# N930DL: 1988 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2019-03-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 19, 2019 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - 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: 49717 - Year built: 1988 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 9, 1988 - Certificate issued: December 12, 1988 - Last registry action: March 31, 2016 - Mode S code: ACE5FF - 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/N930DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=930DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930DL-2019-03-19 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (153, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2017092907162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092907162), Sep 29, 2017: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN THE BS 110 BULKHEAD WEB. COMPLIED WITH PRI #562120-14 REV 7. COMPLIED WITH ERA 562120-14 REV O. PRI AND ERA MATCHES. (LP0233840) - [SDR DALA2017082206347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017082206347), Aug 21, 2017: CONTACT. DIRTY. AFT MEGAPHONE BATTERY LOW, NO GREEN LIGHT. REMOVED BATTERY AND CLEANED CONTACTS REINSTALLED BATTERY CHECKED MEGAPHONE PER AMM 23-34 CHECKS OK. - [SDR DALA2017081806297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017081806297), Aug 17, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT B5-212. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR DALA2017061804800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017061804800), Jun 17, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL CONE ESCAPE LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-53. - [SDR DALA2017061204654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017061204654), Jun 11, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. ROW 32D EMERENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R THE LAMPS IAW MM 33-53. CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR DALA2017060404473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017060404473), Jun 3, 2017: BALL. NOT SEATED. "TAIL CONE UNSAFE" ILLUM ON OAP. FOUND BALL UNSEATED AT OUTSIDE HANDLE RELEASED INSERTED BALL BACK INTO OUTSIDE MECHANISM. LIGHT OUTS ALL RUN IN GOOD CONDITION - [SDR DALA2017052204063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017052204063), May 22, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP AT 25ABCDE. REPLACED BATTERIES PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017013000792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017013000792), Jan 28, 2017: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 30-36. REPLACED THE FUSE IN THE BATTERY ASSEMBLY AT ROW 35 IAW SWPM 20. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATE NORMALLY. - [SDR DALA2017012500642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017012500642), Jan 25, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. R1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-50. - [SDR DALA2016122610081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122610081), Dec 24, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON RIGHT SIDE, FWD OF FWD CARGO DOOR. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ERA 553592-14 REV ORIG AND ERA 553600-14. - [SDR DALA2016122510080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122510080), Dec 24, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. PRODUCTION SPLICE DAMAGED AT BS 229 BETWEEN LONGERONS 23 AND 25 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 553600-14, REV. O AND ER/A 553600-14. - [SDR DALA2016122510079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122510079), Dec 24, 2016: BEAM. GOUGED. NLG LEFT NOSE WHEEL WELL BEAM WEB GOUGED AND INDENTED BELOW BEAM. REPAIRED IAW ER/A #553598-14, REV. ORIGINAL AND ER/A 553598-14. - [SDR DALA2016122510078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122510078), Dec 24, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. SKIN DAMAGED AT LONGERON 25R BS 218. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A#553592-14, REV. 1 AND ER/A 553592-14. - [SDR DALA2016122510077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122510077), Dec 24, 2016: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. FORWARD CARGO BULKHEAD DAMAGED BETWEEN LONGERON 24 AND 25R AT BS 218. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED STRUT AND BULKHEAD IAW DWG 9951888 AND SRM 51-01, PG. 1. - [SDR DALA2016122310043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122310043), Dec 22, 2016: LONGERON. DAMAGED. LONGERON 25R DAMAGED AT BS 218. REPAIRED IAW PRI 553592-14REV 1 AND SRM 53-02 FIG 18. - [SDR DALA2016122310042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122310042), Dec 22, 2016: LONGERON. DAMAGED. LONGERON 24R DAMAGED AT BS 218. REPAIRED IAW PRI 553592-14 REV 0 AND SRM 53-02 FIG 18. - [SDR DALA2016122110000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122110000), Dec 20, 2016: LONGERON. DAMAGED. LONGERON 24R DAMAGED AT BS 218. