# N920DE: 1993 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 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: 53423
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1993
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1994
- Last registry action: June 9, 2022
- Mode S code: ACBE7A
- 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/N920DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=920DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920DE-2022-11-29

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 (178, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020012500595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020012500595), Jan 24, 2020: LINE. LEAKING. AFTER LANDING & STARTING THE APU & SHUTTING DOWN RIGHT ENGINE WE SMELLED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL WITH SOULE HAZE IN CABIN SHUT DOWN RIGHT PACK & IT DIDN'T GET WORSE 
- [SDR DALA2020011300211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011300211), Jan 12, 2020: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AT TAKEOFF A STRONG RUBBER TIRE SMELL FILLED THE CABIN NOI VIBRATION OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM SMELL WAS STRONG BUT DISSIPATED IN APPX 2 MIN.C/W AMDS
- [SDR DALA2019101215864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019101215864), Oct 10, 2019: BATTERY. MISSING. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY MISSING. REPLACED THE BATTERY, OP CKS NML.
- [SDR DALA2019051403011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019051403011), May 14, 2019: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER DOOR AT 24A INOP. RELAMPED SAME OPS NML REF AMM 33-52. (LP4751576)
- [SDR DALA2019030801553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019030801553), Mar 7, 2019: RELAY. DEFECTIVE. AFTER TAKE OFF SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. DISSIPATED QUICKLY. GONE BY APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET. R/R RECIRC FAN. NO HELP. REPLACED RELAY R2-278
- [SDR DALA2019021100875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021100875), Feb 11, 2019: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP @ PX 19&22. R/R SEAT WIRING HARNESS AT PAX 19&22 CKS GOOD PER AMM MD88 33-53. (LP5277974)
- [SDR DALA2018100405888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100405888), Oct 3, 2018: NOSE COWL. DENTED. DURING INSP. FOUND DENT ON NR 1 ENG INLET NOSE COWL AT 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. DENT MEASURES 2.25" X 1.25" & 0.344 DEEP & APPROX 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. PEFORMED TIME
- [SDR DALA2018050803134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050803134), May 4, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST DO NOT TURN ON, EXTERNAL LIGHTS ON FUSELAGE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK P/N60-1177-9IN AFT CARGO. OPS CHECKS OK.
- [SDR DALA201805173006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201805173006), May 2, 2018: SLIDE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING INITIAL INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE FIRING LANYARD TO CONNECT MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE WAS MISSING ON THE L2 DOOR SLIDE, THE SAME SLIDE WAS FOUND WRAPPED A
- [SDR DALA2018050202977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050202977), May 1, 2018: FRAME. WORN. WORN FRAME ON STA Y=1510 CANT BTW 4-8 HRS POSITION AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME WAS BLENDED OUT PER SRM 53-01 FIG. 1, FRAME BTW 6 AND 8 POSITION FOUND 
- [SDR DALA2018050102952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050102952), Apr 30, 2018: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. DUE A CRACK ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP, REMOVE AND INSTALL RUDDER. RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED UNDER AMDS 2720-4421 JOB 000-0030.
- [SDR DALA2018043002894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018043002894), Apr 29, 2018: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB, XRS 214, RT WING LEADING EDGE INNER STRUCTURE. THE RIB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR DALA2018043002893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018043002893), Apr 29, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE RT CUSP WEB, UPPER & LOWER SURFACES, RBL 54 TO 60 BETWEEN BS 484 TO 503. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 5130-2, 51-30-1, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018043002892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018043002892), Apr 29, 2018: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP. THE SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED IAW 5510-4135.
- [SDR DALA2018042902889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042902889), Apr 28, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON THE FRAME AT BS 1474, AT THE 8 HRS POSITION IN THE AFT ACCESORY BAY. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567630-14, REV ORIGINAL, & ETI-88-18-033, RE
- [SDR DALA2018042802885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042802885), Apr 28, 2018: FRAME. WORN. FRAME FOUND WORN OUT OF LIMITS, BS 1485, BETWEEN THE 9 AND 10 HRS POSITION. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567923-14, REV ORIGINAL, AND ETI-88-18-039, REV 2.
- [SDR DALA2018042802882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042802882), Apr 27, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME WEB BS 1437, LONGERON 8L. REPAIRED IAW ERA 567707-14, REV ORIGINAL, AND ETI-88-18-021, R3.
