# N935DL: 1989 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2020-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2020
- 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: 49722
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1989
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1989
- Last registry action: March 30, 2020
- Mode S code: ACF892
- 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/N935DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=935DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935DL-2020-11-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (139, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2018082305212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082305212), Aug 22, 2018: CAM. MISSING. DURING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION, FOUND ONE CAM LOCK MISSING ON RIGHT APU COMPARTMENT DOOR. INSTALLED THE CAM LOCK IAW AMM 52-45. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA201808205134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201808205134), Aug 19, 2018: EXTINGUISHER. LEAKING. DURING A SERVICE CHECK, FOUND FWD WATER EXTINGUISHER WAS LEAKING. REPLACED FWD PORTABLE WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER IAW AMM 26-20. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2018080804930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080804930), Aug 8, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. BROKEN. SEAT 20 DE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. FOUND A WIRE HARNESS BROKEN. R & R THE WIRE HARNESS IAW AMM 33-52, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2018061604035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061604035), Jun 15, 2018: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION, CRACKED PRODUCTION DOUBLER ON FWD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. PRODUCTION DOUBLER ON FWD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 569279-14 R
- [SDR DALA2018061504023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061504023), Jun 15, 2018: DOUBLER. CORRODED. AWR, INITIAL INSPECTION: CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER AT AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL SUMMARY OF NRC 00108, CORROSION LEVEL II, TEMPORARY REPA
- [SDR DALA2018061203949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061203949), Jun 11, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION, CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA Y 69 REF LONG 21L. CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA Y 69 REF LONG 21L WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04-3 FIG 8.
- [SDR DALA2017112108254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017112108254), Nov 21, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS AT SEATS 16-19 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AT B5-102. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017070505218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070505218), Jul 5, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FWD GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017031602119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031602119), Mar 15, 2017: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND LOWER ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 942.225 ON LOUVER FWD FRAME. REPLACED THE ANGLE.
- [SDR DALA2017031602118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031602118), Mar 15, 2017: BRACKET. BROKEN. FOUND BROKEN BRACKET ON RT CANTED FRAME, AFT SIDE. LOCATED AT THE OTBD END OF STIFFENER LONGERON 7R, BS 942.225. REPLACED THE BRACKET.
- [SDR DALA2017031602110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031602110), Mar 15, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND A CRACK ON THE FRAME WEB, FWD SIDE. LOCATED 4 FASTENERS BELOW LONGERON 7L, BS 942.225. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03D FIG. 38D.
- [SDR DALA2017012600673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017012600673), Jan 25, 2017: PIN. PULLED. L1 DOOR SLIDE PINS PULLED. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE IAW JIC 2561-4964, OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2016051203900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051203900), May 12, 2016: BLOCK. DAMAGED. TAIL INTERIOR, TAIL CONE RELEASE LOCK CABLE BLOCK IS NOT .5" AWAY FROM TUBING, CONDUIT, AS REQUIRED IAW STEP 7. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMDS 5350-01077-0101.
- [SDR DALA2016051003857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051003857), May 9, 2016: SCUFF PLATE. CORRODED. MID CARGO BAY DOOR LOWER JAMB UNDER ENTERY SCUFF PLATE CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 499523-14MA, REV O.
- [SDR DALA2016051003837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051003837), May 9, 2016: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. FOUND ON "OK TO TREAT", L1 DOOR, THRESHOLD, INBD THRESHOLD/FLOORBOARD SUPPORT, 4" FROM DOOR OPENING, CORRODED, IN MULTIPLE AREAS ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH OF SUPPORT.
- [SDR DALA2016050903831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903831), May 8, 2016: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, SHEAR TIE AT BS 1287 AFT SIDE HAS CORROSION, L29L TO L26L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903830](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903830), May 8, 2016: LONGERON SPLICE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, L22L SPLICE AT BS 1300 HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903829), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 23L AT BS 1289 CORRODED. REPLACED SPLICE AND LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, CORROSION FOUND TO BE LEVEL 2 CAUSED BY A LAV SPILL.
- [SDR DALA2016050903828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903828), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, L29R HAS CORROSION, BS 1287-1309. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903827), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, L24L HAS CORROSION BLOW OUT AT BS 1290. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903826), May 8, 2016: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, LAP SEAM FINGER DOUBLER HAS CORROSION, NEAR L26L, BS 1287-1300. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903825), May 8, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, B-FRAME AT BS 1287 AFT FACE HAS CORROSION, OTBD OF L25L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903824), May 8, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, FRAME AT BS 1309 AFT SIDE HAS CORROSION ABV L27-26L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1 FOUND CORROSION TO BE LEVEL 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903823), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, L29L HAS CORROSION, BS 1290-1300. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903822), May 8, 2016: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, LAV SPILL: SHEAR TIE CORRODED BS 1193 BETWEEN L29L TO L30. MAX MATERIAL REMOVED WAS .005" FROM ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF .071" IAW DWG 993607
- [SDR DALA2016050903821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903821), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. L22 AT ST 1290 CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903820), May 8, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME AT ST 1322 AT LT L23 CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903819](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903819), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 23 LT HAS CORROSION, BS 1322, INSTALLED. LONGERON AND SPLICE REPAIR IAW 53-02, FIG 18, CORROSION FOUND TO BE LEVEL 2 CAUSED BY A LAV SPILL.
