# N916DL: 1988 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2023-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2023
- 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: 49591
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1988
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2021
- Last registry action: April 12, 2023
- Mode S code: ACAD4B
- 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/N916DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=916DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916DL-2023-04-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (209, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020043002316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020043002316), Apr 30, 2020: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM FORWARD GALLEY TO SEATS 13. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK POWER SUPPLY AT STATION 338 PER M
- [SDR DALA2020042002280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020042002280), Apr 19, 2020: SHUTOFF VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. SHIP 0916 - DURING DESCENT IN TO ATLANTA, THE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN CLIMBING AT ABOUT 20K'. PER THE QRH THE CREW PERFORMED AN EXPEDITED DESCENT. PASSENGER OXYGEN
- [SDR DALA2020022301341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022301341), Feb 19, 2020: SKIN. DAMAGED. NBR 2 ENG UPPER COWL DAMAGED. REPLACED UPPER COWL ON NBR 2 ENG AS PER MD88 AMM 71-10. SEE LOG 6860834 FOR REF. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. DOOR, ENGINE, OFF 03-7110-9-0
- [SDR DALA2020022021254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022021254), Feb 19, 2020: DUCT. FAILED. ON CLIMBOUT FROM KCHS BETWEEN 11000-12000 FT, RT FIRE ENGWARNING CAME ON. DISCONNECTED AUTO THROTTLES AND REDUCED PWR TO IDLE. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL A
- [SDR DALA2020011200205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011200205), Jan 11, 2020: LINE. LEAKING. ON TAKE OFF @ YZZ MUSTY DIRTY SOCK / EXHAUST FUMES IN COCKPIT AND CABIN FOR APPROX 1-2 MINS. DISIPATED QUICKLY NO VISUAL SMOKE . ENGINE INSTRUMENTS NORMAL. NO G
- [SDR DALA2019120907159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019120907159), Dec 9, 2019: FUSE. BLOWN. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT L1 AND R1 DOORS AND SEATS 1C TO 12D. FOUND FUSE BLOWN ON POWER SUPPLY AT SEAT 3D. REPLACED FUSE. OPS CHECK OK. REFERENCE MD-88 CMM 33-21
- [SDR DALA2019120607098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019120607098), Dec 5, 2019: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON SHORT FINAL WE HEARD A BEEPING NOISE IN BACK IT APPEARS THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR DISCHARGED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. INSP BOTH REAR & FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTORS, FIRE
- [SDR DALA2019120206968](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019120206968), Dec 2, 2019: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. WORKING SERVICE CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT (L1 EXIT, R1 EXIT AND FIRST CLASS LIGHT) INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY B5 -211 AND BATTERY ASSY 
- [SDR DALA2019112506879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019112506879), Nov 22, 2019: WIRE. PULLED. DURING SVC FOUND SEAT 35ED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. FOUND WIRE PULLED FROM PIN REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT PIN PER MD88 SWPM 20-90-03 AT SEAT 35ED OPS CHE
- [SDR DALA2019082204894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082204894), Aug 21, 2019: SUPPORT. CRACKED. NR 1 ENG PYLON INTERNAL SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL CRACKED @ UPPER & LOWER FASTENERS (JUST AFT OF 13TH STAGE DUCT CONN.). REMOVED INTERNAL SUPORT. INSTALLED NEW INTERN
- [SDR DALA2019062803911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019062803911), Jun 28, 2019: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. L/R THRUST REV SCRAPED ON LANDING. REMOVED T REPLACED #1 ENG THRUST REVERSER ASSY PER MD88 AMM 78-30. REVERSER, THRUS OFF 03-7831-9-0081 00171 ON 03-7831-9-0081
- [SDR DALA201906133551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201906133551), Jun 11, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN SECTION INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP #4694868)
- [SDR DALA2019050302784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019050302784), May 3, 2019: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. CLB PWR @ APPROX 6500 CLIMBING RT OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY RT OIL LOW MESSAGE. FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUT DOWN PER CHECKLIST. NO ABNORMAL APPROCH AND LA
- [SDR DALA2019032901994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019032901994), Mar 29, 2019: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP ROWS 1-12. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LOCATION B5-211 AND PERFORMED OPS CHK OF EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AS PER AMM 33-53. 
