# N952DL: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2020-08-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 25, 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: 49883 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 28, 1990 - Certificate issued: July 11, 2018 - Last registry action: July 11, 2018 - Mode S code: AD3C6B - 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/N952DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=952DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952DL-2020-08-25 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 (121, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2018121007117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018121007117), Dec 10, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT FROM SEAT 1-20, 2 LIGHTS OVER THE 2L DOOR, AND FROM SEAT 32-34 ARE ALL INOPERATIVE. AT THE AFT STAIR DOOR THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND FL - [SDR DALA2018070304351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070304351), Jul 2, 2018: SPAR. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLETING WC 5510-01106-01A FOUND CRACK IN LT STABILIZER UPPER SPAR CHORD AT UPPER INBOARD CRITICAL FASTENER LOCATION. MARKED END OF CRACK. HORIZONTAL ST - [SDR DALA2018062804248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062804248), Jun 27, 2018: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH LUG ON THE VERTICAL STAB WAS PITTED, RT OTBD LUG, OTBD FACE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02. - [SDR DALA2018062804246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062804246), Jun 27, 2018: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH LUG ON THE VERTICAL STAB WAS PITTED, LT OTBD LUG, OTBD FACE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02. - [SDR DALA2018062804245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062804245), Jun 27, 2018: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZ STABILIZER ATTACH LUG ON THE VERTICAL STAB CORRODED, RT INBD LUG OTBD FACE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02. - [SDR DALA2018062804243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062804243), Jun 27, 2018: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH LUG ON THE VERTICAL STAB WAS PITTED, LT INBD LUG OTBD FACE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02. - [SDR DALA2018031501717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018031501717), Mar 13, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING SVC CHECK FOUND PORTION OF 1ST CLASS OVERHEAD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON’T STAY ON DURING EMERGENCY TEST. R&R POWER SUPPLY PER AMM 33-53. OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2018012900469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018012900469), Jan 28, 2018: CONTROL BOX. DEFECTIVE. AFTER GEAR DOWN ALL 4 ANTI-SKID MSGS ON DAP. GEAR UP MISSED APP ALL MSG BLANK. AFTER LANDING 2 OF 4 ANTI-SKID MSG REMAIN. AFTER POWER SWAP ALL MSG CLEARED. REMO - [SDR DALA2017110307922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017110307922), Nov 2, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LT AND RT NACELLE OVER WING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND RACK IAW AMM 3353. - [SDR DALA2017092707127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092707127), Sep 26, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FWD GALLEY WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY AND TESTED IAW AMM 33-50. TESTED OK. - [SDR DALA2016120609643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609643), Dec 5, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED DURING CHECK. EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 33-53-00. - [SDR DALA2016120309528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120309528), Dec 2, 2016: STRINGER. CRACKED. A FOUR INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RT WING MAIN FRAME STRINGER 11 XRS 160. REPAIRED THE STRINGER IAW ER/A 552847-14 AD REV. ORIGINAL AND DRAWING SR09570100 REV. - [SDR DALA2016120609644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609644), Nov 30, 2016: AXLE. DAMAGED. CORROSION ON CYLINDER AND HOUSING WORN ON AXLE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. NLG CYLINDER AND HOUSING WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016112909367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112909367), Nov 28, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME ANGLE BS 1380 BETWEEN LONGERONS 13 - 14R. THE FRAME ANGLE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 4. - [SDR DALA2016112909365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112909365), Nov 28, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED FWD UPPER CORNER PAN OF THE L1 DOOR. THE PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-05 PAR 14 FIG 18A. - [SDR DALA2016112809286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809286), Nov 27, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. MID CARGO BAY CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER DOOR FRAME PREVIOUS REPAIR BS 636 - 693. THE SPACER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 123. - [SDR DALA2016020400848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020400848), Feb 3, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT CREW FOUND THAT THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT FULLY EXTINQUISH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK BATTERIES AND THE LIGHTS CHECKED - [SDR DALA2016010600051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016010600051), Jan 6, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. BOTH LT & RT EMERGENCY OVERWING DOOR EXIT IDENTIFIERS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 24. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERIES AT ROW 24 OVERHEAD AND OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2015051303210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015051303210), May 11, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT BOTH OF THE FORWARD OVERWING HATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PA - [SDR DALA2014110605998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014110605998), Nov 3, 2014: PIN. WORN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEASE LATCH TEE PIN FOR THE TAILCONE WAS FRAYED AND WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE TEE PIN WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS - [SDR DALA2014110405994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014110405994), Nov 3, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR SKIN DOUBLER HAS A ONE INCH CRACK LONGERON 2R BS 1463. REPAIRED IAW FINAL ER/A 530325-14, SEC I AND II REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2014110405993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014110405993), Nov 3, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR FRAME WEB HAS A ONE INCH CRACK AT INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 530319-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2014110105991](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014110105991), Nov 1, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. TAIL INTERIOR SKIN DOUBLER HAS A ONE INCH CRACK LONGERON 2 RT, BS 1463. REPAIRED IAW PRI 530325-14, REV. 1. - [SDR DALA2014101305508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014101305508), Oct 11, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 23, 24, & 25 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED G - [SDR DALA2014101305507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014101305507), Oct 11, 2014: WIRE. PULLED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 23D IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE PULLED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR. T - [SDR DALA2014092205153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014092205153), Sep 19, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT 23D IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED - [SDR DALA2014071804160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014071804160), Jul 18, 2014: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT 27D WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE SYS RETURNED TO NORM - [SDR DALA14021570952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14021570952), Apr 5, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED A S - [SDR DALA14011100952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14011100952), Feb 19, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 14-20 & 25-30. REPLACED ASSOCIATED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR DALA13024690952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024690952), May 26, 2013: CABLE. FRAYED. DURING AN INSPECTION, MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE JETTISON CABLES WERE DAMAGED BY FRAYING. THE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY CABLE REPLACEMENT, ADJUSTMENT, AND RIG - [SDR DALA13024680952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024680952), May 25, 2013: CAM. WORN. DURING AN INSPECTION, MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE JETTISON RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE WAS WORN BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE SYS WAS REPAIRED BY CAM BASE REP - [SDR DALA13024670952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024670952), May 25, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER WING TO FUSELAGE FILLET FAIRING BS 763 BETWEEN LONG 27R-28R IN REF 663, ZONE 50. REF 334 ZONE 50. CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN WA - [SDR DALA13024710952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024710952), May 24, 2013: SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 222 BETWEEN LONGERON 17-18L. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04-5 FIG 3 AND AMR 09531227, REV 2 AND ER/A 514796-14 REV ORIG. - [SDR DALA13024700952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024700952), May 24, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 237 UNDER PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER LWR EDGE. IN REF, NRC 303 A/C ZONE 50. PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-30 REP - [SDR DALA13024650952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024650952), May 24, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER WING TO FUSELAGE FILLET FAIRING RUB STRIPS STA Y=1105 AND 1119 IN REF NRC 664 ACFT ZONE 50. (REF 673, ZONE 50) STA. Y= 1105 DUE - [SDR DALA13024630952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024630952), May 24, 2013: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR FRAME BEAM STA Y=1155-1212 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. (C3) (MRB 53-019-02). CORROSION WAS BLENDED OUT IAW SRM 51-10-3. PAR 21 AND 14 (UT) - [SDR DALA13026460952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13026460952), May 23, 2013: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. SCRATCHES ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LWR TEE BETWEEN LONG 29 - 30L. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW AMR 09531223, REV 1, NEW SECTION TEE WAS INSTALLED IAW AMR 09531223, RE - [SDR DALA13023190952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13023190952), May 17, 2013: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED OUTER PAN ON INBD EDGE BETWEEN BEAM N.4 AND UPPER FACE OF LOWER HINGE IN FWD EDGE AT FWD SERVICE DOOR. (R1)(REF 311, ZONE 50). PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A - [SDR DALA13023140952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13023140952), May 15, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 24 LT FROM STA Y= 1345 TO Y=1380. LONGERON 24 LT WAS REPLACED BETWEEN, Y=1338-1429, IAW SRM - [SDR DALA13023080952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13023080952), May 15, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, CORROSION FOUND ON CARGO TRACK BS 1007 TO 1155 IN AFT CARGO BAY. CARGO TRACK REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1, 51-30-5. - [SDR DALA13023070952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13023070952), May 15, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, CORROSION FOUND ON CARGO TRACK BS 1220-1322 IN AFT CARGO BAY. CARGO TRACK REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR DALA13024660952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13024660952), May 13, 2013: HEATER BLANKET. CRACKED. CRACK ON AFT SECTION OF LT WING HEATER BLANKET. LT WING HEATER BLANKET WAS REPLACED DUE TO 1 CRACK OF 0.531 WAS FOUND IAW AMM 30-80-02, PAGEBLOCK 401 AND 601 AN - [SDR DALA13023300952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13023300952), May 13, 2013: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED INNER PAN INNER SIDE OF FWD EDGE AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR BETWEEN BEAM 1 AND LOWER EDGE, ALSO BETWEEN BEAM NR 4 AND 5. (C2). MID CARGO COMPARTMENT - [SDR DALA13022380952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13022380952), May 12, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 5R BS 1307 AT RT AFT LAVATORY AREA. CRACKED LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. - [SDR DALA13022370952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13022370952), May 11, 2013: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED PAN BELOW STOP FITTING NR 4 ON FWD EDGE OF MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. REF CARD 111, ZONE 51 AND (T0 280178) (REF NRC NR 622, ZONE 50). REPAIR DOUBLER W - [SDR DALA13022350952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13022350952), May 9, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 3R, BS 807 AT PASSENGER CABIN. SECTION DAMAGE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 52-03, FIG 18. NEW SPLICE WERE ADJUSTED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. - [SDR DALA13021780952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13021780952), May 9, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON NR 2 LT BS 160. FASTENERS AND LONGERON WERE REMOVED IAW 51-30-3 AND 51-30-2. NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE IAW SRM 53-14-2 AND 53-02. NEW LONGERON AN - [SDR DALA13022420952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13022420952), May 5, 2013: STOP FITTING. DAMAGED. HIDDEN DAMAGED CRACKED INNER PAN OUTER SURFACE ON STOP FITTING NR 2 POSITION AFT EDGE OF FWD CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-050, FIG 50. - [SDR DALA13021530952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13021530952), May 5, 2013: SKIN. WORN. WEAR ON L/E AROUND OF LT WING SLAT TRACK CUT OUT. AREAS WERE BLENDED OUT IAW SRM 57-01 AND AREA OUT OF LIMITS WAS ACOMPLISHED WITH AMR 09570520 AND ER/A 512889- - [SDR DALA13021270952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13021270952), May 5, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. CRACKS ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLERS OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR BARRIER INBD CHANNEL UPPER SUPPORT BS A 389 AND 408. (PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE REMOVED AND All 121: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952DL-2020-08-25/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.