- [SDR DALA2018042702844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042702844), Apr 27, 2018: PAN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE LOWER PAN, BS 370 TO 427, LONGERONS 23R TO 28R AT THE CARGO DOOR FRAME. THE PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-18-025, REV 1, AND ER/A 567912-14
- [SDR DALA2018042702845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042702845), Apr 26, 2018: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND DAMAGED ALUMINUM FLAME SPRAY, LT & RT SIDES, SEVERAL AREAS. ON THE RUDDER. THE FRAME SPRAY WAS REPARIED IAW ERA.092613-14MA, REV C.
- [SDR DALA2018042602825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042602825), Apr 25, 2018: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE FINGER DOUBLER BETWEEN BS 1210 AND 1215, LONGERON 26L. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THE FINGER DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-04, FIG 12E, & SRM
- [SDR DALA2018042502804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042502804), Apr 23, 2018: SKIN. DAMAGED. CRACKS, PUNCTURES AND WEAR FOUND ON THE FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN BETWEEN XFS 60 - 70, RT WING. REPAIRED IAW ERA 567673-14, REV B, AND ETI -88-18-031, REV 6.
- [SDR DALA2018042302706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302706), Apr 22, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORRODED FLOOR PANEL. THE FLOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-20-01.
- [SDR DALA2018042202697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042202697), Apr 21, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. DELAMINATED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PUNCTURES ON CHANNELS AND CORROSION ON STRAP AT FLOOR PANEL 200A. THE FLOOR PANEL AND CHANNELS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1D, P
- [SDR DALA2018042202695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042202695), Apr 21, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME BS 1474, LONGERON 18R IN THE AFT ACCESORIES BAY. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 567556-14, REV ORIGINAL, & ETI-88-18-023 R1.
- [SDR DALA2018042202694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042202694), Apr 21, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CUSP WEB LOWER SURFACE BS 1155 TO 1212, RBL 54 TO 60 IN THE AFT CARGO BAY. REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131A-24, SRM 51-30-2, & 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018042102685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042102685), Apr 20, 2018: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CRACK ON THE SHEAR TIE BS 1380, LONGERON 15R IN THE AFT ACCESORIES COMPARTMENT. THE SHEAR TIE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, & DWG 9912246, REV CY.
- [SDR DALA2018042002660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042002660), Apr 19, 2018: FRAME ANGLE. CRACKED. AFTER REMOVING CORROSION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE CAP ANGLE ATTACHED TO STAIRWAY FRAME, BETWEEN BS 1401 - 1405, LT SIDE. THE CAP ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-
- [SDR DALA2018042002657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042002657), Apr 19, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 769 - 776, LONGERONS 27R - 28R. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04, FIG 57.
- [SDR DALA2018041802587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802587), Apr 17, 2018: TEE FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE TEE FITTING, BS 1380 BETWEEN LONGERONS 25L & 25R. THE TEE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018041802586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041802586), Apr 17, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON THE FLOOR SUPPORT BS 826, RBL 22. REPAIRED IAW ERA 567554-14, REV ORIG, AND ETI-88-18-022, REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2018041702528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041702528), Apr 17, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME, BS 1510. THE FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018041702533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041702533), Apr 16, 2018: VANE. DELAMINATED. DURING INSPECTION, DELAMINATED WAS FOUND ON THE PREVIOUS DOUBLER REPAIR ON OTBD FLAP VANE OF OTBD FLAP, LT WING. THE FLAP VANE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 57-04, PAR. 
- [SDR DALA2018041702530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041702530), Apr 16, 2018: TAB. DENTED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL DENTS ON UPPER SKIN AT THE RT CONTROL TAB. THE RT CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED IAW 55-04 PAR 2.
- [SDR DALA2018041702521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041702521), Apr 16, 2018: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTINGS AT THE RT AND LT SIDES AT AFT CABIN BULKHEAD DOOR FRAME. FITTINGS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, AND 51-30-1.
- [SDR DALA2018041602514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041602514), Apr 15, 2018: TAB. DENTED. SEVERAL DENTS ON UPPER SKIN AT THE LT GEARED TAB. THE TAB WAS REPLACED IAW 55-04, PAR 2.