- [SDR DALA2019031701760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031701760), Mar 16, 2019: SKIN. DELAMINATED. AWR IN REF, MON/916/012-MON, 88 REP, 2855432. DELAMINATED WAS FOUND ON RT OUTBOARD FLAP, MID FLAP VANE UPPER SKIN (AD). RT OUTBOARD FLAP, MID FLAP VANE UPPER SK
- [SDR DALA2019031501701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031501701), Mar 14, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK AND GOUGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN ON JACK POINT HOLE BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 AND 29R STA. 218. PERMANENT REPAIR SECTION I WAS PERFORMED ON FUSEL
- [SDR DALA2019031401673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031401673), Mar 13, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. AWR IN REF MON/916/096-MON, 88 L.P. 0582257: DURING INSPECTION WAS FOUND CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA Y=1437 BTW LONG 3R TO 4R NEAR TO PREVIOUS REPAIR. FUSELAGE S
- [SDR DALA2019031401672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031401672), Mar 13, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN LONGERON 10 RH BETWEEN STA.207 AND 218. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED (PERMANET REPAIR) PER ER/A 576287-14 REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-88-19-022 RE
- [SDR DALA2019031001548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019031001548), Mar 10, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON SKIN APROX STA 916 BELOW CUT OUT THROUGH ACCESS PANEL 630 1 A AT VERT. EST. SKIN APROX STA 916 BELOW CUT OUT THROUGH ACCESS PANEL 6
- [SDR DALA2019020500759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020500759), Feb 5, 2019: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. GALLEY AND FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. R/R POWER SUPPLY/ BATT CHARGER FUSES PER MD 88 AMM 23-51. OPS GOOD. (LP5571308)
- [SDR DALA2019013100637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019013100637), Jan 31, 2019: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT AND PATH LIGHTS ROW 1-12 IN OP. T/S EMERGENCY LIGHTS IAW AMM 33-53, R/R BATTERY POWER SUPPLY, P/N RPS1B, S/N OFF 032, S/N ON 6830, OP CKS GOOD IA
- [SDR DALA2019010700057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019010700057), Jan 6, 2019: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. L ENG FAIL AT 35K CRUISE ALT NO WARNING PRIOR N2 READ 0 TEMP NORMAL NO FIRE NO RESTART ATTEMPTED DUE TO N2 READING ZERO. REMOVED & REPLACED NR 1 ENG IN REF. TO 
- [SDR DALA2018120316963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120316963), Dec 1, 2018: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. L1 & R1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L1 & R1 DOOR PER MD88 33-51 OPS CK NML. (LP5037658)
- [SDR DALA2018112906877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112906877), Nov 28, 2018: BEARING. FAILED. LT ENGINE FOD MULTIPLE BLADES AND LINER. NBR 001 ESN 718214 REPLACED IAW AMDS W/C 7100-4682-LH. REF LOG 0843278. SDR REPORTED DUE TO LEFT NOSE TIRE BEARING FAIL
- [SDR DALA2018112906876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112906876), Nov 28, 2018: BEARING. FAILED. LT NOSE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. REMOVED BOTH NLG TIRES AND SPRAY DEFLECTORS PER MD88 AMM 32-40. REMOVED & REPLACED NLG PISTON PER MD88 CMM 32-21-1 DAL REV #62. I
- [SDR DALA2018110506443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018110506443), Nov 3, 2018: HOLDER. FAILED. FOUND ROW 1C TO 12C EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP DURING SERVICE CHECK. TROUBLESHOT PER MD-88 AMM 33-53. FOUND BATTERY HOLDER AT 3D BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY HO
- [SDR DALA2018102406267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102406267), Oct 23, 2018: FUSE. BLOWN. ALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN F/C AND FWD ENTRY INOP. TROUBLESHOT FWD SECTION EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOUND B5-211 BATTERY PACK OVER ROW 3 CD FUSE BAD REPLACED PER WIRIN
- [SDR DALA2018102206186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102206186), Oct 20, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT PATHING IN THE BUSINESS CLASS AND ROWS 10-13 WERE INOPERATIVE. TROUBLE SHOOTING PER WDM 33-51-1
- [SDR DALA2018092505736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092505736), Sep 19, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. THE FORWARD EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE DURING A SERVICE CHECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY TO BE BAD. THE POWER SUPPL
- [SDR DALA2018090905504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018090905504), Sep 8, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FWD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PWR SUPPLY INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PWR SUPPLY REF AMM 33-53. OP CK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018082205195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082205195), Aug 21, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ROWS 1 - 12 AND FWD ENTRANCE DOORS EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT IAW SRM 33-51. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-211 IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOO
- [SDR DALA2018080644857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080644857), Aug 3, 2018: WIRE. BROKEN. SEVERAL EMERGENCY CABIN LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SEAT ROWS 1 - 12 AND 24 - 30 SEAT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AND MULTIPLE CEILING LIGHTS THRU CABIN AND 1/2 EMERGENCY E
- [SDR DALA2018073004758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018073004758), Jul 29, 2018: CRADLE. DEFECTIVE. DURING SERVICE FOUND ROWS 1-4 AND 10-13 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY CRADLE PER AMM 33-50 OPS CHECK GOOD ACFT IS OKAY FOR 
- [SDR DALA2018072804730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072804730), Jul 27, 2018: PIN. BROKEN. PIN BROKEN ON SLIDE BUSTLE GALLEY DOOR. INSTALLED NEW SLIDE PER CARD 2561-49647.
