# N944DN: 1997 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, registration cancelled 2022-11-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 30, 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: 53558 - Year built: 1997 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 17, 2013 - Certificate issued: July 27, 2012 - Last registry action: April 19, 2021 - Mode S code: AD1C5C - 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/N944DN - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=944DN - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944DN-2022-11-30 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 (39) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2018030801495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030801495), Mar 7, 2018: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING AN OPEN HOLE EDDY CURRENT ON THE LT HORIZONTAL STAB REAR SPAR UPPER CAP, HAD A CRACK INDICATION. CLEANED THE HOLE AND CHECKED IAW NDTSPM 06-10- - [SDR DALA2018030801492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030801492), Mar 7, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL IAW AMDS 5510-01073-01, STEP 8, NOTED APPROXIMATELY - [SDR DALA2018022701209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022701209), Feb 24, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL IAW AMDS CARD 5510-01073-01 STEP 8 NOTED APPROX 0.5" - [SDR DALA2018022701207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022701207), Feb 24, 2018: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING OPEN HOLE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STAB REAR SPAR UPPER CAP (STEP 11 AMDS CARD 5510-01073-01), A VERTICAL CRACK INDICATION. - [SDR DALA2017081706274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017081706274), Aug 14, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. MULTIPLE CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY UNIT IAW WDM. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017060404486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017060404486), Jun 1, 2017: LIGHT. MISSING. TAIL COMPARTMENT LIGHT MISSING. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW MM. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017021701429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017021701429), Feb 13, 2017: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY LIGHT FORWARD POSITION ON CATWALK INOPERATIVE. FOUND CONNECTOR UNPLUGGED. RECONNECTED. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017020801052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017020801052), Feb 4, 2017: AUTOPILOT SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. UNCOMMANDED DESCENT WITH NR 1 AUTOPILOT WHEN SLOWING AIRCRAFT IN VNAV ALT HOLD. - [SDR DALA2017011800440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011800440), Jan 16, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE THE AFT CABIN DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW MM. - [SDR DALA2017010300061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010300061), Jan 1, 2017: LIGHT. UNSECURE. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING DAMAGED OR INOPERATIVE. SECURED FLOOR LIGHTING. OPERATION CHECKS OK. - [SDR DALA2016120809734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120809734), Dec 7, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 1475 BETWEEN L2 AND 1L IS CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED A REPAIR IAW SRM 53-30-01. - [SDR DALA2016120809733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120809733), Dec 7, 2016: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT INTERNAL VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ATTACH ANGLE IAW SRM 551-30-02 AND DWG 5912188, REV BD. - [SDR DALA2016120709732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120709732), Dec 6, 2016: WEB. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FORWARD WET AREA WEB , BS 205-210, RBL 22 CORRODED. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-20-02 AND ERA 551874-14. - [SDR DALA2016120709731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120709731), Dec 6, 2016: WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FORWARD WET AREA FLOOR MEMBRANE, BS 160-200, RBL 7 - LBL 7. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-20-02 AND ERA 551875-14, REV O. - [SDR DALA2016120609730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609730), Dec 5, 2016: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FORWARD WET AREA FLOORBEAM CORRODED, BS 200 RBL 20-28. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 53-10-01, 51-30-02 AN - [SDR DALA2016120609729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609729), Dec 5, 2016: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FORWARD WET AREA FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED BETWEEN BS 180 - 200, RBL 44. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT IAW - [SDR DALA2016120609728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609728), Dec 5, 2016: MOUNT. DAMAGED. NR 1 GALLEY LOWER INBOARD AFT FLOOR MOUNT IS DAMAGED AT BS 160, RBL 8. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. DRILLED NEW MOUNT FITTING IAW SRM 53-00-01 AND DWG STR110A0003, REV - [SDR DALA2016120609739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609739), Dec 5, 2016: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT INBOARD FLANGE AT FORWARD LEFT WET AREA BS 256, LBL 15. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 53- - [SDR DALA2016120609738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609738), Dec 5, 2016: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FORWARD WET AREA FLOORBEAM CORRODED, BS 180 BETWEEN RBL 12 - 44. