# N942DL: 1989 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2019-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2019
- 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: 49815
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1989
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1989
- Last registry action: February 2, 2018
- Mode S code: AD14EC
- 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/N942DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=942DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942DL-2019-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (122, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2018082205193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082205193), Aug 22, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS, ROW 28 TO AFT INOPERATIVE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE AFT CABIN BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY BAD. REPLACED BOTH IAW AMM 33-51 OPS CH
- [SDR DALA2018040802251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018040802251), Apr 7, 2018: FUSE. BLOWN. EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS FROM SEAT ROW 1 TO ROW 12 INOP. T/S PER WDM 33-51-14 REPLACED FUSE TO PIN 9 OF BATTERY PACK. NOW CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018032401859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032401859), Mar 22, 2018: PIN. UNSECURE. FORWARD PASSENGER ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE LOWER PARACHUTE PIN NOT SECURE. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE PER 2561-4964.
- [SDR DALA2018032301846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032301846), Mar 22, 2018: SKIN. BULGED. SKIN BULGING FWD OF EXISTING DOUBLER AT L30 STA 750. C/W ERA 566900-14 REV O.
- [SDR DALA2018032201836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032201836), Mar 20, 2018: JACKSCREW. SCRATCHED. REF WORKCARD 2740-01113-07 HORIZONTAL JACKSCREW MANY SCRATCHES FOUND ON THE THREADS. JACKSCREW REPLACED ON WORK CARD 2742-4540.
- [SDR DALA2018030701445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030701445), Mar 6, 2018: WIRE. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 36. TERMINATED THE WIRE IAW SWPM 20.
- [SDR DALA2017072805733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072805733), Jul 28, 2017: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING A SERVICE CHECK, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT FROM ROW 31 AFT. REPLACED THE FUSE IN THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017071705509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071705509), Jul 17, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FLIGHT DECK AND FWD GALLY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY IAW AMM 33-53. LIGHTS TESTED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2017071705512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071705512), Jul 15, 2017: COVER. LOOSE. R1 DOOR SLIDE COVER LOOSE. R & R THE R1 DOOR SLIDE IAW W/C 2561-4964.
- [SDR DALA2017042303315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042303315), Apr 21, 2017: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND A TWO INCH CRACK ON LEADING EDGE UNDER THE LT WING NR 2 SLAT OTBD END. REPAIRED.
- [SDR DALA2017042303314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042303314), Apr 21, 2017: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. LEFT WING L/E CRACKED INBD OF XOS 286. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-06B, AND RI 557795-14 REV 18.
- [SDR DALA2016121509884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121509884), Dec 14, 2016: SKIN. PUNCTURED. FOUND HOLE IN LOWER FUSELAGE AT BS 673 LONGERON 29R. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 553576-14.
- [SDR DALA2016121309797](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121309797), Dec 13, 2016: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. NUMBERS 3 AND 4 MAIN TIRES BLEW ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE NOTED PRIOR ANTI-SKID COMPUTER ISSUE AND REPLACED. REPLACED ALL MAIN TIRES.
- [SDR DALA2016080805837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016080805837), Aug 5, 2016: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND NUMEROUS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND POWER SUPPLY B5-212 BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY IAW WDM 33-51-14.
- [SDR DALA2016062104804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062104804), Jun 20, 2016: FUSE. BLOWN. 2L EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND PACK AT STA 1233R, B5-212 WITH BLOWN FUSE. REPLACED FUSE.
- [SDR DALA2016060204357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016060204357), Jun 2, 2016: COALESCER BAG. UNKNOWN. DURING DESCENT FROM FL350 TO FL240 THE "FLOW" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE CABIN ALTITUDE RISING RAPIDLY THROUGH 9,000 FT. DURING EMERGENCY DESCENT CABIN PRESSURE
- [SDR DALA2016060304334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016060304334), Jun 2, 2016: OXYGEN MASK. UNWANTED DEPLOY. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. REPLACED OXYGEN CANISTER IN ROWS 10ABC TO ROWS 18ABC LT SIDE. INSTALLED OXYGEN MASK IN ROW 10ABC TO ROW 18ABC IAW MM 35-21-01. R & 
- [SDR DALA2016060304333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016060304333), Jun 2, 2016: CABIN PRESSURE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DESCENT FROM FL350 TO FL240, FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH CABIN ALT RISING RAPIDLY THROUGH 9000'. DURING EMERGENCY DESCENT AUTO INOPERATIVE. INOP 1, INOP 
- [SDR DALA2016051603961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051603961), May 14, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE IN BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD, IAW AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2016050203515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050203515), Apr 30, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT BS 200 TO 218 AT L28R TO L29R: FUSELAGE SKIN CORROSION AROUND THE FORWARD DRAIN MAST. COMPLIED WITH ER/A 546060-14 REF, ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2016043003489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016043003489), Apr 29, 2016: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES FOR MID CARGO DOOR SILL/THRESHOLD. COMPLIED WITH ER/A 546088-14, REV "A".
- [SDR DALA2016042803415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016042803415), Apr 27, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT CUTOUT FOR FWD DRAIN MAST. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 546030-14.
- [SDR DALA2016111108701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111108701), Apr 24, 2016: ANGLE. CORRODED. ANGLE CORRODED AT LOWER FWD CORNER OF R-1 DOOR OPENING UNDER THRESHOLD. REPAIRED PER ERA 546147-14 REV ORG.
