# N915DE: 1993 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2024-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2024
- 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: 53420
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1993
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2021
- Last registry action: May 8, 2024
- Mode S code: ACA98E
- Owner when cancelled: [USA Jet Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USA%20JET%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Belleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Belleville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1832° N, 83.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48111, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=915DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915DE-2024-05-08

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 (283, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020051402396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020051402396), May 13, 2020: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT EXIT ROW 25A/E, UPPER SIGNS ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL REF MD88 AMM 32-52. (LP
- [SDR DALA2020030501637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030501637), Mar 5, 2020: FRAME. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON LEFT LWR CANTED FRAME STA 1510 REF LONG 20L AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT. CANTED FRAME STA 1510 REF LONG 20L AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT WAS R
- [SDR DALA2020030501638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030501638), Mar 4, 2020: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. LATE FINDING: CRACK ON FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 585763-14 REV. ORIG AND ETI-88-20-001 REV 
- [SDR DALA2020030501636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030501636), Mar 4, 2020: SUPPORT BEAM. CRACKED. AWR, HIDDEN DAMAGE, IN REF NRC 00193: CRACKED VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT BEAM. TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT BEAM WAS REPLACED PER DOUGLAS DWG 9911992 REV AK, A
- [SDR DALA2020022701451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022701451), Feb 26, 2020: FRAME. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON CANTED FRAME STA 1431 LONG 17R AT AFT ACC COMPARTMENT. CANTED FRAME WAS REPLACED PER DOUGLAS DWG 9911841 REV. BY AND DC9/MD80 SRM 5
- [SDR DALA2020011400246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011400246), Jan 14, 2020: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. FIRST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR LOW BATTERY CHIRPING. R/R FIRST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER MD88 REF AMM 26-13 CK'S GOOD. (LP6411158)
- [SDR DALA2020010300022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020010300022), Jan 2, 2020: VALVE. HAZE. SHIP 9015 - SMOKE/ODOR EVENT - DURING BOARDING REPORTS OF A VISIBLE HAZE WITH BOTH PACKS RUNNING. DEPLANED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAPPED EQUIPMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION
- [SDR DALA2019121607310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019121607310), Dec 15, 2019: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTS ROW 24-27 INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE SPLICE PER BOEING SWPM CH 20 AND MD88 WDM 33-51. OPS CHECK NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP6658774)
- [SDR DALA2019111006508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019111006508), Nov 8, 2019: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO DOOR BOTTOM TRIM DAMAGED. PERFORMED TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER ERA 499926-14MA REV A. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 100 FLIGHT HOURS. OK FOR
- [SDR DALA2019082604949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082604949), Aug 24, 2019: CONNECTOR. SPARKS. DURING FLT, CENTER WINDSHIELD WINDOW HEAT CONNECTION SPARKED AND MADE LOUD POPPING SOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED CENTER WINDSHIELD IAW MD88 AMM 56-10-01C. LEAK CK
- [SDR DALA2019062503835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019062503835), Jun 25, 2019: HANDLE. MALFUNCTIONED. IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY. ON DEPARTURE F/OS PRIMARY TRIM AND SUITCASE HANDLES INOP WHEN TRIMMING AFT. CAPT YOKE SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT WHEN TRIMMING AFT WITH PRIMAR
- [SDR DALA20190603361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA20190603361), May 31, 2019: HOUSING. LEAKING. STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN WHEN APU STARTED AFTER LANDING. C/W REQUIREMENTS OF NO GO ODI PREVENTION 2172. FOUND LEAKING FUEL FILTER HOUSING. 