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18 AND PRI 553592-14 REV.0. - [SDR DALA2016122009993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122009993), Dec 19, 2016: FRAME. DAMAGED. FRAME DAMAGED AT BS 218 BETWEEN LONGERONS 23 - 25R. INSTALLED A FRAME REPAIR SPLICE IAW SRM 53-03D FIG 2A. - [SDR DALA2016122310044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122310044), Dec 13, 2016: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 23, BS 218. REPAIRED IAW PRI 553592-14 REV 0 AND SRM 53-02 FIG. 18. - [SDR DALA2016120109435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120109435), Dec 1, 2016: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EEPL SEAT LIGHT INOP AT SEAT 21 D/E. RMVD & RPLCD EEPL LIGHT ASSY AT SEAT 21D/E. OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2015102806542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015102806542), Oct 27, 2015: SCOOP. CRACKED. AVOINIC EXHAUST VENT SCOOP HAD THREE CRACKS. REMOVED SCOOP FOR WELD REPAIR IAW ER/A 464964-14MA. INSTALLED REPAIRED SCOOP. - [SDR DALA2015102406440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015102406440), Oct 24, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR - CANTED FRAME RT WEB IB EDGE HAS 1.2500" LONG CRACK AT HORIZONTAL "T" ANGLE, BS 1485, NEAR RUDDER TRIM CABLE DRUM. REPAIRED CANTED FRAME REF SRM - [SDR DALA2015100906017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015100906017), Oct 7, 2015: WIRE. BROKEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR THE CENTER CATWALK HAD A BROKEN WIRE AND WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRE CONNECTOR FOR THE NOTED - [SDR DALA2015051303211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015051303211), May 12, 2015: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS IN ROWS 1-12 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A FAILED FUSE AT THE POW - [SDR DALA2014111006029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014111006029), Nov 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 12 & 29 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS AND THE OPS CHE - [SDR DALA2014100805483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100805483), Oct 6, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 19D & 35D OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PERF - [SDR DALA14033850930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14033850930), Jun 3, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE OVERWING HATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY - [SDR DALA13072020930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13072020930), Dec 25, 2013: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DURING LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION, NOTED DAMAGE AT RT WING STA 555 T/E. BLENDED REPAIR BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 521853-14. - [SDR DALA13072010930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13072010930), Dec 24, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION, NOTED DAMAGE RT WING STA 62 AT THE T/E. BLENDED DAMAGE WAS BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-6, PAR D2. - [SDR DALA13052510930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052510930), Oct 13, 2013: RELEASE CABLE. DAMAGED. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE HAS SPIRAL COATING THAT IS PEELING AND WAS PREVENTING SMOOTH CABLE OPERATION. REPLACED RELEASE CABLE IAW AMM - [SDR DALA13052500930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052500930), Oct 12, 2013: COVER. DAMAGED. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE TAIL CONE SLIDE COVER WAS FOUND TO BE SATURATED WITH HYD FLUID AND THE VELCRO WAS MISSING. THE TAIL CONE SLIDE COVER WAS REPLACED IA - [SDR DALA13052420930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052420930), Oct 12, 2013: RETAINER. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK IN MSP, THE TAIL CONE TEE PIN RETAINING CLIPS WERE FOUND TO BE RUSTY AT THE TEE PIN MOUNT CLIPS. REPLACED TEE PIN RETAINING CLIPS IAW AMM - [SDR DALA13052410930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052410930), Oct 12, 2013: CAM. WORN. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CAM BASE WAS FOUND TO BE WORN. REPLACED TAILCONE CAM BASE IAW AMM 53-53 AND THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. - [SDR DALA13052400930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052400930), Oct 12, 2013: RELEASE CABLE. DAMAGED. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK IN MSP, THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE LOWER CONDUIT WAS FOUND TO BE IN POOR CONDITION. REPLACED LOWER CONDUIT IAW AMM 53-53 AND COMPLETED T - [SDR DALA13052390930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052390930), Oct 12, 2013: BUSHING. WORN. