# N939DL: 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: 49812
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1989
- Last registry action: July 16, 2020
- Mode S code: AD076E
- 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/N939DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=939DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939DL-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 (125, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2018082805313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082805313), Aug 27, 2018: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AFTER TAKE OFF, AT APROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL, EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND EGT WENT TO 659 AND FLASHING. COMPLIED WITH
- [SDR DALA2018072604695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072604695), Jul 25, 2018: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. SEATS 10,11, AND 12D EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES AT 11D OVHD BIN BATTERY PACK. NO HELP. FOUND QUICK DISCONNECT AT SEAT 4D DISCONNECTED. RECO
- [SDR DALA2018030301345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030301345), Mar 3, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS AT ROWS 16-20 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017112708289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017112708289), Nov 25, 2017: INDICATOR. STICKING. DUE TO A FUEL LEVEL LOW MESSAGE ON THE OVERHEAD ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. VERIFIED FUEL QUANITITY INDICATOR STICKING. VERIFIED MATCH WITH FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION IN C
- [SDR DALA2017073005779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017073005779), Jul 26, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY SEAT TRACK LIGHTS INOP SEATS 27D AND 30D. REPLACED EMER LIGHT SEAT HARNESS AT ROW 27D AND 30D PER AMM 33-53, OPS CK OK.
- [SDR DALA2017041403012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017041403012), Apr 13, 2017: PIN. WORN. FOUND PIN FOR TAILCONE RELEASE IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PIN IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- [SDR DALA2017030501779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017030501779), Mar 5, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30C INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY IAW AMM 33-53. OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2016090906479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906479), Sep 8, 2016: SPLICE PLATE. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR, BS 1429 SPLICE PLATE HAS 1" LONG CRACK APPROXIMATELY 9" LBL. CRACK OTBD END MARKED WITH HFEC IAW NDT SPM, INBD END IS OBSCURED BY VERTICAL STABIL
- [SDR DALA2016090906476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090906476), Sep 8, 2016: HEATER BLANKET. CORRODED. DURING OK TO CLOSE INSPECTION, FOUND LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF RT OVERWING HEATER BLANKET, IN AREA OF SECONDARY COVER OVERLAP. R & R HEATER BL
- [SDR DALA2016090806468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806468), Sep 7, 2016: CLAMP. DAMAGED. TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE, FWD END AT FWD SIDE OF APB RUBBER BOOT INCORRECTLY CLAMPED. REPLACED THE CLAMP.
- [SDR DALA2016090806467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806467), Sep 7, 2016: BOOT. MISINSTALLED. TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE, FWD END AT FWD SIDE OF APB RUBBER BOOT INCORRECTLY CLAMPED. REPLACED THE CLAMP BOOT.
- [SDR DALA2016090806461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806461), Sep 7, 2016: SKIN. BENT. SKIN BENT UP JUST BELOW AFT LAV SERVICE DOOR. REPAIRED IAW PRI 550392-14 REV 0 AND 1 AND COMPLIED WITH ERA 550392-14 REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2016090706430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090706430), Sep 6, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING X-RAY IAW AMDS 5310-01449-01, FOUND SPLICE CUT LINE ON LT SIDE BETWEEN L26L AND L27L AT STA 1338 TO BE A CATEGORY 24 CUT. REQUIRING REPAIR DOUBLER,ACCOMP
- [SDR DALA2016090706429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090706429), Sep 6, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING X-RAY IAW AMDS 5310-01449-01, FOUND SPLICE CUT LINE ON RT SIDE BETWEEN L26R AND L27R AT STA 1338 TO BE A CATEGORY 24 CUT. REQUIRING REPAIR DOUBLER. ACCOM
- [SDR DALA2016090206353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090206353), Sep 1, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR, CANTED FRAME FORWARD SIDE HAS 1" LONG CRACK THROUGH FASTENER HOLE APPROXIMATELY 12" INBD OF L9L END FITTING, 1" ABOVE WEB LOWER CHORD, CBS 1463. 
