# N918DE: 1993 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 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: 49959
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1993
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1993
- Last registry action: April 30, 2021
- Mode S code: ACB4B3
- 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/N918DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=918DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918DE-2022-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (189, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020030701691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030701691), Mar 6, 2020: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. RT WING DAMAGED BEHIND #1 SLAT. C/W PRI 585788-14 REV. 2 / ERA 585788-14 REV. ORIGINAL. (LP1519093)
- [SDR DALA2020012300513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020012300513), Jan 23, 2020: WIRE. PULLED. SEAT 24DE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. FOUND WIRE PULLED FROM SOCKET AT CONNECTOR. CRIMPED NEW SOCKET IAW MD88 WDM 33-51. OPS CK GOOD. OK FOR SVC. (LP6524648)
- [SDR DALA2020010900137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020010900137), Jan 8, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. REPLACED BATTERY AT B5-23 LOCATION AND PWR SUPPLY REF MD88AMM33- 53. (LP6656793)
- [SDR DALA2019111506704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019111506704), Nov 15, 2019: FUSE. FAILED. EMER LIGHTS ROW 31-36 INOP. RPLCD FUSE ON BATTERY PACK. ALL EMER LIGHTS NOW CK GOOD. REF MD88 AMM 33-50. (LP6658807)
- [SDR DALA2019071704273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019071704273), Jul 17, 2019: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING THE SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD AND FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY PACK WAS FOUND TO BE
- [SDR DALA2019070704068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019070704068), Jul 7, 2019: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF L2 DOOR INOP.FOUND AFT BATTERY CHARGER INOP. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER PER AMM 33-53 CKS GOOD. (LP4619564)
- [SDR DALA2019061703578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061703578), Jun 17, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 31 INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS BATTERIES FOR B5-28 AND B5-107. CKS GOOD REF MD88 AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2019050202783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019050202783), May 2, 2019: FUEL CELL. CHAFED. WORKING JOB INSP 88 AD CENTER TANK LOWER SKIN NDT-ET AND FOUND HYD LINE CHAFING TANK SKIN. BLENDED CHAFING. DAMAGE WITHIN LIMITS OF MD88 SRM 57-01 FIG 1 (SH3). 
- [SDR DALA2019033102054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019033102054), Mar 30, 2019: SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGE AFT OF NR 2 ENG PYLON AT UPPER LEFT CORNER OF EMEGENCY EXIT STENCIL. ACCOMPLISHED ERA 576838-14 REV ORIG. STOP DRILLED CRACKS. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED
- [SDR DALA2018120316964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120316964), Nov 30, 2018: PIN. DISCONNECTED. FOUND L1 DOOR SLIDE PACK PINS DISCONNECTED. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE PACK. (LP5299814)
- [SDR DALA2018100905939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100905939), Oct 8, 2018: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. T/O CONFIG WARNING ABOVE 80KTS-SLATS-AURAL WARNING WITH SLAT DISAGREE. INITIATED RTO AROUND 90-100KTS. MAX BRAKE TEMP 250. C/W NO GO ODI PREVENTION SECTION ATA 
- [SDR DALA2018050703092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050703092), May 5, 2018: HEATER BLANKET. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT WING HEADER BLANKET CUTOUT ACCESS PANEL NR 1307C AND 1303C. CORROSION LEVEL 2. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON LT WING HEATER BLANKET CUTOUT ACCES
- [SDR DALA2018050703091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050703091), May 5, 2018: HEATER BLANKET. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT WING HEATER BLANKET CUTOUT ACCESS PANEL NR 1409C AND 1410C. CORROSION LEVEL 2. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON RT WING HEATER BLANKET CUTOUT ACCES
- [SDR DALA2018050403052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050403052), May 4, 2018: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON ANGLE BTW STA Y=1437-1418 AND BTW LONG 23-24L AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPT. CORROSION LEVEL 2. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ANGLE BTW STA Y=1437-141
- [SDR DALA2018050403054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050403054), May 2, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKS (2EA) ON CANTED STA Y=1510 AT 2'HRS AND 4'HRS CLOCK POS AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPT. ON CANTED STA Y=1510 CRACK AT 2'HRS WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-18-043 REV.2 
- [SDR DALA2018050102949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050102949), Apr 30, 2018: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK ON LONG 14R AND FR STA Y=1380 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPT. LONG 14R AND FR STA Y=1380 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPT WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-18-038 REV 2 AND ER/A 5681
- [SDR DALA2018042802884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042802884), Apr 28, 2018: SKIN. DAMAGED. THE SKIN WAS FOUND DAMAGED BETWEEN LONGERONS 4 TO 7L, BS 1338. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 496010-14, REV A, SECTION II.
- [SDR DALA2018042802883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042802883), Apr 27, 2018: SKIN. DENTED. SEVERALS DENTS FROM BS 1156 TO 1211 ON THE AFT CARGO DOOR SKIN. THE SKIN WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND DWG 5910141, REV FD.
- [SDR DALA2018042802881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042802881), Apr 27, 2018: VANE. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATION ON THE CENTER RT VANE ASSY, LOWER SKIN ON THE RT WING TE FLAP. THE VANE ASSY WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-03D, PAR. 11.
- [SDR DALA2018042702843](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042702843), Apr 27, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND CRACKED INNER FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1150 - 1155, LONGERONS 29 AND 30R. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-18-026, REV 3, AND ER/A 568097-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2018042602827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042602827), Apr 26, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION POINTS ON THE FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1460C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, PAR 6, CONDITION II.
- [SDR DALA2018042502803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042502803), Apr 23, 2018: SPAR. DAMAGED. DURING NDT INSPECTION, A DISCREPANT AREA WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER SKIN REAR SPAR BETWEEN XRS 163 TO 168, RT WING. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567436-14AD, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2018042502802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042502802), Apr 23, 2018: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING NDT INSPECTION A DISCREPANT AREA WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER SKIN REAR SPAR BETWEEN XRS 163 TO 168 WING. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567436-14AD, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2018042402762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042402762), Apr 23, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1464C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, PAR 6
