTENNA NEAR STA 723 AND STR L29 - L30. REPAIRED PER ERA 574357-14 REV O. (LP0897799)
- [SDR DALA2018122407363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018122407363), Dec 21, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING PANELS BETWEEN ROWS 22-31 NOT ILLUMINATING. REPLACED BATTERIES TO CHARGERS PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP5243663)
- [SDR DALA2018121307160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018121307160), Dec 12, 2018: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FWD SERVICE DOOR UPPER FWD CORNER HAS CRACK INDICATION AT ONE FASTENER MARKED. REF AMDS 5240-2344 STEP 1. REPAIRED PER SRM SRM 53-05 FIGURE 176. (LP0861915)
- [SDR DALA2018112006700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112006700), Nov 19, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. EXHAUST FUMES SMELLED AT AFT FA JUMPSEAT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. SMELL WENT AWAY IN LESS THAN ONE MIN. AND SMOKE DETECTOR STO
- [SDR DALA2018111986679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018111986679), Nov 16, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AT DEPARTURE AFTER AFT AIRSTAIRS CLOSED AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED AND EXHAUST SMELL NOTICED AFT CABIN APU AIR ON AND EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE ALSO ON. C/W ODI
- [SDR DALA2018102906330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102906330), Oct 27, 2018: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. FUME EVENT ON CLIMBOUT AND DESCENT AT 12K ALTITUDE BOTH TIMES WITH ENG A/I USAGE. AFT LAV, CAPT SIDE, FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED. WENT OUT AFTER 5 MINS. NO SMOKE OF F
- [SDR DALA2018091305578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018091305578), Sep 13, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON SVC CHK FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT SIGN IDENTIFIERS LAMPS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK SUPPLY BATTERIES PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018080204821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080204821), Aug 1, 2018: HYDRAULIC LINE. UNSECURE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE/FUMES IN THE AFT CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED A HYDRAULIC LEAK AT THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE BY SECURING 
- [SDR DALA2018073104805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018073104805), Jul 30, 2018: SERVICE PANEL. DAMAGED. FUEL DOOR OPEN ON ARRIVAL/FUEL DOOR DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL SERVICE PANEL DOOR IAW AMM 57-30. OPS CHECK GOOD. C/W ERA 570489-14 REV ORG. SECTION 1 TI
- [SDR DALA2018072304604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072304604), Jul 20, 2018: PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION ON COVE PANEL AT CENTER ATTACH POINT. NR 2 LT SLAT REP REF RC 2700-4224-LH-02.
- [SDR DALA2018072304603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072304603), Jul 20, 2018: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. ON WALK AROUND FOUND 2 INCH CRACK LT WING NR 2 UNDER NR 2 SLAT.
- [SDR DALA2018021300857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021300857), Feb 11, 2018: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A FAULT, FOUND ELECTRICAL ARC DAMAGE ON THE SEAT TRACK AT BS 279. REPAIRED THE SEAT TRACK IAW PRI 565645-14, REV 0.
- [SDR DALA2018021100814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021100814), Feb 10, 2018: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. DUE PRI 565645-14 REV 0. MD-88 / FUSELAGE / AUXILIARY STRUCTURE / SEAT TRACK STA 279, LBL 54.5 / DAMAGED FROM AN ARCING FEEDER CABLE. C/W PRI 565645-14 REV 0. C
- [SDR DALA2018012900468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018012900468), Jan 26, 2018: GENERATOR. FAILED. DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. UPON ARRIVAL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RT GEN HAD FAILED ALONG WITH THE A/C CROSS TIE LOCK O
- [SDR DALA2017100507315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100507315), Oct 4, 2017: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. LEFT AND RIGHT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD SPLICES ON FWD SHEAR ANGLE TAB ONLY HAVE TWO FASTENERS ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE CUT(EXAMPLE 2+4)SPLICES ARE AT 26LT AND 27LT 
- [SDR DALA2017100407252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100407252), Oct 3, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK IN FRAME STRUCTURE 1485 LEFT. REPAIRED PER ERA 562285-14 REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2017041302983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017041302983), Apr 12, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING RAMP CHECK, COCKPIT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT ON DIM WITH SWITCH ON OR OFF POSITION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY IAW WDM 33-51-12.