- [SDR DALA2016042203213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016042203213), Apr 21, 2016: SCUFF PLATE. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES FOR THRESHOLD SCUFF PLATES. REPAIRED THRESHOLD IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 123.
- [SDR DALA2016032802417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032802417), Mar 27, 2016: GROUND STUD. LOOSE. THE CREW OF FLIGHT 1302 FOUND THAT THE L2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK WHEN TESTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A GROUND STUD CONNECTION FOR THE BATTERY PACK LOOSE
- [SDR DALA2016031401916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016031401916), Mar 14, 2016: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. NOSEWHEEL STEERING REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE ON TAXI. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, ACFT VEERED TO THE LT AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KTS. POWER SETTING WAS EVEN AND NO TRANSWIND
- [SDR DALA2016022301328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022301328), Feb 22, 2016: CONNECTOR. FAILED. THE CREW FOUND THE L-2 AND AFT CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED A BAD QUICK DISCONNECT. ALSO, 3 BATTERY PACK FUSES WHERE 
- [SDR DALA2016022201306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022201306), Feb 20, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT 2461, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE OVER COCKPIT DOOR AND L1 AND L2 DOORS. MEM MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY BACK AND THE COCKPIT, L1, AND R1
- [SDR DALA2016010100017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016010100017), Dec 30, 2015: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. FAS IN AFT CABIN REPORTED POPS FROM LT ENGINE AT TAKEOFF POWER. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW 88-7110-9-0010.
- [SDR DALA2015120207320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120207320), Dec 2, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT AND RT AFT OVERWING EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES WERE REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2015111106879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111106879), Nov 10, 2015: WIRE. LOOSE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE AFT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 13-23 OF THE C
- [SDR DALA2015091105542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091105542), Sep 8, 2015: CONNECTOR. BURNED. CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRIC SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN AND COCKPIT JUST BEFORE BOARDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BURNED LIGHT CONNECTOR OVER SEAT 28ABC AND REPLACED THE BULB,
- [SDR DALA2015073104776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015073104776), Jul 31, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 13-26 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO 
- [SDR DALA2015062303938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015062303938), Jun 21, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. RII: N ENTRY 486044 W, R & R EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY B5-28 IAW AMM 33-53. LIGHTS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2015060803611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015060803611), Jun 6, 2015: LIGHT. BROKEN. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT 15DE IN THE CABIN WAS BROKEN AND MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS, INSTAL
- [SDR DALA2015030201770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015030201770), Feb 16, 2015: WIRE. PULLED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS IN ROWS 13-23DEF OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES PULLED OUT OF A S
- [SDR DALA2014120106365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014120106365), Nov 24, 2014: WIRE HARNESS. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 12DE-13DE WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKE
- [SDR DALA2014091505061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014091505061), Sep 14, 2014: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 26DE WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE BROKEN AND REPAIRED IT. THE SYSTEM RETURNED
- [SDR DALA2014090904960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014090904960), Sep 8, 2014: FUSE. FAILED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE CABIN SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAILED FUSE AT THE POWER SUPPLY A
- [SDR DALA2014090904959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014090904959), Sep 8, 2014: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 34D WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CONNECTOR IN THE WIRE HARNESS UNPLUGGED, RECONNEC
- [SDR DALA2014090904961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014090904961), Sep 7, 2014: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PIN PUSHED BACK INTO THE CONNECTOR, 
- [SDR DALA2014090404938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014090404938), Aug 31, 2014: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FOR THE R2 DOOR AND THE AFT STAIRWAY WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY CHARGE
- [SDR DALA14025430942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14025430942), Apr 15, 2014: GIRT BAR. OBSTRUCTED. THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE GIRT BAR FOR THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE AT R1 DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE ARMED POSITION. RECEPTACLES WERE OBSTRUCTED ENOUGH THAT
- [SDR DALA14007320942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14007320942), Feb 4, 2014: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 26DE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE IN THE CONNECTOR, REPAIRED THE CONNECTO
- [SDR DALA14000010942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14000010942), Jan 1, 2014: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 26DE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING AT THE QUICK DISCONNECT AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORM
- [SDR DALA13062880942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13062880942), Nov 21, 2013: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, SIX OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA13062870942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13062870942), Nov 21, 2013: SOCKET. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 27 WAS NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE. SOCKET ASSY REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA13062860942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13062860942), Nov 21, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, THE AFT THREE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA1250400942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1250400942), Oct 10, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING HMV, A CRACKED WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 19RT FROM BS 1250 TO 1271 AT RT UTILITARY TUNNEL OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION BS 1260-1279 AND
- [SDR DALA1250390942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1250390942), Oct 10, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING HMV, A CRACK WAS FOUND OF 0.046" OF LENGTH ON FUSELAGE SKIN OF THE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT THE UPPER FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER STA Y=374 AND BTW LONGERONS 20

All 122: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942DL-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 20110927020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110927020909I), Sep 27, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N942DL), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Airplane was parked at the gate and an unknown number of passengers were boarding airplane for flight to atlanta, GA. Ground crew positioned tug in front of…
- [Incident 19891028056039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028056039I), Oct 28, 1989: Doug MD88 (N942DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Had unsafe gear indication. Diverted to Covington. Landed without incident. Cause not stated.

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