- [SDR DALA2019043002735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019043002735), Apr 30, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERWING EMER LIGHTS ABOVE DOOR AFT POS INOP. R/R BATTERIES IN EMER BATT PACK PER MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2019042502629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019042502629), Apr 25, 2019: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. SLATS 1 AND 2 RT. DAMAGED. REPLACED #1 RT. SLAT PER MD88 AMDS WORK CARD 2700-4224-RH-01, REPLACED #2 RT. SLAT PER MD88 AMDS WORK CARD 2700-4224-RH-02. (LP574201
- [SDR DALA2019042502627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019042502627), Apr 24, 2019: CONTROL CABLE. DAMAGED. SLAT DRIVE CABLE ASSY RUN NO. 225 SEGMENT A & B EXTEND DAMAGED. REPLACED AND RIGGED CABLE REF AMDS W/C'S 2000-9000-01 AND 2000-9000-02. (LP1044890)
- [SDR DALA2019031801765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031801765), Mar 18, 2019: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. L & R AFT EMERGENCY UPPER EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED & REPLACED ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK LTS PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5516259)
- [SDR DALA2018120316962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120316962), Dec 1, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. AFT OVERWING OVERHEAD EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES PER MD88 AMM 33-53 CKS GOOD. (LP4808226)
- [SDR DALA2018102606304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102606304), Oct 25, 2018: SLAT. CRACKED. RIGHT WING SLAT 0 "ZERO" HAS 2, 4 INCH GOUGES AND 1 INCH CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WING SLAT ZERO PER WORK CARD 2700-4224-RH-0. (LP5351990)
- [SDR DALA2018101005979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018101005979), Oct 10, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR OVERWING W/N ILLUMINATE FOR ROW 25. REMOVED BATTERY PACK AND REPLACED BATTERIES, OP'S CK'S GOOD PER AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2018092705783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092705783), Sep 26, 2018: STRINGER. DAMAGED. TOOLING DAMAGE DISCOVERED ON STR 17R LWR LEG FROM STA 332-360. CHECKED LIMITS REF MD-88 SRM 53-01-00 WITHIN LIMITS. ASSOCIATED ER/A 88-550809 ADDED FOR AC 9015.
- [SDR DALA2018081705115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081705115), Aug 17, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE L1, R1, & COCKPIT WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPS OK IAW AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2018073004757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018073004757), Jul 30, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT W/N TEST AT SEATS 25ABC AND 25ED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2018062704237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062704237), Jun 27, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FOUND AFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOP. R&R BATTERY PACK B5-105 PER AMM 33--53, CHK OK.
- [SDR DALA2018092805787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092805787), Mar 27, 2018: NONE. NONE. ER/A 550809-14 REV B INCORPORATES SECTION II PERMANENT REPAIR II REQUIREMENTS. ASSOCIATED ER/A 55-080914 ADDED FOR AC 9015 COMPLIED WITH ERA 550809-14 REV D SEC
- [SDR DALA2018030201319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030201319), Mar 1, 2018: EFIS. ODOR. CAPTAIN FOUND THE FIRST OFFICER`S PFD AND ND INOPERATIVE, ADF FLICKERING AND RADIO ALTIMETER INOPERATIVE. CAPTAIN STARTED APU AND NOTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN TH
- [SDR DALA2018022601129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022601129), Feb 23, 2018: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. LARGE BOOM SOUND , FOLLOWED WITH VIOLENT A/C SHAKE AND FLASH OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. PASSENGER SMELLED ELECTRICAL FIRE
- [SDR DALA2018011500242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011500242), Jan 14, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON FRAME BS 1485 , LONGERON 24R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 43.
- [SDR DALA2018011500241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011500241), Jan 14, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON BARREL NUT HOLE NR 1 IN SKIN AT LT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-17- 238 REV.1 AND ER/A 562431-14 AD REV A.
- [SDR DALA2018011200222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011200222), Jan 11, 2018: SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACKED WATER TANK SUPPORT STA Y=522 X=-43 Z=-7 AT CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT (RT TUNNEL) (C2). CRACKED WATER TANK SUPPORT STA Y=522 X =-43 Z=-7 AT CENTER CARGO C
- [SDR DALA2018011100191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011100191), Jan 10, 2018: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING C1 DOOR PAN DISASSEMBLY, CRACK WAS FOUND ON BEAM NR 5 FWD EDGE IN REF NRC 00240. CRACKS UPPER FWD EDGE PAN AND BEAM NR 5 WERE REPAIRED PER ETI-88-17-248 
- [SDR DALA2018011000172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011000172), Jan 9, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RH/LH FUEL ACCESS PLATES NBR 1409C AND 1303C AT RH AND LH WING. (AD). LEVEL CORROSION 2: ACCESS PLATES NBR 1303C AND 1409C BLEND OUT REPAIR IS NOT 
- [SDR DALA2018011000170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011000170), Jan 8, 2018: TIE DOWN. CORRODED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION ON TIE TRACKS LH/RH FROM STA Y=1003 TO STA Y=1155 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. CORROSION LEVEL II. TIE TRACKS LH/RH FROM STA Y=1003 T
- [SDR DALA2018010800121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010800121), Jan 7, 2018: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CARGO TRACKS, BS 1155 TO 1322 IN THE AFT CARGO BAY. THE CARGO TRACKS WERE REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2018010700112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010700112), Jan 6, 2018: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT LIMITS ON LONGERON 28L, BS 1338. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.
