# N949DL: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2022
- 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: 49880
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1990
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1990
- Last registry action: August 13, 2019
- Mode S code: AD2EED
- 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/N949DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=949DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949DL-2022-04-25

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 (165, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2019072904449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019072904449), Jul 29, 2019: CONNECTOR. ARCED. ACRID SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM CAPTS EFIS SELECTOR PANEL BELOW CLEAR VIEW WINDOW. REMOVED AND INSP CAPTS EFIS SELECT PNL, CAPTS ACP AND CAPTS GRIMES LIGHT. 
- [SDR DALA2019072904446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019072904446), Jul 28, 2019: SCREW. LOOSE. CREW REPORTS L1 WINDOW TERMINAL STRIP SPARKED WHEN WINDOW HEAT TURNED ON. NO ODOR OR SMOKE PRESENT. FOUND 1 TERMINAL SCREW LOOSE ON WINDOW TERMINAL BLOCK. TORQU
- [SDR DALA2019051503018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019051503018), May 15, 2019: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 3CD E/E LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED SAME PER AMM 33-53. CKS GOOD. (LP5818198)
- [SDR DALA2019030601489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019030601489), Mar 5, 2019: TORQUE TUBE. DAMAGED. AIRBORNE RETURN DUE TO GEAR/GEAR DOOR MALFUNCTION EMERGENCY DECLARATION AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR DID NOT INDICATE FULLY RETRACTED GEAR DOOR AMBER OPEN LIGHT AND RIGHT
- [SDR DALA2019010400034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019010400034), Jan 4, 2019: FUSE. BLOWN. ON SERVICE CHECK FOUND AFT SIX SEAT ROWS WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED BATTERY PACK NO HELP CHECKED SEAT WIRING NO PROBLEMS FOUND . REPLACED BATTERY PACK 
- [SDR DALA2018120707102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018120707102), Dec 7, 2018: WIRE HARNESS. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT AT SEAT 35D WAS INOPERATIVE. RE-CONNECTED SEAT HARNESS, CHECKS GOOD REF AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2018112006699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112006699), Nov 19, 2018: WIRE. LOOSE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE COCKPIT CEILING AND FWD F/A SEAT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY NO HELP 406124. FOUND WIRE L790C18 LOOSE AT LIGHT L1-160. SECURE
- [SDR DALA2018110906558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018110906558), Nov 9, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. RMVD AND REPLACED F/C LAV SMOKE DET. IAW MD88 AMM 26-13. (LP4808092)
- [SDR DALA2018110906557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018110906557), Nov 8, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. ON TAXI - IN, FIRST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMED CONTINUOUSLY. REPLACED 1ST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CK GOOD. (LP4808091)
- [SDR DALA2018110806539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018110806539), Nov 7, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT LAV PANEL DOOR CUTOUT CORRODED/CRACKED AT THE 6 OCLOCK POS. COMPLIED WITH ERA 572887-14 REV O. MONITORED ON LOGSHEET 0817105. (LP4808088)
- [SDR DALA2018092005667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092005667), Sep 18, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON CEILING ARE INOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT THE MAIN CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE BATTERIES AT OVERHEAD BIN 4D, E, 25D, E AND 29D, E WERE NOT CH
- [SDR DALA2018083105377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018083105377), Aug 31, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAULTY. FWD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED DETECTOR. (LP0721172)
- [SDR DALA2018072404635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072404635), Jul 24, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. 1.5 INCH CRACK RT SIDE CANTED FRAME. STOP-DRILLED 1.5" CRACK PER SRM 53-01. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC CRACK CONTAINED IAW SRM 53-01. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FI
- [SDR DALA2018061103936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061103936), Jun 11, 2018: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. SEAT 3D EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED THE CONNECTOR IAW STANDARD WIRING PRACTICE MANUAL. CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2018060403781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018060403781), Jun 1, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. DIRTY. IN FLIGHT FA REPORTED THAT FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. NO SMOKE FUMES NOTED. FOUND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF DUST & DEBRIS ON TOP OF SMOKE DETE
