# N946DL: 1989 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2019-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 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: 49819
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1989
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1989
- Last registry action: June 6, 2018
- Mode S code: AD23C8
- 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/N946DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=946DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N946DL-2019-09-16

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 (201, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2018112006701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112006701), Nov 19, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TURN OFF LOCATIONS 203. REPLACED DETECTOR, OK FOR SVC REF AMM 26-17. (LP0833638)
- [SDR DALA2018052503602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052503602), May 25, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON SERVICE CHECK- EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L1, R1, AND COCKPIT OVERHEAD DID NOT REMAIN ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IN FWD DROP DOWN PNL. OPS CHECKS GOOD A
- [SDR DALA2018052203497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052203497), May 21, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL LOWER FWD CORNER, IS SUSPECTED OF BEING CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW ERA 568545-14 REV. A.
- [SDR DALA2018052203494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052203494), May 21, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. THE FUSELAGE LAVATORY SERVICE CUTOUT SKIN, BS 1322, LONGERON 22L FOUND CORRODED. COMPLIED WITH STEPS 1 THROUGH 23 OF PRI 568545-14, REV. 5. STEPS 1 THROUGH 23 O
- [SDR DALA2018012700456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018012700456), Jan 27, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. SEAT 30DE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED SEAT MOUNTED LIGHT HARNESS, REF AMM 33-53 CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017061804798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017061804798), Jun 18, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON SVC CK FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP ROW 17-21. REPLACED EMER LIGHT BATTERIES AT ROW 17 OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017012000552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017012000552), Jan 20, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS IAW AMM 33-50, OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2016092006740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016092006740), Sep 20, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT ROWS 23, 24, AND 25. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY AT ROW 25, SN-22718. OPS CHECK OK. REF AMM 33-53-00-401.
- [SDR DALA2016051904020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051904020), May 18, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT SEATS 22C, 24C, 24D, AND 25C. REPLACED BOTH BATTERIES IN POWER PACK. REF AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECK OK. PN ON 2 AD-4002P BATTERIES.
- [SDR DALA2016051603960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051603960), May 14, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 16-19 INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016031101868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016031101868), Mar 10, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER HAS A CRACK ON TOP L/E. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN BETWEEN STOP DRILLS. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA. HFEC IAW SPM 6-10-01.001. FABRICATED AND INSTALL
- [SDR DALA2015091405620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091405620), Sep 12, 2015: WIRE. BROKEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND CATWALK MARKER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. BROKEN WIRES WERE FOUND AT QUICK DISCONNECT AND RETERMINATED.
- [SDR DALA2015090605457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090605457), Sep 1, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND T-SHAPED CRACK ON FORWARD EDGE OF GEAR OPENING RT SIDE. REPLACED FRAME FWD RT SIDE MAIN WHEEL WELL IAW DWG 5930584, OPS CHECKED, DOO
- [SDR DALA2015032702454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015032702454), Mar 27, 2015: LANYARD. FRAYED. MAINTENANCE FOUND L-1 DOOR SLIDE LANYARD FRAYED AND IN POOR CONDITION. THE L1 DOOR SLIDE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2014093005357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014093005357), Sep 29, 2014: LATCH. FAILED. DURING THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM OPS CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE TENSION IN THE RELEASE CABLE SYSTEM. THE TAILCONE UPPER RT LATCH PIN HU
- [SDR DALA2014093005336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014093005336), Sep 29, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN SKIN TWO INCHES FWD OF BS 1338, LONGERON 3L. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW ERA 529397-14AD, REV ORIGINAL SEC I.
- [SDR DALA2014093005335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014093005335), Sep 29, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK DISCOVERED AT BS 1338, LONGERON 3L ON SKIN ONE INCH FWD. 0.125 INCH IN LENGTH. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW ERA 529397-14AD, REV ORIGINAL SEC I.
- [SDR DALA2014093005337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014093005337), Sep 28, 2014: STRINGER FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND STRINGER 3L END FITTING CRACKED AT BS 1338, VERIFIED WITH EDDY CURRENT. REPAIRED IAW PRI 529458-14, REV 0, BY REPLACEMENT OF END FITTING .