- [SDR DALA2018010700110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010700110), Jan 6, 2018: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON VERTICAL ANGLE BS 1309, LONGERON 23L IN THE AFT CARGO BAY. THE VERTICAL ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-1, AND DWG 5936661, REV BC.
- [SDR DALA2018010700109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010700109), Jan 6, 2018: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN BS 1309 - 1322, LONGERON 28L IN THE AFT CARGO BAY. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2.
- [SDR DALA2018010700111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010700111), Jan 5, 2018: WEB. CRACKED. CORROSION AND A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE WEB BS 1212 TO 1222, LONGERON 27R. THE WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2, SHEET 3.
- [SDR DALA2018010500088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010500088), Jan 4, 2018: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT LIMITS ON FRAME CLIP STA Y=1231 BTW LONG 30 AND 29R AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. LEVEL CORROSION 2. FRAME CLIP STA Y=1231 BTW LONG 30 AND 29R AT AFT 
- [SDR DALA2018010500085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010500085), Jan 4, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT STA Y= 788 BTW LONG 24L AND LONG 24R AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT. (LEVEL CORROSION 2) FLOOR SUPPORT STA Y=788 WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01
- [SDR DALA2018010500084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010500084), Jan 4, 2018: SKIN. DENTED. RE-EVALUATE DENT STA 1290-1338 ACROSS L-22R. DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED PER ETI 88-17-241 REV 4 AND ER/A 494621-14 REV "B" SECTION III.
- [SDR DALA2018010500082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010500082), Jan 4, 2018: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING DISASSEMBLY PARTS OF CARGO DOOR (C1), CRACK WAS FOUND ON ANGLE T IN REF NRC 00240. ANGLE T WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-4 AND DWG 9957663 REV W.
- [SDR DALA2018010500080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010500080), Jan 4, 2018: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK ON PAN UNDER STOPS FITTINGS 2,4 FWD AND 4, AND 5 AFT ON FWD CARGO DOOR. THE PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-17-245, REV. 3 AND ERA 564546-14 REV. ORIGINAL. ST
- [SDR DALA2018010400063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010400063), Jan 3, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON FLOOR SUPPORT BTW STA Y=1136-1212 LONG 29R AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (C3). (LEVEL CORROSION 2) FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REPLACED PER 51-30-1 
- [SDR DALA2018010400062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010400062), Jan 3, 2018: STIFFENER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON STIFFENER Y=1338 PROJECTION LONG 29RH AT BASE OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. LEVEL CORROSION II. STIFFENER WAS REPLACED PER SRM 53-14-3 FIG 7.
- [SDR DALA2018010400061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010400061), Jan 3, 2018: SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MEMBRANE AFT FACE SUPPORT LOWER SECTION Y=1338 PROJECTION LONGERON LT 29 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REF NRC S/N 00778. LEVEL CORROSION II. SUPPORT W
- [SDR DALA2018010200010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010200010), Dec 31, 2017: NOT REPORTED. CRACKED. 02 CRACKS LOCALIZATED AT STA Y= 1402 ON LONG 2RH AND 2LH AND ALSO ONE CRACK ON STA Y= 1418 BETWEEN LONG 1 AND 2RH .DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-17-237 RE
- [SDR DALA2018010200011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010200011), Dec 31, 2017: STRAP. CORRODED. CARGO C3, CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON STRAP AT STA Y=1155 BTW LONG'S 25L TO 27L. (LEVEL CORROSION 2) STRAP WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-5 AND DWG 9936073 REV W.
- [SDR DALA2018010200009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010200009), Dec 31, 2017: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. A DISCREPANT AREA WAS FOUND (EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN SKIN) LOCALIZED ON STA Y=1418 BTW LONG 2RH AND 3RH.DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-17-237 REV 2 AND 
- [SDR DALA2017123009009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017123009009), Dec 29, 2017: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE LT INTERNAL ANGLE IN THE AFT ACCESSORY BAY WALKING BRIDGE. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 26. UT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT SPM 04-00
- [SDR DALA2017123009008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017123009008), Dec 29, 2017: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED WEB ON THE RT MLG AFT DOOR FRAME. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-01, FIG 3, SHEET 2.

All 283: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915DE-2024-05-08/reports.md

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