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK IN MSP, THE TAIL CONE TEE PIN BUSHINGS AND HARDWARE WERE FOUND TO BE WORN. REPLACED TEE PIN BUSHINGS AND HARDWARE IAW AMM 53-53 AND THE R - [SDR DALA13051780930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13051780930), Oct 11, 2013: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. TAIL CONE LT UPPER LATCH RECEPTICAL UPPER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30. THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. - [SDR DALA13051770930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13051770930), Oct 11, 2013: TAIL CONE. OUT OF RIG. DURING TAILCONE CHECK, FOUND TOP OF DOOR STOP DOES NOT CLEAR ARM ASSY BY .2500 IN, REQUIRES SHIMS IAW AMDS 5350-01077-0101, STEP 1. INSTALLED SHIMS AND RIGGED A - [SDR DALA13051460930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13051460930), Oct 9, 2013: RELEASE CABLE. FRAYED. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE WAS FRAYED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS ON THE END AND AT THE CAM. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIG - [SDR DALA13051450930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13051450930), Oct 9, 2013: BRACKET. DAMAGED. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE SPRING MOUNT BRACKETS HAD MISSING HARDWARE. THIS IS CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN THE EMERGENCY ESC - [SDR DALA13051440930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13051440930), Oct 9, 2013: RECEPTACLE. WORN. MX DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE LT AND RT UPPER RELEASE LATCH RECEPTACLES FOR THE TAILCONE WERE WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE RECEPTACLES WERE REPLACED AND THE - [SDR DALA13052640930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13052640930), Oct 8, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKS WERE FOUND AT TWO FASTENER HOLES AT BS 1380 ABOVE L14R. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 519602-14. - [SDR DALA13051210930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13051210930), Oct 8, 2013: RELEASE CABLE. MISROUTED. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE WAS MISROUTED. THIS IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE CABLE ROUTING WAS CORRECTED PER THE MM. - [SDR DALA13044210930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13044210930), Sep 11, 2013: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND LT WHEEL WELL DOOR JAMB FWD CRACKED. REPAIR IAW ER/A 497265-14MA. - [SDR DALA13043330930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13043330930), Sep 7, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 11-13 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AT ROW 12 AND - [SDR DALA13039750930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13039750930), Aug 15, 2013: CATWALK. STUCK. F/A REPORTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE BELOW THE ACFT WHILE SEATED ON THE AFT JUMPSEAT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CATWALK HAD REMAINED STUCK IN THE UP POSITION -BLO - [SDR DALA13021800930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13021800930), Apr 29, 2013: PULLEY. BROKEN. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE RETRACT CABLE FOR THE CATWALK IN TAIL SECTION, WAS BROKEN. CATWALK WILL NOT COME UP WHEN THE AIRSTAIRS GO DOWN. THE SYS WAS FORWARDED AND - [SDR DALA13017350930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13017350930), Apr 12, 2013: CABLE. BROKEN. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE CATWALK RT CABLE WAS BROKEN. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. - [SDR DALA2013100907341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2013100907341), Apr 3, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. A 0.031 LONG CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN APPROXIMATELY AT BS 1212, BETWEEN LONGERONS L1 AND L2 LT. THIS ER/A ADDED FOR REPAIR. AMOC RESTRICTION, REPAIR APP - [SDR DALA13013160930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13013160930), Mar 23, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT MX, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. BATTERIES WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 33-50 AND OPERATION CHECKED NORM - [SDR DALA13000270930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13000270930), Jan 3, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE UPPER EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE All 153: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930DL-2019-03-19/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19930401013149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401013149I), Apr 1, 1993: Doug MD88 (N930DL), Middletown, PA. Engine fire warning on climb. Retarded throttle. Returned landed safely. - [Incident 19910219013079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219013079I), Feb 19, 1991: Doug MD88 (N930DL), Bangor, ME. Pilot reported unable to steer while taxiing due to slippery conditions. Towed back to gate. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.