- [SDR DALA2018042202698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042202698), Apr 20, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. SMOKE DETECTOR IN FWD LAVATORY CONTINUALLY GOING OFF. NO SMOKE, FUMES OR FIRE. REPLACED THE FWD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-13, OPS CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2018011200220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011200220), Jan 10, 2018: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DURING SVC CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SEAT 3CD AND 22ED INOP. REPINNED CONNECTORS AND OPS CHECKED IAW MD88 AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2017121108488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017121108488), Dec 8, 2017: BATTERY. UNKNOWN. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR FALSE ALARM FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES. R/R SMOKE DETECTOR BATTTERY CKS NML PER MD-88 26-17. (LP3861420)
- [SDR DALA2017083106481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017083106481), Aug 22, 2017: WEDGE. DAMAGED. LEFT WING INBOARD TRAILING FLAP TRAILING EDGE HAS DAMAGE APROX 6 INCHES OUTBOARD OF FUSELAGE. COMPLIED WITH IAW ERA 56-1321-14, REV ORIGINAL, SECTION 2. REPLACE
- [SDR DALA2017073005774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017073005774), Jul 29, 2017: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. THREE CRACK INDICATIONS WERE CONFIRMED AT STA ZFS=53.267, STA 57.267 AND STA ZFS=58.267 HOLES RT SIDE. AREA WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 494480-14AD REV B SECTION III 
- [SDR DALA2019061703580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061703580), Jul 27, 2017: SPAR. DAMAGED. VERTICAL STABILIZER RH SPAR CHORD ZFS 52 HOLE DAMAGE AMOC 17-162. ERA REV C IS CURRENT.
- [SDR DALA2017072805730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072805730), Jul 27, 2017: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS AND SETTLEMENNT AREA AT FUEL ACCESS PLATE 1414C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A COND. II.
- [SDR DALA2017072705715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072705715), Jul 26, 2017: TAB. DEBONDED. DISBONDED PREVIOUS REPAIR ON THE RT ELEVATOR GEAR TAB T/E. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-2D, PAR 18, AND 55-04, PAR 3, FIG 2.
- [SDR DALA2017072705714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072705714), Jul 26, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1309, LONGERONS 6R TO 7R. THE CRACK WAS .500 INCH. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 559535-14, REV ORIG, AND ETI -88-17-206, REV 2.
- [SDR DALA2017072605712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072605712), Jul 26, 2017: SPACER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR SPACER AT LOWER DOOR FRAME BEAM BS 1154 - 1211. THE SPACER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 123, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2017072605701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072605701), Jul 25, 2017: TAB. DELAMINATED. DENTS AND DELAMINATION ON UPPER SKIN OF THE RT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB. DENTS WERE FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS. THE DELAMINATION WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 2, FI
- [SDR DALA2017072605700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072605700), Jul 25, 2017: TAB. DELAMINATED. DENTS AND DELAMINATION ON UPPER SKIN OF THE RT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB. DENTS WERE FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS. DELAMINATION WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 2, FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2017072605696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072605696), Jul 25, 2017: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL BS 184 BETWEEN BEAMS 5 AND 6, AT THE L1 DOOR. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2 , 51-30-5, AND DWG 9955763, REV K.
- [SDR DALA2017072505694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072505694), Jul 23, 2017: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACKED BEAM NR 6 BS 177 AT THE L1 DOOR. THE BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 498178-14MA, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2017072305630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072305630), Jul 22, 2017: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED CLIP ON BEAM NR 1 STA Y=164 AT FWD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR R1. CLIP WAS REPLACED PER DWG 9911579 REV L.
- [SDR DALA2017072205626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072205626), Jul 21, 2017: REPAIR. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR SPACER AT LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM STA Y=636 TO Y=693 5300-2358. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 53-05, FIG 123.
- [SDR DALA2017072105597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072105597), Jul 20, 2017: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR FRAME BEAM BS 1154 TO 1211. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 26, 21, AND 14.
- [SDR DALA2017072105592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072105592), Jul 20, 2017: LONGERON SPLICE. CORRODED. CORROSION SPLICE ON LONG 28R BILGE AREA STA Y=225 TO 240 AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER SRM 53-14-2 FIG 1, SRM 51-10-4 AND SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2017032002263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017032002263), Mar 19, 2017: WIRE. SPARKS. CAPTAIN`S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WIRES SPARKED ON TAXI IN. TERMINATED THE WIRES IAW SWPM 20-20. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017031301972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031301972), Mar 11, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED OK IAW AMM 33-51.
