# N945DL: 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: 49818 - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 12, 1989 - Certificate issued: September 5, 1989 - Last registry action: February 26, 2018 - Mode S code: AD2011 - 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/N945DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=945DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945DL-2020-11-09 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-88: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88.md ## Service difficulty reports (151, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2018081305013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081305013), Aug 13, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2018080104804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080104804), Jul 31, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT EMER LIGHT INOP 20DE. R&R EMER LIGHT AS PASS SEAT 20 DE PER AMM 33-53 OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2018062304169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062304169), Jun 19, 2018: CSD. DAMAGED. LT CSD OIL PRES LOW AND LT GEN OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED - FOLLOWED QRH - DISCONNECTED CSD. ACCORDING TO MCC NOTIFICATION, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REMOVED CSD & - [SDR DALA2017100907379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100907379), Oct 7, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING A LINE CHECK, NOTED SIGNS ABOVE FWD EMERERGENCY EXIT DOORS INOPERATIVE. BATTERIES WERE REPLACED AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. - [SDR DALA2017100207233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100207233), Sep 29, 2017: WIRE. BROKEN. SEAT 18D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND A BROKEN WIRE. PINNED THE CONNECTOR PLUG. OP CHECKED IAW 33-50. (LP3478308) - [SDR DALA2017080205864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080205864), Aug 2, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 1-4, AND 17-20. INSTALLED BATTERIES IN THE B5-100 & B5-102 POWER SUPPLIES IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017031602117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031602117), Mar 15, 2017: WIRE. BROKEN. SEAT 29 DE, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND A WIRE BROKEN AT CONTACT PIN IN CONNECTOR AT SEAT FRAME. TERMINATED THE WIRE IAW SWPM 20-90-03. CHEC - [SDR DALA2017011200272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011200272), Jan 11, 2017: STRUCTURE. DENTED. DENT ON L/E VORTILON YW=85, XRS=160. REPAIRED IAW RM 57-09D PAR. 33 AND ERA 401563-14 REV. ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2016122910132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122910132), Dec 28, 2016: DIODE. DAMAGED. STRONG BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF. NO SMOKE OR VISIBLE FUMES. NO ODORS IN CABIN AREA. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 3 OR 4 MINUTES. NO ABNORMAL - [SDR DALA2016101907352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101907352), Oct 18, 2016: PACKING. DAMAGED. DAMAGE PACKING OF TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE. THE SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND WAS INSTALLED IAW CARD 5350-4644, JOB 001-0195. - [SDR DALA2016101807338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101807338), Oct 17, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON WEB AT STA Y=1463 CANT BTW 10HRS AND 11HRS POSITION IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-03D FIG 38A, 51-30-2 & 51-30-5, 5 - [SDR DALA2016101407239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101407239), Oct 13, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK ON INTERNAL PAN BS 162 BTWEEN UPPER EDGE AND BEAM 1 AT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON INTERNAL PAN. ONE CRACK OF 2.340 WAS FOUND. - [SDR DALA2016101307232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101307232), Oct 12, 2016: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACK ON ANGLE BS 195 BELOW OF BEAM 1 AT FWD SERVICE DOOR. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND DWG 9911579 REV L. - [SDR DALA2016101207181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101207181), Oct 11, 2016: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 3L BS 160. THE LONGERON WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-02 FIG.18. - [SDR DALA2016101207180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101207180), Oct 11, 2016: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACK ON BEAM NR 6 BS 177 AT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. THE BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 413018-14 MA REV ORIG. - [SDR DALA2016101207179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101207179), Oct 11, 2016: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK ON INTERNAL WEB BS 192 OF THE L1 DOOR. THE WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-01 FIGURE 4. - [SDR DALA2016101107149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101107149), Oct 10, 2016: SPACER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SPACER OF LOWER BEAM BS 642 AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR FRAME. THE SPACER WAS REPLACED IAW 53-05 FIG 123. - [SDR DALA2016101107148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101107148), Oct 10, 2016: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACK ON BEAM NR 8 (AFT EDGE) AT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-05 FIG. 95 SHEET 3. - [SDR DALA2016101107147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101107147), Oct 10, 2016: SPACER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SPACER AT AFT CARGO BAY LOWER DOOR FRAME. SPACER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 123 SHEET 5 AND 51-30-5, 51-30-4. - [SDR DALA2016062805026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062805026), Jun 28, 2016: STRUT. DEFECTIVE. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE STRUT COMPRESSED COMPLETELY. THE CREW INDICATED THE RIDE WAS HARSH - [SDR DALA2016062104805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062104805), Jun 21, 2016: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEAT 2B AND 34E OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTER PACKS PER AMM 33-53-00. - [SDR DALA2016040502649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016040502649), Apr 1, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FIRST CLASS CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-100. - [SDR DALA2016032802379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032802379), Mar 26, 2016: PIN. GOUGED. THE TAILCONE RELEASE OPS CHECK FAILED. MSP MAINTENANCE FOUND A T-PIN GOUGED AND REPLACED IT. - [SDR DALA2016032802378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032802378), Mar 26, 2016: PIN. GOUGED. ON SHIP 945, MSP MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER LT TAIL CONE RELEASE LOCK PIN GOUGED. THE LOCK PIN WAS REPLACED BY MSP MAINTENANCE. - [SDR DALA2015111907076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111907076), Nov 18, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 31 TO THE BACK OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE P - [SDR DALA2015111907075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111907075), Nov 18, 2015: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 31 THROUGH TO THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAILED FUSE - [SDR DALA2015111707030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111707030), Nov 14, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM SEAT ROWS 31 AND AFT TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE B5-212 POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHTS TESTED GOOD. - [SDR DALA2015111006847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111006847), Nov 9, 2015: WIRE. CHAFED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 30 AND AFT IN THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE CHAFING IN A SEAT TR - [SDR DALA2015102006259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015102006259), Oct 20, 2015: FUSE. FAILED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT ALL OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING FROM ROW 31 AND AFT IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAILED FUSE A - [SDR DALA2015101206073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015101206073), Oct 10, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 31-38 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS - [SDR DALA2015092905868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015092905868), Sep 28, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. BATTERIES WERE REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2015082805272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015082805272), Aug 28, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ACFT MAINTENANCE FOUND SEAT SHROUD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ON SEAT ROWS 31 AND AFT. UPPER FUSE IN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY LIGHT CHARGER ABOVE SEAT ROW 35R - [SDR DALA2015081805016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081805016), Aug 18, 2015: WIRE. PULLED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT 24DE IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES PULLED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR. - [SDR DALA2015080704844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015080704844), Aug 3, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 31-35 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LI - [SDR DALA2015072704727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072704727), Jul 24, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN THE AFT CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND TH - [SDR DALA2015072104514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072104514), Jul 18, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 31-36 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND A FAULTY LIGHT ASSY WHICH - [SDR DALA2015062403974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015062403974), Jun 22, 2015: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AT SEAT 31DE IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A BAD FUSE ON THE BATTE - [SDR DALA2015061503773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015061503773), Jun 13, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 31-36 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO - [SDR DALA2014122506768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014122506768), Dec 24, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS ABOVE THE OVERWING HATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS. OPS CHEC - [SDR DALA2014120406421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014120406421), Dec 4, 2014: LINE. LEAKING. DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, CREW REPORTED A HOT HYDRAULIC ODOR BEING EMITTED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. BOTH THE FORWARD AND THE REAR LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTO - [SDR DALA2014100905486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100905486), Oct 7, 2014: RELEASE CABLE. OUT OF RIG. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE RIG LIMITS AS IT DID NOT CLEAR THE CONDUIT BY THE SPECIFIED .2". THE CABLE CLAMPS WE - [SDR DALA2014100905485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100905485), Oct 7, 2014: CAM. WORN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CAM BASE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPE - [SDR DALA2014100905484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100905484), Oct 7, 2014: CONDUIT. WORN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE LT AND RT SIDE CONDUIT FOR THE RELEASE CABLE OF THE TAILCONE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CONDUIT TUBE WAS REPLACED AND - [SDR DALA2014100805482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100805482), Oct 7, 2014: SERVICE PANEL. CORRODED. AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL HAS BULGING CORROSION AT THE LOWER FWD CORNER. CUTOUT SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER TO REMOVE AREAS OF CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW PRI 529587 - [SDR DALA2014100805481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100805481), Oct 7, 2014: SPAR. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER LT SIDE FRONT SPAR CRACKED BELOW ZFS 52.267. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 529591-14AD, REVISION ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2014100805480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100805480), Oct 7, 2014: ANGLE. DAMAGED. DURING C-CHECK, ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND COMMON TO THE LT ANGLE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR. FOUR OF THE HOLES ARE THE FIRST, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIX - [SDR DALA2014100805479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100805479), Oct 7, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. CANTED FRAME WEB AT BS 1485, HAS A .3750 INCH LONG CRACK AT RIVET, NEAR 8:00 O`CLOCK POSTION, WHERE TAIL INTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE SUPPORT ANGLE ATTACHE - [SDR DALA2014100705478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100705478), Oct 6, 2014: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR CANTED BULKHEAD, BS 1463, WEB CRACKED ON FWD SIDE 23" OTBD OF ACFT CENTER LINE RT SIDE- HFEC CONFIRMED ENDS MARKED. COMPLIED WITH PRI 529613-14, R - [SDR DALA2014100605426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100605426), Oct 6, 2014: PANEL. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING TAILCONE RELEASE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, AFT ENTRANCE DOOR ROD FAILED TO PUNCTURE DECAL AND EXTEND. FOUND INTERFERENCE FROM DECORATIVE DOOR PANEL AROUND CAM AR - [SDR DALA14015090945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14015090945), Mar 5, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM DID NOT ILLUMINATE ANY LIGHTS WHEN TESTED AND WAS INOPERATIVE WITH THE SWITCH IN ARM AND ONLY GROUND POWER All 151: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945DL-2020-11-09/reports.md --- 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.