- [SDR DALA2018041602513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041602513), Apr 15, 2018: TAB. DEBONDED. DISBONDED UPPER AND LOWER SKIN AT LT ANTI FLOAT TAB, XEFT 160. THE LT ANTI-FLOAT TAB WAS REPLACED IAW 55-04, PAR 2.
- [SDR DALA2018041502435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041502435), Apr 14, 2018: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CRACK CHANNEL ON GENERATION FLOOR NBR 313A, 313E, 389G, 541F, 617G, 927A AND 927E. CHANNEL ON GENERATION FLOOR NBR 313A, 313E, 389G, 541F, 617G AND 927E WERE RE
- [SDR DALA2018041402429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041402429), Apr 13, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RH FUEL ACCESS PLATES NBR 1436C, 1454C, 1414C, 1478C AND 1470C. FUEL ACCES PLATE 1454C, 1436C, 1414C, 1478C AND 1470C WERE REPLACED PER DC9/MD-80 S
- [SDR DALA2018041402427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041402427), Apr 13, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LH FUEL ACCESS PLATES NBR 1311C, 1335C AND 1363C. ACCESS PLATE NBR 1311C, 1335C AND 1363C WERE REPLACED PER DC-9/MD-80 SRM 51-22-2A PAR 6 (LP050745
- [SDR DALA2018041402432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041402432), Apr 13, 2018: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACK ON SHEAR CLIP STA Y= 1380 LONG 15L AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME CLIP WAS REPLACED PER SRM 53-14-4 & DWG 9912246 REV CY.
- [SDR DALA2018041402431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041402431), Apr 13, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON COCKPIT FLOOR PANEL NR 120B LT SIDE. FLOOR WAS REPAIRED (PERMANENT REPAIR) PER DC-9/MD-80 SRM 53-01 FIG 4 (SHEET4).
- [SDR DALA2018041402430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041402430), Apr 13, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK COCKPIT RT FLOOR PANEL NR 120D. FLOOR PANEL WAS REPAIRED (PERMANENT REPAIR) PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 (SHEET3).
- [SDR DALA2018041402428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041402428), Apr 13, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK UPPER SKIN ON GENERATION FLOOR NR 465E AND 826G. FLOOR NR 465E AND 826G WERE REPAIRED (AS A PERMANENT REPAIR) PER SRM 53-01 FIG.2 (SHEET3) AND FIG 4 (SHEE
- [SDR DALA2018041302407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041302407), Apr 12, 2018: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LH/RH FUEL ACCESS PLATES NBR 1303C AND 1409C IN REF AMDS 2000-2636. DUE TO BLEND OUT REPAIR IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE UPPER WING ACCESS DOOR (P/N 391
- [SDR DALA2018041302406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041302406), Apr 12, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT, BS 1271 TO 1287, LBL 2. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, PAR. 4 FIG.2, SHEET 4.
- [SDR DALA2018041102337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041102337), Apr 11, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION CRACKS ON FLOOR PANELS NBRS 168B, 200C, 160A, 389F AND 1003B AT PAX CAB. FLOOR PANELS NBRS 168B, 200C, 160A ,389F AND 1003B WERE FABRICATED R
- [SDR DALA2018041102336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041102336), Apr 11, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. INITIAL INSPECTION DELAMINATION ON FLOOR PANELS NBRS 160D, 120C, 160C, 160E, 200D, 200B, 1174E, 160F, 617D, 617E, 617F, 769E, 769F, AND 826E. FLOOR PANELS NBRS 
- [SDR DALA2018041202380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041202380), Apr 11, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CUSP WEB STA Y =1072 AT CPAX. CORROSION 2: REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED (PERMANENT REPAIR) PER SRM53-05 FIG 131-A-13.
- [SDR DALA2018041202378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041202378), Apr 11, 2018: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK LONG 12L STA Y=1437 AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. LONG 12L STA Y=1437 AT AFT ACCESSORIES WAS REPAIR ( AS A PERMANENT REPAIR )PER SRM 53-02-FIG.18, SRM 5
- [SDR DALA2018041202374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041202374), Apr 11, 2018: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CUSP WEB STA X=54 TO X=60 BTW STA Y=674 AND Y=693. CORROSION 2; LT CUSP WEB STA X=54 TO X=60 BTW STA Y=674 AND Y=693 WAS REPAIRED (PERMANENT REP

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