- [SDR DALA2016050903806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903806), May 6, 2016: WIRE. DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT THE TAILCONE ASSY AFT OF THE CATWALK AND STAIR ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRE 
- [SDR DALA2016050903805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903805), May 6, 2016: WIRE. CHAFED. MSP MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FOR THE LAST 6 ROWS IN THE CABIN AND THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND 
- [SDR DALA2016042103170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016042103170), Apr 20, 2016: PIN. PULLED. WHEN REMOVING L1 DOOR LINER FOUND EVACUATION SLIDE PINS PULLED OUT. REPLACED SLIDE.
- [SDR DALA2015081805146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081805146), Aug 17, 2015: AUTOTHROTTLE SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AUTO THROTTLE SYSTEM DEACTIVATED SHORTLY AFTER WE HAD ELECTRICAL ODOR THAT DISIPATED A FEW THOUSAND FEET AFTER T/O. WE RECEIVED THE SAME ELECTR
- [SDR DALA2014092905315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014092905315), Sep 26, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT LT AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTOR
- [SDR DALA2016080206104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016080206104), Aug 8, 2014: SPAR. DAMAGED. 6 ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND COMMON TO THE RT CHORD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR. OVERSIZED AND RE-BUSHED ELONGATED HOLES AS NEEDED IAW ER/A 528085-14A
- [SDR DALA2014080804449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014080804449), Aug 8, 2014: SKIN. DAMAGED. SIX HOLES IN PREVIOUS REPAIR AT RT SIDE VERTICAL STAB L/E STA ZFS 52 UPPER SIDE, ELONGATED. REPAIRED IAW PRI 528091-14AD, REV 1. BROUGHT HOLES IN L/E AND FLANGE
- [SDR DALA2014080804408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014080804408), Aug 7, 2014: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM UPPER LEFT LATCH RECEPTACLE SUPPORT BRACKET WAS CRACKED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE DAMAGED ANGLES WERE
- [SDR DALA2014080804407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014080804407), Aug 7, 2014: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM UPPER RT LATCH RECEPTACLE SUPPORT BRACKET WAS CRACKED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE DAMAGED ANGLES WERE R
- [SDR DALA2014080304342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014080304342), Aug 2, 2014: ROD. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM FAILED THE OPS TEST AMDS 5350-01077-0101, STEP 1, IN THAT THE E1 ROD WOULD NOT EXTEND AS DESIGNED, TO PU
- [SDR DALA2014070903964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014070903964), Jul 6, 2014: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS IN ROWS 1-12 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAILED FUSE AT THE P
- [SDR DALA14035860939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14035860939), Jun 11, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS AND THE OPS CHE
- [SDR DALA14027210939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14027210939), Apr 30, 2014: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE BS 1436. INSTALLED MISSING FASTENER AS REQUIRED REPLACED DURING LOWER AFT TAILCONE CAP INSTALL REF ER/A 463180, 14MA, REV 0.
- [SDR DALA14027200939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14027200939), Apr 29, 2014: TAB. DAMAGED. RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB HAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT CENTER SECTION OF T/E. REMOVED CONTROL TAB IAW AMDS WC 2730-4634. REPLACED RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB IAW WC 2
- [SDR DALA13043350939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13043350939), Sep 9, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS AT BOTH OF THE OVERWING EXIT DOORS WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR FWD OV
- [SDR DALA13014020939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13014020939), Mar 29, 2013: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AT ROW 31 AND AFT IN THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND CONNECTION IN THE CATWALK WAS COMPROMI
- [SDR DALA13009040939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13009040939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT FWD LOWER/UPPER CORNER BETWEEN STA 1212 AND 1231. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 511160-14 REV ORIG, RII COMPLETED.
- [SDR DALA13009030939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13009030939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT LOWER AFT CORNER BTW STA 617 AND 636. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 511156-14, REV ORIG. RII COMPLETED.
