# N950DL: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2019-08-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 13, 2019 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - 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: 49881 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard - Airworthiness date: February 10, 1990 - Certificate issued: March 8, 1990 - Last registry action: September 19, 2016 - Mode S code: AD34FD - 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/N950DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=950DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950DL-2019-08-13 From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (136, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2018110606456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018110606456), Nov 5, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 24-28 AND ROW 4-1. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH BATTERY PACKS IN OVERHEAD BINS 4 AND 28 PER MD88 AMM 33-53. LIGHTS WO - [SDR DALA2018080304837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080304837), Aug 2, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. RT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR KEEPS GOING OFF. REPLACED BATTERY- NO HELP. REMOVED BATTERY AND FWD SMOKE DETECTOR TO MEL 26-00-07. - [SDR DALA2018072404637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072404637), Jul 24, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. TAIL EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES IN RIGHT AFT LAV. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK IAW AMM 33-50. P/N:AD4002P. - [SDR DALA2018071904559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018071904559), Jul 19, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE COCKPIT & FWD GALLEY CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK B5-23 PER AMM 33-53. OPERATI - [SDR DALA2018061804118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061804118), Jun 18, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOP ROWS 15-20. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES AT B5-102 PER AMM 33-53. LIGHTS CK NML. - [SDR DALA2018052003454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052003454), May 19, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. TAILCONE AREA, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT 9:00 POSITION. REMOVED CRACKED FRAME FROM 9-6:00 O'CLOCK POSITION BEGAN DRILLING REPLACEMENT FRAME. COMPLETED DRILLING FRA - [SDR DALA2018052003453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018052003453), May 19, 2018: CABLE. DAMAGED. KEVLAR CABLE DAMAGED AND BULGED-OUTER COVERING NOT COMPLETE IN ONE AREA. REPLACED KEVLAR CABLE PER AMM 53-53. - [SDR DALA2018010400066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010400066), Jan 3, 2018: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. ON APPROACH TO DTW AT APPROXIMATELY 2000'AGL, RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. STALL STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RT ENGINE - [SDR DALA2017121808713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017121808713), Dec 16, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 22-25. REPLACED THE BATTERIES. - [SDR DALA2017070705268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070705268), Jul 6, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 35D INOPERATIVE. FOUND HARNESS DAMAGED. REPLACED HARNESS IAW AMM 33-53. OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DALA2017012900735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017012900735), Jan 28, 2017: CABLE. MISROUTED. TAILCONE CABLE MISROUTED. NOT THROUGH TAILCONE FAIRLEAD. TAILCONE INSTALLED IAW AMD S5350-4642. CABLE ROUTED CORRECTLY. - [SDR DALA2016122910131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122910131), Dec 28, 2016: ACM. LEAKING. ON SHORT FINAL, SMELLED A SMOKE TYPE ODOR. FA STATED BOTH LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS ON CAPTAIN SIDE (FRONT & BACK) WENT OFF. A HAZE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. FO - [SDR DALA2016122910129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122910129), Dec 28, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. MID CARGO LOWER DOOR FRAME HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BS 636 - 693. REPAIRED THE LOWER DOOR FRAME IAW PRI/ERA 553436-14. - [SDR DALA2016122810103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122810103), Dec 28, 2016: ANGLE. DAMAGED. DENT AND CRACKED ANGLE AT AIRSTAIR CUTOUT 1 FT FWD OF AFT RT CORNER. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 553772-14. - [SDR DALA2016122810102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122810102), Dec 28, 2016: FRAME. DAMAGED. REPAIR ANGLE CRACKED AT LOWER END OF BS 1485 FRAME RT SIDE NEAR STAIR ACTUATING CYLINDER. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 553772-14. - [SDR DALA2016122710090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122710090), Dec 26, 2016: FITTING. CRACKED. RT WING TE GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR FWD FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED THE FITTING IAW DWG SR09570010 REV. H. - [SDR DALA2016122210026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122210026), Dec 21, 2016: BEAM. CORRODED. MID CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD BEAM SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION FROM BS 636 TO 693. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BEAM IAW DWG 5936038. - [SDR DALA2016121909974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121909974), Dec 19, 2016: CLAMP. OUT OF ADJUST. TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, LOCKING CABLE CLAMP DOES NOT CLEAR LOWER END OF CONDUITS BY 1/2" REF AMDS CARD5350-01077-0101 STEP 7, D, 5. REPAIR REF AMM 53-53-00. OP - [SDR DALA2016121909964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121909964), Dec 19, 2016: BUSHING. WORN. TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, T-PIN & BUSHING WORN FOR PULL CABLE. SEE NR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 031-0001:5350-01077-0101/002 00005 REPAIRED REF AMM 53-53-00. - [SDR DALA2016121909940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121909940), Dec 17, 2016: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD BEAM AND STRAP SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION FROM STA 1154 TO STA 1211 ALSO BETWEEN SKIN LAYERS NEAR AFT DOOR STOP. AFT CARGO THRESHOLD, B - [SDR DALA2016121809933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121809933), Dec 17, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. ERA 553436-14 SECTION 1 ISSUED FOR CORROSION DAMAGE TO C2 DOOR FRAME DOUBLER AND SKIN. ACCOMPLISH SECTION II INSPECTION EVERY 8000 CYCLES FOLLOWING SECTION I ER - [SDR DALA2016121309796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121309796), Dec 12, 2016: CABLE. FRAYED. TAIL CONE KEVLAR CABLE FRAYING. A NEW KEVLAR CABLE WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 53-53-00. - [SDR DALA2016120609642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609642), Dec 5, 2016: CABLE. LOOSE. TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, TEE PIN PULL CABLE HAS EXCESSIVE SLACK. REPAIRED IAW AMM 53-53-00. RIGGED THE CABLE IAW AMDS 5350-01077-0101. - [SDR DALA2016071505331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016071505331), Jul 14, 2016: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO AN OIL STRAINER CLOGGED MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL ON THE MCD AND IN THE OIL FILTER. ENGINE CHANGE REQUIRED. - [SDR DALA2016051703968](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051703968), May 