# N917DL: 1988 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: 49573
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1988
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2021
- Last registry action: June 5, 2023
- Mode S code: ACB102
- 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/N917DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917DL-2024-05-08

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 (204, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020020801024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020020801024), Feb 7, 2020: DUCT. LOOSE. A/C 917 - PRESS - AT TOP OF DESCENT CREW NOTICED A FLOW LIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED CABIN PRESSURE WARNING. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10K. AIRCRAFT ARR
- [SDR DALA2020020100772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020020100772), Feb 1, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS (CEILING) @ ROWS 15 TO 20 ARE INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES OPS CK GOOD REF MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6920276)
- [SDR DALA2019112306862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019112306862), Nov 22, 2019: TIRE. FAILED. SDR REPORTED DUE TO NO 3 AND NO 4 TIRE COMING APART (ODI # 2019-00655) CAUSING RT INBD FLAP TE EDGE DAMAGE. RT I/B FLAP T/E EDGE DAMAGED. REPLACED RT I/B FLAP A
- [SDR DALA2019112206845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019112206845), Nov 20, 2019: TIRE. FAILED. SDR REPORTED DUE TO NO 3 AND NO 4 TIRE COMING APART (ODI # 2019-00655) CAUSING COMPRESSOR DAMAGE TO NUMBER 2 ENGINE. THE TIRES WILL BE REPORTED ON A SEPARATE LO
- [SDR DALA2019112506880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019112506880), Nov 16, 2019: TIRE. FAILED. BOTH RT MAIN TIRES BLOWN. RPLD BOTH RT MAIN WHEEL ASSYS PER MD88 AMM 32-40. S/N OFF DL1141 , S/N ON DL624. S/N OFF DL850, S/N ON DL708. (LP6406325)
- [SDR DALA2019061903654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061903654), Jun 18, 2019: WINDOW. DAMAGED. FO'S ESCAPE WINDOW APPEARS TO HAVE MELTED AND CRACKED. UPPER PORTION APPEARS WARPED. T/S FOUND THERMAL SWITCH ON F/O SLIDING WINDOW GLUED ON WITH WHAT APPEARS T
- [SDR DALA2019061703579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061703579), Jun 16, 2019: SUPPORT. CORRODED. RT SIDE VENTRAL AIR-STAIR HANDRAIL SUPPORT TUBES CORRODED AND BROKEN. REPLACED SUPPORT TUBE MPN 5936680-504. BEGAN ADJUSTING AIR STAIR DOOR PER MD88AMM 52-63. F
- [SDR DALA201906133548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201906133548), Jun 11, 2019: CABLE. FRAYED. FOUND FRAYED KEVLAR CABLE FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION TAIL CONE SLIDE. (CAT). NRC 00167: KEVLAR CABLE OF TAIL CONE SLIDE WAS REPLACED PER MD-88 AMM 53-53-00-401. (
- [SDR DALA2019060803458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019060803458), Jun 8, 2019: SKIN. WORN. WEAR ON LWR SKIN AT LEFT WING SETTLEMENT AREA OF HINGE FLAP FAIRING NO. 1 (AI). NRC 00148: WEAR WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-19-032 REV. 1 AND ER/A 556375-14 REV. A.
- [SDR DALA2019040502211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019040502211), Apr 5, 2019: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. SEAT MOUNTED ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS 19D & 23D INOP. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTORS UNDER SEATS IAW MD88 AMM 33-53-02. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP4763709)
- [SDR DALA2019020100660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020100660), Feb 1, 2019: FRAME. DAMAGED. TRANSFERRED FROM NR 10, LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE FRAME 1079, DAMAGED AT LONGERON L-21L. REPAIRED PER ERA 574949-14 REV A.