- [SDR DALA2014082604738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014082604738), Aug 14, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM ALIGNMENT PIN FRAME WAS CRACKED OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CANTED FRAME WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM
- [SDR DALA2014081404509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014081404509), Aug 14, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE LOCK PAD ANGLES WERE CRACKED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE TAILCONE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO S
- [SDR DALA2014081504622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014081504622), Aug 12, 2014: BAYONET. LOOSE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT FOUR OF THE BAYONETS FOR THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM WERE LOOSE BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE BAYONETS ATTACHMENT HARDWARE WAS REMOVE
- [SDR DALA14019430946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14019430946), Mar 27, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT ALL OF THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN 2 O
- [SDR DALA13054830946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13054830946), Oct 21, 2013: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 22, 24, & 25 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES 
- [SDR DALA13017310946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13017310946), Apr 16, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 647 BETWEEN L29-30L. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 512876-14 REV ORIG
- [SDR DALA13017300946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13017300946), Apr 16, 2013: TEE FITTING. DAMAGED. DAMAGED TEE FITTING BS 1338 L29-30R AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. TEE FITTING REPLACED IAW SR09530001, REV J AND SRM 53-03, FIG 37 AND ER/A 512881-14, REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA13017290946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13017290946), Apr 16, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKES ON LT WINDOW BELT FWD LOWER CORNER AND ALSO MID LOWER SECTION BETWEEN BS 1003-1022. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 512849. REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA13017260946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13017260946), Apr 15, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT WINDOW BELT FWD LOWER CORNER BETWEEN BS 731-750. REPAIR ON LT WINDOW BELT FWD LOWER CORNER BETWEEN BS 731-750 WAS ACOMPLISHED WHITH 1 EXT
- [SDR DALA13017000946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13017000946), Apr 15, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTING STRIKE ON RT WINDOW BELT AFT LOWER CORNER BETWEEN BS 579 - 598. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 512847-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA13016580946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016580946), Apr 14, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME BS 1332 BETWEEN LONGERONS 22-24R AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (C3). CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND NEW FRAME WAS INSTALLED DWG 9958238 REV CF AND SRM 
- [SDR DALA13016500946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016500946), Apr 12, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. CRACK ON INTERNAL DOUBLER AT BS 424.625 BETWEEN LONGERON 26-27R ON LOWER AFTER DOOR JAMB CORNER AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. AREA DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND PARTS OF R
- [SDR DALA13016530946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016530946), Apr 11, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CUSP WEB UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE BS 655-666 BTW X=54 TO X=60 AT PAX CABIN. AREA DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 131A-14 DUE TO AREA OUT LI
- [SDR DALA13016520946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016520946), Apr 11, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK OF 0.0109" APPROX ON INTERNAL SURFACE OPEN HOLE CLOSE TO STRINGER 15, XCW=202.716 AT LT LOWER ACCESS DOOR CUT OUT. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH ER/A NR 51
- [SDR DALA13016400946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016400946), Apr 11, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MEMBRANE CUSP WEB X=50-60 BS 595. REMOVED CORROSION, REMOVED AREA OF OUT LIMITS, FABRICATE DOUBLER AND RING DOUBLERS, AND PERFORM REPAIR. CORROSION
- [SDR DALA13016390946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016390946), Apr 11, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT SEAT TRACK X=54 FROM BS 857-859 AT PAX CABIN. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 4A.
- [SDR DALA13016380946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016380946), Apr 10, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT SEAT TRACK X=54 FROM BS 1214-1295 AT PAX CABIN.