- [SDR DALA2018062204170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062204170), Jun 21, 2018: TURBINE. DAMAGED. DIVERTED TO TLH DUE TO LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2018061403995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061403995), Jun 13, 2018: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. FIRST CLASS AND FWD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. R&R FWD BATTERY CHARGER PER AMM 33-50. OPS CHK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018061203952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061203952), Jun 11, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FIRST CLASS UPPER EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018061203950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061203950), Jun 11, 2018: CABLE. FRAYED. TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE FRAYED. REPLACED TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE REF ROUTINE CARD 5350-01077-0101.
- [SDR DALA2018061003924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061003924), Jun 8, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. UPON SVC CK FOUND ROWS 1 CD THRU 12 ED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING INOP. R&R BATTERY POWER SUPPLY FWD CABIN PER WDM 33-51-12. ALSO R&R BATTERY ASSY (FWD CABIN) PER 
- [SDR DALA2018052403537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052403537), May 22, 2018: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. ON SVC CK FOUND FIST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. R&R FUSE AT BATTERY CHARGER IN O/H COMP ABOVE 2 CD PER WDM 33-51 AND OPS CK PER AMM 33-53 OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018061103934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061103934), May 14, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FIRST CLASS UPPER EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018051503330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018051503330), May 14, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD NOT TURNING ON. REPLACED BATTERIES PER 33-53, NO HELP. RELAMPED ALL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS REF AMM 33-53. OPS CH
- [SDR DALA2018042302704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302704), Apr 22, 2018: DIODE. FAILED. FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED A BAD DIODE ON THE BATTERY CARTRIDGE RECEPTACLE IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018041202405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041202405), Apr 12, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS NOT WORKING. RESET EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM IAW AMM 33-53. LIGHTS WORK OK.
- [SDR DALA2018030101310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030101310), Feb 28, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON PDC FORUM ROW 1-12 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOP. R&R BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGER PER AMM 33-53. OPS NML. OK FOR SVC.
- [SDR DALA2018021800998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021800998), Feb 16, 2018: APU. ODOR. UPON ARRIVAL IN YYZ AFTER STARTING APU DURING TAXI TO GATE GOT A STRONG RAW FUEL ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN. CREW ALSO SMELLED IN COCKPIT. PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF F
- [SDR DALA2018021500932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021500932), Feb 15, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT OVERHEAD AND FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. RE LAMPED IAW MM 33-50 AND ALL LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018010300027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010300027), Dec 31, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON S/C FOUND FC EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. T/S R&R F/C BATTERY ASSY. OPS CHECKS GOOD AS PER AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2017122208823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017122208823), Dec 22, 2017: WIRE. LOOSE. AFT STAIR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. TERMINATED A LOOSE WIRE. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017112808381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017112808381), Nov 28, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SEATS 1 - 11 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY IAW AMM 33-20, CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

All 209: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916DL-2023-04-13/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20111225029939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111225029939I), Dec 25, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N916DL), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. 1/3/2012 - As the aircraft climbed through 4,000 feet, the flight crew observed smoke and a flame coming from behind the captain's seat. The crew observed a…

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