- [SDR DALA2017011100261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011100261), Jan 11, 2017: CAP. DISPLACED. AT THE GATE JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WHEN THE AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLY SWITCHES WERE PLACED ON, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTICED HAZE AND SMOKE ODOR IN THE AFT CABI
- [SDR DALA2016102607734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016102607734), Oct 25, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FWD OVERWING, OVERHEAD EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES AS REQUIRED IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016053004221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016053004221), May 28, 2016: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK FOUND NUMEROUS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE THROUGH CABIN & TAIL AREA. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES AND LAMP IAW WDM 33-51-13. OPS CHECK
- [SDR DALA2015091105554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091105554), Sep 10, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON HEATER BLANKET SKIN AROUND OF SETTLEMENT SECONDARY ACCESS PANELS NR 1303C AND 1307C AT LT WING. HEATER BLANKET WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537748-14AD, R
- [SDR DALA2015091005535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091005535), Sep 9, 2015: BUSHING. CORRODED. ACFT HAS CORROSION ON BUSHINGS OF T/E RT WING UPPER SKIN FROM AFT BOLTS HEATER BLANKET. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 537750-14, AD REV. A AND ETI-88-15-291,
- [SDR DALA2015091005533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091005533), Sep 9, 2015: FASTENER. MISSING. LOOSE AND MISSING FASTENERS, TWO ROWS ABOVE AND TWO ROWS BELOW THE SPLICE AT ZFS=52.267, LT/RT SIDE. FASTENERS WERE REMOVED AND FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM
- [SDR DALA2015090805476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090805476), Sep 7, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. OUTER CAP HAS A CRACK BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 - 2L, BS 1437. LOWER OUTER CAP WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A NR 537773-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015090505445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090505445), Sep 4, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. ACFT HAS FIVE CRACKS, WERE FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN: RT SIDE.- 0.250", 0.180" AND 0.100" AT BS Y=1418 AND BETWEEN LONGERON 2 AND 3 AND LT SIDE-0.125" AND 0.100" A
- [SDR DALA2015090405421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405421), Sep 4, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON SPLICE OF CANTED FRAME BETWEEN BS 1463 AND LONGERON 18R. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-311, REV 1 AND ER/A 537771-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015090405420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405420), Sep 4, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON SPLICE OF CANTED FRAME BS 1463 AND LONGERON 18L. CRACK WAS ATTENDED ETI-88-15-311, REV 1 AND ERA 537771-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015090405424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405424), Sep 3, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON RT WING FIXED L/E XRS=406. RT WING FIXED L/E WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 537770-14. REV ORIGINAL AND ETI 88-15-310.
- [SDR DALA2015090405416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405416), Sep 3, 2015: WEB. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON WEB ON BS 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 AND 2L. WEB REPAIRED IAW ETI NR 88-15-317, REV 1 AND ER/A 537778-14 REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015090405415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405415), Sep 3, 2015: SKIN. NOT REPORTED. FUSELAGE SKIN BS 210, LONGERON 5L. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 518525-14AD, SEC III, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2015090405414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405414), Sep 3, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. HAS A BULGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 218 AND LONGERONS 29-30R. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI88-15-295, REV 1 AND ER/A 537751-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015090105376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105376), Aug 31, 2015: FLANGE. CRACKED. FOUND A CRACK ON FLANGE J1 AT RT ENGINE 6 RT SIDE POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2015090105365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105365), Aug 31, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND A CRACK ON FRAME BS 1455, LONGERON 1. THE FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND DWG 99860.0 , REV L.
- [SDR DALA2015090105362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105362), Aug 31, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 1222 - 1322, UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-24-0D, DWG 5936660 REV B2, AND SRM 5
- [SDR DALA2015090105361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105361), Aug 31, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 1003 - 1098, UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES,. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-5, SRM 53-24-0D AND DWG
- [SDR DALA2015090105357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105357), Aug 31, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. ACFT HAS A CRACK ON LONGERON 3R BS 1437. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.
- [SDR DALA2015090105356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105356), Aug 31, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. ACFT HAS CRACK ON LONGERON 4R BS 1437. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.
- [SDR DALA2015090105355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090105355), Aug 31, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. ACFT HAS A CRACK ON LONGERON 4L BS 1437 IN AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, 51-10-3, 51-30-5, AND 51-10-4.
- [SDR DALA2015090705469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090705469), Aug 30, 2015: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKED LT AND RT INTERNAL DORSAL ANGLES BETWEEN JOIN OF VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E AND FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1418. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND DWG 59121
- [SDR DALA2015083105342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015083105342), Aug 30, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON COCKPIT FLOOR PANEL. THE FLOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-1. THE FLOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2015083005314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015083005314), Aug 30, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON RT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 1212 - 1322. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR DALA2015083005313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015083005313), Aug 30, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 - 2L BS 1437. THE FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2015083005312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015083005312), Aug 30, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. CRACKED UPPER CAP BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 - 2L BS 1437. CAP WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2015083005311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015083005311), Aug 30, 2015: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CRACKED CHANNEL ON FLOOR PANEL. CHANNEL REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131B AND 51-70-1.
- [SDR DALA2015083005320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015083005320), Aug 29, 2015: SCUFF PLATE. CRACKED. CRACKED SCUFF PLATE AT CARGO DOOR. THE SCUFF PLATE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 491023-14MA, REV A.

All 269: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910DL-2021-02-12/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 19950130002929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950130002929I), Jan 30, 1995: Doug MD88 (N910DL), Nashville, TN. Narrative: on 1/30/95 delta air lines 1149 (dale 1149) an ME-88 (N910DL) landed at Nashville International Airport, TN (bna) after a fight from atlanta, ga…
- [Incident 19910313026919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910313026919I), Mar 13, 1991: Doug MD88 (N910DL), Dallas, TX. ATC system error caused confliction between an en route aircraft and a landing military aircraft.

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