- [SDR DALA13016370946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016370946), Apr 10, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT SEAT TRACK X=54 BETWEEN BS 1174 - 1212 AT PAX CABIN. REMOVED SEAT TRACK AND CORROSION, MEASURE DRILLED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 26, 21
- [SDR DALA13016150946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016150946), Apr 10, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON (LT) TIE TRACK BTW STA Y=1117-1222 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (C3) REF. NEW TIE TRACK BTW STA Y 1117-1222 WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-24-00 AND 51-30-1 A
- [SDR DALA13016040946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016040946), Apr 10, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INNER FUSELAGE SKIN PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN STA Y=610 TO Y=628 LONG, 28RY AND 29 LT REF (T0 277241). REPAIR FILLER WAS REMOVED IAW SRM MD-8
- [SDR DALA13016030946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016030946), Apr 10, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON CUSP WEB UPPER/ LOWER SURFACE BETWEEN 895-900 AND 1072-1087 X=-54 TO X=-60. IN REF NRC 153 ZONE 58 AND CUSP WEB WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM
- [SDR DALA13016420946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016420946), Apr 9, 2013: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL FROM BS 1322 TO 1338 BETWEEN LONGERON 21 - 22L AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. INTERCOSTAL REPLACED IAW DWG 5911423, REV CC AND THESE WERE DR
- [SDR DALA13016140946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016140946), Apr 9, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT FLOOR CUSP WEB UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE X=54 TO X=60 AT STA Y=693-712 PAX CABIN (CFS) REF. (T0 276219). REMOVE AREA DAMAGED, FABRICATED REPAIR PA
- [SDR DALA13016110946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016110946), Apr 9, 2013: SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACKED LT SLANT PANEL SUPPORT IN STA Y=1117 BETWEEN LONGS 26L AND 27L AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. (C3) REF (T0 276564). SUPPORT WAS REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLA
- [SDR DALA13016100946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016100946), Apr 9, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT TIE TRACK FROM STA Y=1212 TO 1287 OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. (C3) (MRB 53-139-05) (REF 336,ZONE 57) (T0 276486). TIE TRACK WAS REMOVED, CORROSION
- [SDR DALA13016090946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016090946), Apr 9, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE TRACK LT SIDE FROM STA Y=1212 TO Y=1287. ALSO CRACK ON SAME LT TIE TRACK STA Y=1260 OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. (C3) (MRB 53-139-05) (REF 335,ZON
- [SDR DALA13016060946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016060946), Apr 9, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME 1380 STA X=13 AND X=-13. REF. (T0 276519). FRAME TEE WAS REPLACE IAW DWG 9912246, REV DE (FRAME TEE WAS REMOVED AND NEW FRAME TEE WAS INSTALL
- [SDR DALA13015800946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13015800946), Apr 9, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR FILLER BS 617-623 BETWEEN L29 AND 30R CARGO COMPARTMENT INNER SKIN. DAMAGED FILLER REPLACED IAW ER/A 457687-14, REV "B" .
- [SDR DALA13016080946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016080946), Apr 8, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT FLOOR CUSP WEB UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE X=-54 TO X=-60 AT STA Y=1098-1117, 1117-1120, 1136-1147, 1147-1155, 1155-1174 PAX CABIN. (CFS) (MRB 53-03
- [SDR DALA13016070946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13016070946), Apr 8, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CUSP WEB BETWEEN STA Y=1161-1174 AND X=44 TO X=60 AT PAX CABIN IN REF NRC (T0 276378) AND CARD 251. REF NRC NR 618, ZONE 58 (T0 277205). AREA OU
- [SDR DALA13015780946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13015780946), Apr 8, 2013: STRAP. CORRODED. CORROSION ON STRAPS ABOVE LONGERON 23L BETWEEN BS 1239-1309, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. STRAPS WERE REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR DALA13015770946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13015770946), Apr 8, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON RT CUSP WEB FROM BS 660-663. DAMAGED REMOVED AND DOUBLER AND FILLER FABRICATED AND AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-4, FIG 1.

All 201: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N946DL-2019-09-16/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 19981224043659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981224043659I), Dec 24, 1998: Doug MD88 (N946DL), Providence, RI. (-5)After a normal landing and roll out the braking action became poor to nil just prior to the end of runway 23L. The aircraft went off the right side of the…
- [Incident 19980921036889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980921036889I), Sep 21, 1998: Doug MD88 (N946DL), Greensboro, NC. (-5)Delta airlines flight 746 from atlanta, ga (atl) to Washington, DC, (dca), an MD-88 in a climb to 35.0 experienced smoke in the cabin. First reported by a…

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