9, 2016: DOOR. LACK OF LUBE. DURING TAILCONE RELEASE FUCTIONAL CHECK FOUND ARMING HANDLE HARD TO ROTATE. LUBED DOOR IAW AMM 12-21. CONFIRMED RIGGING AND RELEASE FORCE IAW AMM 52-12. OPS CHE - [SDR DALA2016022901490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022901490), Feb 22, 2016: LINE. BROKEN. WHILE ENROUTE, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MEM FOLLOWING THE "RT HYDRAULIC LOW" MESSAGE ILLUMINATING ALONG WITH THE RT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY RAPID DECREASING TO 2 QUART - [SDR DALA2015102706520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015102706520), Oct 26, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 31-35 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CHARGED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS - [SDR DALA2015102706519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015102706519), Oct 26, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CHARGED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS R - [SDR DALA2015093005879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015093005879), Sep 14, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 35 WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY F - [SDR DALA2015012900776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012900776), Jan 28, 2015: LANYARD. DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND SLIDE LANYARD AT THE L1 DOOR FREYED AND DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SLIDE LANYARD ASSY AT L-1 DOOR. CKS OK. - [SDR DALA2014111706132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014111706132), Nov 13, 2014: RIB. CRACKED. CRACK ON RIB XRS=164.000 L/E RT WING. RIB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-06-B, PAR-16. - [SDR DALA2014071104063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014071104063), Jul 10, 2014: OUTFLOW VALVE. LEAKING. FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO THE LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS LEAKING BEYOND ALLOWABLE - [SDR DALA14015810950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14015810950), Mar 8, 2014: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED OK. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR DALA14010840950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14010840950), Feb 18, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, NOTED AFT WING ENERGENCY DOOR UPPER LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-50 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR DALA13042580950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13042580950), Sep 1, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURN - [SDR DALA13027160950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13027160950), Jun 4, 2013: HEATER BLANKET. DAMAGED. CRACK AFT EDGE ON RT WING HEATER BLANKET. RT WING HEATER BLANKET PANEL WAS REPLACED DUE TO DIMENTIONS OF DAMAGE (0.656") IAW AMM 30-80-02, PAGE BLOCK 401 PARA 2 - [SDR DALA13027150950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13027150950), Jun 3, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA Y=1418 BETWEEN LONGERON 2 AND 3LT WITH A LENGTH OF 0.593 INCH. CRACK REMOVED, REPAIR DOUBLERS & FILLERS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTAL - [SDR DALA13027080950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13027080950), Jun 3, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM ANGLE BS 1309 X=-20. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3 OAR 26 MEASURED AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1. REPAIRED IAW ER/ - [SDR DALA13026960950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026960950), May 31, 2013: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT FROM BS 1212 TO 1136 ABOVE LONGERON 29R. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1. FLOOR SUPPORT REPLACED IAW - [SDR DALA13026950950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026950950), May 31, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TIE TRACK FROM BS 1212 - 1322 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVED CARGO TRACK AND INSTALLED NEW CARGO TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-10-4, 51-10-3, PAR - [SDR DALA13026940950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026940950), May 31, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 1007-1222 ALSO ON SPLICE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. LT CARGO TRACK OUT OF LIMITS WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1. - [SDR DALA13026920950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026920950), May 31, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK FROM BS 1022 TO 1322 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. LEFT CARGO TRACK OUT OF LIMITS AND WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR DALA13026880950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026880950), May 31, 2013: SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON LT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN STA XE 219 6" LENGHT 2.437 WITH REF ONRC 702. DENT OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-50-2, PARA 5. DENT WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-01, FIG 2 - [SDR DALA13026870950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026870950), May 31, 2013: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR NR 1361C. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINK WERE MEASURED AND WERE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. - [SDR DALA13026860950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026860950), May 31, 2013: PLATE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON PLATE 23LT BETWEEN STA Y=1238 TO 1260. UTILITARY TUNNEL AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. STRIP WAS REMOVED AND A NEW STRIP WAS INTALLED IAW SRM 5930 - [SDR DALA13026890950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026890950), May 30, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION AND ELONGATED HOLES ON RT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN STA Y=1138-1155 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVE CARGO TRACK AND CORROSION, MEASURE, REPLACED CARGO TRAC - [SDR DALA13026800950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026800950), May 30, 2013: LONGERON SPLICE. DAMAGED. CRACK ON REPAIR SPLICE LONGERON 23LT BETWEEN STA Y=1155 TO Y=1174, UTILITARY TUNNEL AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVE SPLICE, FABRICATE, AND INSTALL NEW SPLICE IAW - [SDR DALA13026930950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026930950), May 29, 2013: PLATE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON PLATE 23L BETWEEN BS 1287 TO 1309 UTILITARY TUNNEL AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. STRIP WAS REMOVED, NEW STRIP WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR DALA13026810950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026810950), May 29, 2013: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PRODUCTION DOUBLER BELOW VERTICAL WEB, STA 1338 BETWEEN LONG 28RT-28LT AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. DUE TO EXCESIVE CORROSION ON PRODUCTION DOUBLER IT - [SDR DALA13026450950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026450950), May 29, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 22L BETWEEN BS 1287 TO 1309, ALSO RUSTED NUTS SAME AREA LT UTILITARY TUNNEL AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. CORROSION ON LONGERON WAS REMOVED AND R All 136: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950DL-2019-08-13/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, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.