- [SDR DALA2016120509597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120509597), Dec 3, 2016: CONNECTOR. UNSECURE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 17-23. SECURED THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN 17 - 18E. CHECKED OK IAW WDM 33-51.
- [SDR DALA2016103108077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016103108077), Oct 30, 2016: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EXTERIOR EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM. RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED EXT EMERGENCY LIGHT AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE PER AMM 33-50. OPS NORMAL, OK 
- [SDR DALA2016101107175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101107175), Oct 9, 2016: WIRE. BROKEN. ROW 17 SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED PLUG AT SEAT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING, FOUND WIRE BROKEN. REPAIR THE WIRE, CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016091506681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091506681), Sep 15, 2016: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FWD EMERGENCY EXIT OVERWING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED & REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2016081505962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016081505962), Aug 9, 2016: SLIDE. LEAKING. DURING ROUTINE TAILCONE AND SLIDE DEPLOYMENT AFT EMERG SLIDE, SN 693 DEVELOPED A LEAK AT LOWER SEAM AND DID NOT STAY INFLATED FOR 10 MINS. WORK CONTROL CARD 88-
- [SDR DALA2016072505544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016072505544), Jul 24, 2016: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROW 17-23. CONNECTED THE CONNECTOR AT 17ABC. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW WDM 33-51.
- [SDR DALA2016050903808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903808), May 7, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. THE CREW OF FLIGHT 1417 FOUND THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 17 AND 23. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK ABOVE SEAT 23DE AND T
- [SDR DALA2015120707435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120707435), Dec 5, 2015: WIRE. LOOSE. THE CREW FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN SEAT ROWS 17 AND 23. MAINTENACE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND AND RESECURED A LOOSE CONNECTION AT SEAT ROW 17DE.
- [SDR DALA2015120207319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120207319), Dec 2, 2015: CONNECTOR. UNSECURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 17 AND 23. A LOOSE CONNECTOR WAS SECURED AT ROW 16DEF AND LIGHTS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2015110606771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110606771), Nov 6, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTING FROM ROW 17 TO 25 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESET THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS 
- [SDR DALA2015082405186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015082405186), Aug 23, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND CABIN SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROWS 17-24DE. THE BATTERIES WERE REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2015081004871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081004871), Aug 6, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT BOTH OF THE FWD OVERWING HATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS
- [SDR DALA2015071304336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071304336), Jul 11, 2015: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT 3 CD WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES BROKEN IN THE HARNESS. THE WIRE HARNESS W
- [SDR DALA2015071004263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071004263), Jul 3, 2015: CLAMP. OUT OF ADJUST. CHECK FAILED STEP 21 OF THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM OPS CHECK. THE EXTERIOR RELEASE CABLE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS AT THE CLAMP TO THE INTERNAL RELEASE CABLE
- [SDR DALA2015062904020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015062904020), Jun 28, 2015: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. TAIL BS 1485 WEB AND ANGLE CRACKED IN THREE PLACES, RT SIDE FWD OF RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR. REPAIRED IAW ERA 537139-14, REVISION ORIGINAL.

All 165: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949DL-2022-04-25/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA077), May 14, 2005: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N949DL), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the nose gear actuator resulted in penetration of the forward pressure bulkhead and a loss of pressurization.

## 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.

- [Accident 20050513008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050513008879A), May 13, 2005: Doug MD88 (N949DL), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight crew heard loud bang when retraction was attempted. Nose landing gear would not lock up. Landing gear was placed back into the down position. Got…
- [Incident 19920320016819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920320016819I), Mar 20, 1992: Doug MD88 (N949DL), Baton Rouge, LA. Unsafe gear indication at start of approach. Safe indication prior to landing. Landed safely.

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