- [SDR DALA2016050903818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903818), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, LONGERON 25L, SPLICE HAS CORROSION AT BS 1295. COMPLETED LONGERON AND SPLICE REPAIR IAW 53-02, FIG 18 CORROSION FOUND TO BE LEVEL 2 
- [SDR DALA2016050903817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903817), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, L27L HAS MANY SPOTS OF CORROSION, BS 1287-1322. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050903816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903816), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL, LONGERON 26L SPLICE CORRODED BLOW OUT, BS 1295. INSTALLED LONGERON AND SPLICE REPAIR IAW 53-02, FIG 18 CORROSION FOUND TO BE LEVEL 2
- [SDR DALA2016050903815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903815), May 8, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BILGE, LAV SPILL-L25L HAS CORROSION, BS 1287-1309. INSTALLED LONGERON AND SPLICE REPAIR IAW 53-02, FIG 18 CORROSION FOUND TO BE LEVEL 2 CAUSED BY A LA
- [SDR DALA2016050903814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903814), May 8, 2016: DOOR SILL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT DOOR SILL SUPPORT GUSSET HAS CORROSION, BS 1212. REPLACED SUPPORT.
- [SDR DALA2016050903813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903813), May 8, 2016: BUTT JOINT. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, LAV SPILL, BUTT SPLICE CORRODED AND STAINED BETWEEN BS 1174 AND 1193, L26L TO L28R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2016050803812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803812), May 7, 2016: SPACER. CORRODED. MID CARGO COMPARTMRNT, SHIM, SPACER UNDER FWD LOWER JAMB DOOR STOP CORRODED, EXFOLIATED, FASTENERS HEADS GOING THROUGH LOWER SKIN THROUGH DOOR STOP ARE POPPED. 
- [SDR DALA2016050803811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803811), May 7, 2016: SPACER. CORRODED. MID CARGO COMPARTMENT SHIM SPACER UNDER FWD LOWER JAMB DOOR STOP CORRODED, EXFOLIATED, FASTENERS HEADS GOING THROUGH LOWER SKIN THROUGH DOOR STOP ARE POPPED. RE
- [SDR DALA2016050803810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803810), May 7, 2016: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. MID CARGO COMPARTMENT HAS CORROSION UNDER FLOOR SUPPORT NUTPLATES BS 786. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT SRM 51-30-02.
- [SDR DALA2016010300012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016010300012), Jan 2, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1.75 CRACK IN SKIN APPROXIMATELY 6 IN AFT FROM ELEVATOR ACCUMULATOR ACCESS DOOR. ELEVATOR ACCUMULATOR ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT SKIN CRACKED FROM U
- [SDR DALA2016010100010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016010100010), Dec 31, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. THREE LIGHTINING STRIKE DAMAGE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT ACCESS. 1, 7" AFT OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CUTOUT AT S29R, 2, 
- [SDR DALA2015091705692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091705692), Sep 16, 2015: HOUSING. WORN. MAINTENACE FOUND AFT ENTRANCE DOOR TAILCONE RELEASE PULL CABLE HOUSING WORN. THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2015081304955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081304955), Aug 12, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 11-15 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS FOR THE NOTED
- [SDR DALA2015081004872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081004872), Aug 6, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS IN ROWS 11-14 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHEC
- [SDR DALA2015072804734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072804734), Jul 27, 2015: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT FL200, RT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AMBER GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AT FL250 LEVELE
- [SDR DALA2015050803183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015050803183), May 7, 2015: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 14D. MAINTENANCE CONNECTED A DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR AND THE OPS CHECK
- [SDR DALA14020430935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020430935), Apr 3, 2014: STRIKER. OUT OF POSITION. PERFORMED TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM OPS CHECK, SYS FAILED, AND MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE EXTERIOR RELEASE CABLE PULL FORCE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. FOUND
- [SDR DALA14020330935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020330935), Apr 1, 2014: PULLEY. WORN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE INBD RELEASE LATCH CABLE PULLEY FOR THE TAILCONE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CABLE PULLEY WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM 
- [SDR DALA14020230935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14020230935), Mar 29, 2014: BRACKET. WORN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE KEVLAR CABLE CAM BASE BRACKET FOR THE TAILCONE WAS WORN, OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE KEVLAR CABLE CAM BASE BRACKET WAS REPLACED
- [SDR DALA13067060935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13067060935), Dec 6, 2013: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AT SEAT 12DE IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AND FU
- [SDR DALA13012060935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13012060935), Mar 1, 2013: AIRSTAIR. LACK OF LUBE. CATWALK IN TAIL SECTION DOWN, WILL NOT COME UP WITH AIRSTAIRS DOWN. FOUND NO DAMAGE TO LIFT CABLES OR RIGGING. SPRINGS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE BROKEN BUT MAY BE WOR
- [SDR DALA12015540935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA12015540935), Dec 7, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT LONGERON 1. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 489679-14 REV C. CHECKED GOOD.

All 139: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935DL-2020-11-09/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 DFW08IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08IA073), Feb 18, 2008: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N935DL), Austin, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The airplane struck a large bird while making a visual approach to the airport.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20080218011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080218011489I), Feb 18, 2008: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Austin, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On Monday, February 18, 2008 at approx 5:30PM, delta airlines flt #1877 (MD-88/N935DL/S#49733) struck an American black vulture at approx 2000' MSL. The…
- [Incident 19991020029909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991020029909I), Oct 20, 1999: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Providence, RI, Minor damage. (-23) Delta 2049, MD88 departed Providence runway 05R at 1828 EDT, 10/20/99 and declared an emergency after hearing a thump, then reported smoke in the…
- [Incident 19911016050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016050859I), Oct 16, 1991: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Aborted takeoff when left engine oil filter clogged light came on. Changed filter and filter differential switch.

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