- [SDR DALA13009020939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13009020939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKES ON LT WINDOW BELT FWD UPPER SECTION AND AFT UPPER CORNER BETWEEN STA 1060 AND 1079. (FS). REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 51119-14 REV ORIG R
- [SDR DALA13009010939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13009010939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKES ON LT WINDOW BELT AFT UPPER SECTION AND AFT LOWER CORNER BETWEEN STA 1079 AND 1098. (FS) (REF NRC:28, ZONE 50) REF NRC: (T0 272064). REPAIR WA
- [SDR DALA13009000939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13009000939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKES ON LT WINDOW BELT FWD SECTION AND LOWER FWD CORNER BETWEEN STA 927 AND 946. (FS). (REF. NRC: NR 26, ZONE 50) REF NRC (T0 272062). REPAIRS WERE
- [SDR DALA13008990939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008990939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT UPPER/LOWER FWD CORNER, ALSO EROSION ON LOWER MID SECTION BETWEEN STA 750 AND 769 (FS). REF NRC: 24, ZONE 50 REF NRC (T0 2720
- [SDR DALA13008980939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008980939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT AFT LOWER CORNER BETWEEN BS 731 AND 750. (FS). (REF. NRC: NR 35, ZONE 50) REF NRC: (T0 272071). REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW E
- [SDR DALA13008970939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008970939), Feb 22, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT AFT LOWER CORNER STA 886 AND 905, FS REF. NRC: NR 25, ZONE 50. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 511158-14, REV ORIG RII COMPL
- [SDR DALA13008510939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008510939), Feb 19, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON FRAME BS 1193 LONGERON 30L. FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA13008520939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008520939), Feb 15, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON RT CUSP WEB BS 938 TO 941 AND X=60 TO X=60 TO X=54. CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05D FIG 27 D.
- [SDR DALA13008200939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008200939), Feb 15, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 23L BS 1231 TO 1338. SECTION OF LONGERON WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.
- [SDR DALA13008500939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008500939), Feb 14, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 24L FROM BS 1338 TO 1380 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, FOUND IS OUT OF LIMITS. NEW SECTION OF LONGERON AND SPLICE W
- [SDR DALA13007730939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13007730939), Feb 14, 2013: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PRODUCTION DOUBLER, BS 750 TO 759 BETWEEN LONGS 28RT TO 27LT AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT (C2) REF. (T0 272555) (CARD 367 ZONE 51). PRODUCTION DOUBLER 
- [SDR DALA13007750939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13007750939), Feb 12, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME (OUT OF LIMITS) BS 1271 OVER LONG 30 OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (REF CARD 418 ZONE 57, NRC T0 272677) (C3) REF (T0 273261) (CARD 707 ZONE 57). 
- [SDR DALA13008190939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008190939), Feb 11, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 22L BS 1287. DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON WAS REPLACED, TREATED, PAINTED, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18 AND SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA13007050939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13007050939), Feb 10, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKS ON LT ENGINE NOSE COWL INNER BARRIER SKIN AT 12:00, 3:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, AND 11:30 CLOCK POSITIONS. DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED AND WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS
- [SDR DALA13007070939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13007070939), Feb 9, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CUSP WEB FROM BS 1174-1250 BETWEEN X=-54 AND X=-60 AT CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE. WEB WAS REWORKED AND OUT OF LIMITS, WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 9930 612, 
- [SDR DALA13007460939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13007460939), Feb 8, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKED FWD UPPER CORNER ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FWD SERVICE DOOR JAMB CORNER. REPAIR WAS ACOMPLISHD IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 112.
- [SDR DALA13007000939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13007000939), Feb 7, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS TO RT CUSP WEB FROM BS 994-998 BETWEEN X=-54, TO X=-60. CUSP WEB REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05D, FIG 827D.

All 125: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939DL-2020-11-09/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 20180115000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180115000849I), Jan 15, 2018: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N939DL), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Windsor Locks, CT (bdl): DAL1690, N939DL, MD88, bdl-atl, pushing off gate 12 struck a parked fuel truck with its right wing tip. Aircraft reconnected to the…
- [Incident 19900515025169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515025169I), May 15, 1990: Doug MD88 (N939DL), Rochester, NY. Auto spoilers would not deploy. Made go around and manually deployed spoilers. Reset and resumed trip.

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