- [SDR DALA2018042402761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042402761), Apr 23, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION AT THE COUNTERSINK OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1462C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A.
- [SDR DALA2018042402760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042402760), Apr 23, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1436C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A.
- [SDR DALA2018042402759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042402759), Apr 23, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1355C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2018042402758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042402758), Apr 23, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1470C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2018042302716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302716), Apr 23, 2018: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACKED NR 5 BEAM BS 1156 IN THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-18-017, REV 1, AND ERA 567908-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2018042302714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302714), Apr 22, 2018: PAN. CRACKED. FOUND A CRACKED PAN BS 1211 BETWEEN THE NR 1 AND 2 BEAMS, AFT CARGO DOOR. THE PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567929-14, REV ORIGINAL, AND ETI-88-18-030, REV 2.
- [SDR DALA2018042302705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302705), Apr 22, 2018: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 13R, BS 1380. THE LONGERON WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018042302700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302700), Apr 22, 2018: SKIN. WORN. WEAR ON THE CARGO DOOR SKIN BOTH CORNERS BS 1160 AND 1205 LOWER AREA. DOUBLERS OF BOTH LOWER CORNERS OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND DW
- [SDR DALA2018042202696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042202696), Apr 21, 2018: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACKED NR 5 BEAM BS 693 AT THE CENTER CARGO DOOR. THE BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567906-14, REV ORIGINAL, AND ETI-88-18-016, REV 1.
- [SDR DALA2018042102689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042102689), Apr 21, 2018: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING BS 1156 ON THE NR 5 BEAM AT THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED PER DWG 3934011, REV ORIGINAL, SRM 51-30-4, AND 51-30-5. (LP0518355)
- [SDR DALA2018042102687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042102687), Apr 21, 2018: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKS AT HOLES IN THE FWD EDGE OF THE ANGLE TEE BEAM NR 5 AT THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND DWG 9957663, REV W.
- [SDR DALA2018042102686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042102686), Apr 21, 2018: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING BS 1175, BETWEEN BEAM 1 AND THE BOTTOM PAN OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, AND DWG 3926046, R
- [SDR DALA2018042102684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042102684), Apr 20, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME BS 1474, 3 HOURS POSITION IN THE AFT ACCESORIES COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567676-14, REV ORIGINAL, & ETI-88-18-024 R1.
- [SDR DALA2018042002661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042002661), Apr 20, 2018: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE AFT MLG DOOR FRAME CHANNEL, BS 997, RBL 60 - LBL 60. THE AFT MLG DOOR FRAME CHANNEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018042002659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042002659), Apr 19, 2018: TEE FITTING. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON THE INTERNAL TEE FITTING OF BEAM NR 5, AFT SIDE OF THE MID CARGO DOOR. THE TEE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, AND DWG 3934011, RE
- [SDR DALA2018042002658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042002658), Apr 19, 2018: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FWD STOP FITTING ON THE MID CARGO DOOR. THE STOP FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018041902630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041902630), Apr 19, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT BL 0, BS 1287 - 1307. THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018041902629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041902629), Apr 18, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON FLOOR PANEL 927A. A DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131B.
- [SDR DALA2018041902628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041902628), Apr 18, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE LEFT CABIN FLOOR CUSP WEB, UPPER & LOWER SURFACES, LBL 44 TO 60, BS 965 - 984. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131A-13.
- [SDR DALA2018041902627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041902627), Apr 18, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE LT CUSP WEB, BS 1086 - 1091, LBL 54 TO 60 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05.
- [SDR DALA2018041902626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041902626), Apr 18, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE LEFT CABIN FLOOR CUSP WEB UPPER & LOWER SURFACES FROM LBL 44 TO 60, BS 522 - 598. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG131A, 51-30-1, AN
- [SDR DALA2018041802592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802592), Apr 17, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE LT CUSP WEB BETWEEN BS 1022 - 1041, LBL 54 TO 60 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. THE CUSP WEB SECTION WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131A-14, AND SRM 51-
- [SDR DALA2018041802591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802591), Apr 17, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CUSP WEB BETWEEN RBL 44 TO 60, BS 1011 TO 1013 CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131A-13, AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR DALA2018041802590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802590), Apr 17, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON THE CUSP WEB, BETWEEN RBL 44 & 60, BS 892 TO 903. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131A-2.
- [SDR DALA2018041802589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802589), Apr 17, 2018: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 11R CRACKED AT BS 1434. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, SHEET 1.
- [SDR DALA2018041802585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802585), Apr 17, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. AWR : IN REF NRC 00535: OUT OF LIMITS : CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON THE RT CABIN CUSP WEB, RBL 54 TO 60, BS 1046 - 1049. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05,

All 189: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918DE-2022-04-25/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 DCA18CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA251), Jul 23, 2018: Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 (N918DE), Charlotte, NC, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

## 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 20120303003519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120303003519I), Mar 3, 2012: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N918DE), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. On March 3, 2012 at approximately 1237 EST a delta MD-88 flight 181 from laguarida was taxing to the mcnamara terminal gate A-51. It was on the outer taxi line…

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