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOORBEAM IAW DWG 9 - [SDR DALA2016120209475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120209475), Dec 1, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT HAND WING TRAILING EDGE SPAR UPPER SKIN, BETWEEN STA XRS 383 - XRS 240 CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SRM 57- - [SDR DALA2016113009474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016113009474), Nov 29, 2016: MOUNT FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INBOARD AFT MOUNT FOR FORWARD LAV STA 253, LBL 19. OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-30-02 AND 51-10-05. - [SDR DALA2016111508803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111508803), Nov 12, 2016: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ON FINAL APPROACH, ABOUT 300 AGL, FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR LIKE OVERHEATING RUBBER.MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED PACT BURN - [SDR DALA2016060904610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016060904610), Jun 7, 2016: UNKNOWN. ODOR. WHILE AT GATE WITH APU RUNNING A BURNING ODOR STARTED IN THE AFT CABIN AND MIGRATED TO THE FRONT. CUSTOMERS EXITED THE ACFT NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AN - [SDR DALA2016032202286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032202286), Mar 19, 2016: STARTER. DAMAGED. AFTER ARRIVAL TO GATE, WITH ENGINES SHUTDOWN, A FEW PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF A STRONG BURNING METAL ODOR AT THE AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT CREW DID A WALKAROUN - [SDR DALA2016020100865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020100865), Jan 30, 2016: MOTOR. OVERHEATED. STABILIZER ALT TRIM MOTOR OVERTEMP BY NR 2. STUCK IN ALT TRIM UP. R & R ALT TRIM MOTOR IAW MM. OPS CHECKS OK. - [SDR DALA2016013100864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016013100864), Jan 30, 2016: LUG. CRACKED. RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE RIB PIVOT BEARING LUG SHOWS CRACK IN RADIUS. R & R PIVOT BEARING LUG IAW WC 5510-01083-08. - [SDR DALA2015110606795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110606795), Nov 5, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS, BATTERY PACK B5-237 INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY POWER SUPPLY B5-237. CHECKS OK. - [SDR DALA2015070904278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015070904278), Jul 6, 2015: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. SEVERAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE IN AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY. REPLACED THE LAMPS. OPS CHECKED OK. - [SDR DALA2015012300590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012300590), Jan 21, 2015: LATCH. WORN. TAILCONE RELEASE SPADES WORN UPPER RT AND LOWER LT. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW LATCH SPADES IAW AMM 53-52-01. - [SDR DALA2015012300589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012300589), Jan 21, 2015: ANGLE. CORRODED. LOWER CABLE RELEASE ANGLE PIN CORRODED. R & R THE ANGLE IAW MM 53-52-01. - [SDR DALA2015012100420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012100420), Jan 20, 2015: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT VERTICAL FIN ATTACH ANGLE DOUBLER, AT FIN AFT SPAR, HAS 2 CRACKS. REPAIRED IAW PRI 510815-14, REV A, SEC II, FINAL ERA 510815-14. - [SDR DALA2015012000417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012000417), Jan 19, 2015: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT INTERNAL VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED IN RADIUS. R & R IAW DWG 5912188. - [SDR DALA2015012100424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012100424), Jan 17, 2015: SKIN. DENTED. FORWARD LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AND RIVETS STRESSED, BS 218, L18R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-30-01, FIG 8B. - [SDR DALA2015012100427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012100427), Jan 1, 2015: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. LT INTERNAL VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED IN RADIUS. REMOVED ANGLE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW DWG 5912188. - [SDR DALA2014092905310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014092905310), Sep 27, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT ON OVERHEAD DROP PANEL ABOVE AFT JUMP SEAT, BLINKING DURING TAXI AND AFT CABIN DOOR EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND BATTERY PACK B5 - [SDR DALA2014090304893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014090304893), Sep 1, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. AFT BULKHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WILL NOT TURNOFF WHEN SWITCH IS IN ARM. R & R AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA13064909244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064909244), Nov 25, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK, SEVERAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN AFT VENTRAL STAIR AREA INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR DALA13008259244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13008259244), Feb 11, 2013: HARNESS. MISINSTALLED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT TAILCONE SLIDE HARNESS ASSY INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. INSTALLED TAILCONE SLIDE HARNESS ASSY CORRECTLY IAW AMDS 2500-4332. - [SDR DALA13003319244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13003319244), Dec 20, 2012: SKIN. CORRODED. FORWARD E/E COMPARTMENT FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AROUND BILGE DRAIN, STA 122.0 TI 125.5, BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 AND 29L. REF MRB, TASK 53-301-05. FABRICATED INTERIO --- 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.