- [SDR DALA2019020100661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020100661), Jan 31, 2019: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED, LEFT SIDE, STA.1070-1090 BETWEEN LEFT LONGERONS L22 AND L23. REF W/O:917_01/24/2019 LTO,DAMAGE BY BAGCART,TASK CARD NO:MD88 VIRTUAL,CARD/
- [SDR DALA2019011700303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019011700303), Jan 16, 2019: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVHD EMER LIGHTS INOP ROWS 20 - 26. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-104 AND BATTERIES PER AMM 33-53-00 EMERGENCY LIGHTS CHECK GOOD. (LP4765229)
- [SDR DALA2018112906874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112906874), Nov 29, 2018: SKIN. DENTED. LARGE DENT @ #2 ENGINE FOUR O'CLOCK POSITION OF ENGINE COWL. R/R #2 ENGINE NOSE COWL. PER MD88 AMM 71-10 COWL, NOSE, LT OFF 88-7110-9-0001 49591 ON 88-7110-9-00
- [SDR DALA2018092805788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092805788), Sep 28, 2018: BRACKET. CRACKED. LT WHEEL WELL FRAME BRACKET MPN 5930584-33 CRACKED. REMOVED BRACKET (957441) DRILLED AND PAINTED NEW BRACKET. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET PER BOEING DRAWING 5930584. 
- [SDR DALA2018092705784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092705784), Sep 26, 2018: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON LEFT WHEEL WELL FRAME, BELOW DOOR RELEASE. REPLACED LT WHEEL WELL FWD DOOR JAMB PER BAC 5930584. (LP5352629)
- [SDR DALA2018091705612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018091705612), Sep 16, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. SERVICE CHECK TAIL CONE CEILING LIGHTS INOP. AFT BATTERIES IN PACK INOP, CHANGED AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK OPS CHECK OK IAW AMM 33-55. AFT TAIL CONE C
- [SDR DALA2018090405402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018090405402), Aug 30, 2018: LOCK PIN. LACK OF LUBE. DURING INSPECTION ON L/H LOCK PIN, FOUND LOCK PIN ASSEMBLY DIFFICULT TO SPRING RELEASE. CLEANED AND RE-LUBED AS REQUIRED.
- [SDR DALA2018083105376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018083105376), Aug 30, 2018: CONDUIT. OUT OF POSITION. LOCKING CLAMP DID NOT CLEAR LOWER END OF CONDUITS BY AT LEAST 1/2 INCH REF TASK CARD 5350-01077-0101. REPOSITIONED CONDUITS PER TASK CARD 5350-01077-0101. (LP07
- [SDR DALA2018083105375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018083105375), Aug 30, 2018: WASHER. MISSING. DURING INSPECTION ON LOWER LOCK RT LOCK PIN, FOUND LOCK PIN ASSEMBLY DIFFICULT TO SPRING RELEASE. SAME LOCK PIN ASSEMBLY IS MISSING WASHER ON ONE OF ITS ATTACH 
- [SDR DALA2018081325010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081325010), Aug 12, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FOUND FWD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2018073004755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018073004755), Jul 30, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT LAV SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT CORROSION AND DOUBLER REPAIR. LOCATED AT FS 1307 TO FS 1322 AND L-22L.
- [SDR DALA2018073004754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018073004754), Jul 26, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING WAKE UP FOUND AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL LOWER CUT OUT CRACKED. COMPLETED REPAIR AT AFT LAV SERVICE DOOR CUT-OUT PER ERA 570456-14 REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2018070104336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070104336), Jul 1, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED ON APPROACH AND LASTED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTED AN ELECTICAL SMELL THAT LASTED ABOUT TWO MINUTES (1 M
- [SDR DALA2018041602519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041602519), Apr 16, 2018: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING AURAL, NO LIGHTS. PERFORMED ENGINE FIRE TEST IAW AMM 26-20. NO 30 DAY HISTORY. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2018031401681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018031401681), Mar 12, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AFT LAV ALARM ON APPROACH FUMES/ODOR OBSERVED NO SMOKE OBSERVED. T/S PER ODI PREVENTION W/C 2120/2367 NO COMTAMINATION NOTED C/W DUCT BURNOUT PER W/C 7100-2619 
- [SDR DALA2018030701446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030701446), Mar 6, 2018: B-NUT. LOOSE. AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PACKS WHERE SHUT OFF AND THE SMOKE 
- [SDR DALA2018020700723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018020700723), Feb 5, 2018: PIN. BROKEN. TAIL COMPARTMENT CENTER CAT WALK EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BROKEN PIN PER SWPM 20-10-02, CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018020600685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018020600685), Feb 5, 2018: SLIDE. DEFECTIVE. FOUND R1 DOOR SLIDE PINS DISENGAGED. R&R R1 DOOR SLIDE PER W/C 2561-4964 OP CK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018012900458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018012900458), Jan 26, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN OVERWING EXIT SIGNS AT ROW 24, LEFT AND RIGHT, INOP. SWAPPED LAMPS NO HELP. REMOVED AND REPLACED B5-103 BATTERY PACK PER AMM 33-53. ALL TEST
- [SDR DALA2017072005589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072005589), Jul 19, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMER LIGHTS (CELING) ROWS 11-14 INOP. FOUND BATTERIES IN B5-101 DEAD. R&R SAME PER AMM 33-53. OPS CK SAT.
