# N942DN: 1997 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, 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-90-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (registry code 302369A) - Engine: [IAE V2528-D5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2528-d5) (registry code 34609) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E40NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E40NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 53556 - Year built: 1997 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 3, 2013 - Certificate issued: July 10, 2012 - Last registry action: April 19, 2021 - Mode S code: AD14EE - 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/N942DN - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=942DN - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942DN-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-90-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30.md ## Service difficulty reports (25) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2019010200010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019010200010), Dec 31, 2018: FASTENER. MISSING. ON WALK AROUND FOUND RT WING APPROX 4 FEET FROM WING TIP FASTENER MISSING AND SEVERAL LOOSE. REMOVED RT WING O/B T/E FIXED WEDGE AND WING TIP PER AMM 57-20 FOR - [SDR DALA2018102206189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102206189), Oct 19, 2018: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM , EXTERNAL AND INTERNNAL SURFACES , IN CTR CARGO COMPARTMENT. CORROSION LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM, EXTERNAL AND INTERNNAL SURFACES, - [SDR DALA2018102206188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102206188), Oct 19, 2018: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM , EXTERNAL AND INTERNNAL SURFACES , IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. CORROSION LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM, EXTERNAL AND INTERNNAL SURFACES, - [SDR DALA2018082875305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082875305), Aug 26, 2018: WINDOW. FAILED. WINDOW AT 16A CRACKED IN FLIGHT, APPEARS TO BE OUTER PANE THAT DELAMINATED. OUTER PART OF WINDOW SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED INSPECTION ON LT E - [SDR DALA2018032601925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032601925), Mar 24, 2018: CABLE. DAMAGED. AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY TAILCONE RELEASE FAILED. DOOR ROD FAILED TO RELEASE CABLE QUADRANT AT DOOR UPPER FRAME. PULL TEST EXCEEDED LIMIT OF 15LBS. ACTUAL PULL - [SDR DALA2018032601924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032601924), Mar 24, 2018: CABLE. FRAYED. TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE LOCK CABLE FOR SUPPORT FITTING FRAYED AT CABLE BALL END. REPLACED THE CABLE IAW AMM 20-52. - [SDR DALA2018032601923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032601923), Mar 24, 2018: CABLE. DAMAGED. TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE LOCK CABLE FORWARD OF TEE PIN FAILED TO RELEASE FROM SUPPORT FITTING, WHEN THE TEE PIN CAME OUT. REPLACED THE CABLE IAW AMM 20-52. - [SDR DALA2017102907894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017102907894), Oct 28, 2017: LINE. LEAKING. EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE AC CABIN AFTER PUSHBACK. FLIGHT CREW HAD TUG DRIVER RETURN AC TO JETWAY AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A - [SDR DALA2016102007433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016102007433), Oct 18, 2016: UNKNOWN. ODOR. DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, CREW REPORTED A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATES RAPIDLY. TROUBLESHOT. NO TROUBLE FOUND. - [SDR DALA2016100407076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016100407076), Sep 29, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR CUTOUT LEFT FRAME CRACKED AT GUIDE FORWARD UPPER FASTENER ATTACH HOLE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 53-90-01. - [SDR DALA2016100407077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016100407077), Sep 26, 2016: WEB. CRACKED. FORWARD WET AREA UNDER G7 GALLEY, WEB CRACKED BOTTOM SIDE AT FASTENER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-20-02. - [SDR DALA2016051904130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051904130), May 16, 2016: VALVE. CRACKED. IN FLIGHT, HYDRAULIC QTY DROPPED TO 4. CREW RAN QRH PROCEDURE AND SHUT OWN RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. DURING DESCENT, IAW THE QRH, ATTEMPTED TO RE-PRESSURIZED THE RT - [SDR DALA2016042103159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016042103159), Apr 18, 2016: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. L1 DOOR DAMAGED. REPAIRED EDGE FLANGE IAW SRM 52-01-01. - [SDR DALA2014102905825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014102905825), Oct 29, 2014: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON FIRST FASTENER HOLE ABOVE ZFS=52.267-M. REAMED HOLE TO FINAL SIZE OF .231" IAW DWG SG09550005. INSTALLED BUSHING, FABRICATED STRAP AND - [SDR DALA2014102905824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014102905824), Oct 28, 2014: SKATE ANGLE. CRACKED. FORWARD RT INNER VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE HAS A FOUR INCH CRACK. R & R INNER SKATE ANGLE IAW DWG 5912188. - [SDR DALA2014102905826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014102905826), Oct 27, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED AT BS 1475, LONGERON 2R. UNDER INTERNAL SKATE ANGLE. REPAIRED SKIN CRACK IAW DWG SG 90530003. - [SDR DALA13072079242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13072079242), Dec 25, 2013: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FASTENER AFT CORNER OF MID CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED IAW ERA 521840-14, SECTION I, REV O. REF LP 1243580, DTA. - [SDR DALA13003809242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13003809242), Jan 18, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND BS 1172 RT AFT FUSELAGE TWO INCHES ABOVE RBL 28, BETWEEN LONGERON 27-28. REMOVED CORROSION CUT-OUT DAMAGE AREA FABRICATED, LOCATED, TREATED, PRI - [SDR DALA13004329242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13004329242), Jan 16, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING HMV, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1145.5 AND L29R. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 504831-14, SECTION I. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE O - [SDR DALA13003079242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13003079242), Jan 15, 2013: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. WHILE IN SERVICE, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CAP HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT XRS=531.700. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 510556-14, SECT - [SDR DALA13003069242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13003069242), Jan 11, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. WHILE IN SERVICE, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE LONGERON 2R BETWEEN BS 1458-1475. ACCOMPLISHED A SPLICE REPAIR AND INSTALLED A 0.160" THICK STRAP. INSTALLED REP - [SDR DALA13003049242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13003049242), Jan 11, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. WHILE IN SERVICE, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE LT LOWER WING SKIN PANEL OTBD OF XRS=545.380 AT THE T/E. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 5 - [SDR DALA13001999242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13001999242), Jan 10, 2013: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. CORROSION REPAIR ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER FRONT SPAR CAP AND LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER FRONT SPAR CAP BARREL NUT FORWARD AND AFT HOLES IAW ER/A 51 - [SDR DALA12017409242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA12017409242), Dec 29, 2012: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. SEAT TRACK, RBL 22, BS 436 GOUGED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW SRM 53-40-01, FIG 6, VOL I. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW - [SDR DALA12017249242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA12017249242), Dec 22, 2012: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, MX FOUND L1 DOOR AFT INTERNAL UPPER DOOR FRAME CRACKED. REMOVED OLD BEAM. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW BEAM IAQ SRM 51-30-01. --- 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.