- [SDR DALA2017071805532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071805532), Jul 12, 2017: LIGHT. SPARKS. SPARKS IN AFT LEFT LAVATORY FROM LIGHT. COMPLIED WITH ERA 560231-14, REPLACED THE SWITCH . CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017061404694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017061404694), Jun 13, 2017: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR PANEL 211BG. THE FLOOR PANEL REPAIRED IAW ER/A 504469-14MA.
- [SDR DALA2017051003735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017051003735), May 10, 2017: CABLE. TORN. TORN TAILCONE CABLE ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THE CABLE IAW AMM 53-53 AND COMPLETED REQUIRED INSPECTION.
- [SDR DALA2017051003730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017051003730), May 9, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING CRACKED TE SKIN. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 494597-14AD MA, REV A.
- [SDR DALA2017050903687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050903687), May 8, 2017: ANGLE. CRACKED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD A CRACKED ANGLE BETWEEN XHR=9.6 AND YV=158. REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2017050803625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050803625), May 7, 2017: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING INSPECTION, AN INDICATION OF MATERIAL THINNING 0.051, SKIN. REMAINING WAS FOUND AT BS 580, L29R, JUST FWD OF PREVIOUS REPAIR. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED 
- [SDR DALA2017050703622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050703622), May 6, 2017: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE ACCESS PANEL 1331C. REPLACED IAW AMM 28-40-04.
- [SDR DALA2017050603613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050603613), May 5, 2017: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY HAD CORROSION ALONG LONGERON 19 - 21L BETWEEN BS 1287 TO 1260. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 558085-14, REV ORIGINAL, AND ETI-88-17-144 REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2017050603612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050603612), May 5, 2017: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO BAY CORROSION ON CARGO TRACK BS 325 - 506. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-17-142, REV 2, & ER/A 558077-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2017050503584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050503584), May 4, 2017: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL BS 1380 - 1385, LONGERONS 24L TO 24R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-5, FIG 1, 51-30-5 , 51-30-2, AND 51-10-3, PAR 21, 14.
- [SDR DALA2017050503582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050503582), May 4, 2017: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR PANEL 120D. THE FLOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2017050403553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050403553), May 3, 2017: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A CONDITION II (A) (1).
- [SDR DALA2017050403552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050403552), May 3, 2017: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AREA OF SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK ON FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL. THE ACCESS WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A PAR. 6 COND. III.
- [SDR DALA2017050403551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050403551), May 3, 2017: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL WAS CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS AND WAS REPLACED. IAW SRM 51-10-3.
- [SDR DALA2017050403550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050403550), May 3, 2017: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AREA OF SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK ON FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL 1335C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, PAR 6, COND II (B).
- [SDR DALA2017050203517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050203517), May 1, 2017: ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT: CORROSION ON ANGLE BELOW LT TIE TRACK BTW Y=1231-1250. SPLICES ANGLES WERE REPLACED PER SRM 53-24-0 & SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2017050103490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050103490), Apr 30, 2017: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LEFT CARGO TRACK FROM BS 1007 - 1322 . THE LEFT CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-3-1.
- [SDR DALA2017050103489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050103489), Apr 30, 2017: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE RIGHT CARGO TRACK, BS 1007 - 1322. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 5936660, REV BZ, SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR DALA2017043003488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017043003488), Apr 29, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKS ON THE LT WING LOWER ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT XRS 189 - 214. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-17-129, REV 2 & ER/A 556392-14AD, REV ORIGINAL.

All 204: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917DL-2024-05-08/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 19980122002359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122002359I), Jan 22, 1998: Doug MD88 (N917DL), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: delta airlines, inc., flight number 1881, aircraft N917DL, departed cvg, 1/22/98, en-route to mci. The crew noticed the right hydraulic quantity…

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