# N955DN: 1996 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, registration cancelled 2020-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (registry code 302369A)
- Engine: [IAE V2528-D5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2528-d5) (registry code 34609)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E40NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E40NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53525
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 2012
- Certificate issued: June 2, 2011
- Last registry action: February 20, 2020
- Mode S code: AD4792
- 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/N955DN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=955DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955DN-2020-05-06

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-90-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30.md

## Service difficulty reports (68, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2017120408418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017120408418), Dec 3, 2017: CONNECTOR. FAILED. IMMEDIATLEY AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN,COPILOTS FORWARD WINDSHIELD HEATING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAD A LOUD POP AND EMMITTED SPARKS. FOUND SENSOR SPRING IN CONTACT WI
- [SDR DALA2017091506909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091506909), Sep 15, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AFT STAIR FLOOD LIGHTS LEFT AND RIGHT DO NOT COME ON. REPLACED THE LEFT & RIGHT AFT STAIR FLOOD LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR DALA2017091506907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091506907), Sep 14, 2017: SLIDE. TORN. RIGHT DOOR SLIDE TORN. REPLACED THE SLIDE IAW AMDS 2561-4641.
- [SDR DALA2017091206836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091206836), Sep 11, 2017: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STAB ATTACH FITTING RT OTBD OUTER BUSHING BORE PITTED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-30-05, VOL 1, PARA 7.
- [SDR DALA2017091206835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091206835), Sep 11, 2017: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STAB ATTACH POINT INSPECTION: LH OTBD BUSHING BORE PITTED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-30-05, VOL 1, PARA 7.
- [SDR DALA2017091206834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091206834), Sep 11, 2017: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIOZONTAL STAB RT INBD BUSHING BORE PITTED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-30-05, VOL 1, PARA 7.
- [SDR DALA2017090506659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090506659), Sep 4, 2017: SKIN. DENTED. SKIN DENTED AT BS 237 BETWEEN LONGERONS 23 AND 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SKIN IAW SRM.
- [SDR DALA2017090506658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090506658), Sep 4, 2017: SKIN. DENTED. SKIN DENTED AT BS 256 BETWEEN LONGERONS 23 AND 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SKIN IAW SRM.
- [SDR DALA2017090506657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090506657), Sep 4, 2017: SKIN. DENTED. SKIN DENTED AT BS 275 BETWEEN LONGERONS 23 AND 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN IAW SRM.
- [SDR DALA2017090406656](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090406656), Sep 3, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE ANGLE AND SPLICE CRACKED, OTBD OF THE VORTILON. REPAIRED IAW SRM.
- [SDR DALA2017090406655](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090406655), Sep 3, 2017: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. OTBD SEAT TRACK AT RBL 44 HAS NUMEROUS SPOTS OF CORROSION FROM BS 237 - 249. SPLICED THE SEAT TRACK IAW SRM.
- [SDR DALA2017090406654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090406654), Sep 3, 2017: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT RBL 22 FROM BS 200 - 236. SPLICED THE SEAT TRACK IAW SRM.
- [SDR DALA2017090406653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090406653), Sep 3, 2017: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FLOOR PANEL DAMAGED. REPAIRED THE FLOOR PANEL IAW ERA.
- [SDR DALA2017070505239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070505239), Jul 1, 2017: LINE. LEAKING. MOMENTARY ODOR OF DIESEL EXHAUST ON THE GROUND. OCCURRED AGAIN IN FLIGHT BUT DISSIPATED. DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK AT ANTISKID VALVE
- [SDR DALA2017041002921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017041002921), Apr 7, 2017: SLIDE. UNSERVICEABLE. R1 DOOR SLIDE POINTER BELOW GREEN ARC. REPLACED R1 SLIDE PER 2561-4641.
- [SDR DALA2017092407045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092407045), Jan 27, 2017: SPAR. DAMAGED. RIGHT STAB UPPER REAR SPAR BARREL NUT HOLES NR 1, & 2 DAMAGED. REPAIRED IAW ER/A.
- [SDR DALA2017092407043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092407043), Jan 27, 2017: SPAR. DAMAGED. LEFT STAB UPPER REAR SPAR BARREL NUT HOLES NR 1, & 2 DAMAGED. REPAIRED IAW ER/A.
- [SDR DALA2016071105272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016071105272), Jul 10, 2016: UNKNOWN. FUMES. DIVERTED TO TUL DUE TO SEVERAL PASSENGERS REPORTED LIGHT HEADINESS, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA AT FL300. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF STAGE 3 AND 4 H
- [SDR DALA2016061504799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016061504799), Jun 13, 2016: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW REPORTED APU WOULD NOT START. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN APU STARTER FIRE. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED. REPLACED APU, START RELAYS, ECU, SHIPS BA
- [SDR DALA2016052704287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016052704287), May 23, 2016: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKED ANGLE FOUND ON INSIDE RT OF DORSAL FIN ATTACHMENT TO FUSELAGE. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE IAW DWG 5912188.
- [SDR DALA2016040102633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016040102633), Mar 31, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIED IN FORWARD GALLEY ABOVE F/A SEAT FLASHES ON AND OFF. R & R BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2015121407603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121407603), Dec 11, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCONNECTED. LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE AT LT AND RT AFT OVERWING EXITS AND AFT EXIT DOORS. FOUND BATTERY PACK DISCONNECTED AT ROW 37CDE. RECONNECTED BATTERY PAC
- [SDR DALA2015090905599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090905599), Sep 8, 2015: FASTENER. LOOSE. VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E AT THE SPLICE, ZFS=52-237 HAS LOOSE FASTENERS. REPAIRED IAW PRI/ERA 538746-14AD AND DWGSG09550004, REV D.
- [SDR DALA2015090405437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090405437), Sep 4, 2015: STRAP. CORRODED. AFT CARGO CENTER BELLY STRAP CORRODED FROM LONGERONS 29L - 29R, BS 1231-1250. REPAIRED IAW ERA 538850-14.
- [SDR DALA2015090205439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090205439), Sep 1, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE MID CARGO DOOR, DAMAGE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-00-01.
- [SDR DALA2015081705032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081705032), Aug 15, 2015: CUSP WEB. CHAFED. OVERWING BS 902, CUSP WEB IS CHAFING ON FRAME. COMPLIED WITH ERA 531210-14MA, REV O.
- [SDR DALA2015030201785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015030201785), Feb 27, 2015: CABLE. MISROUTED. DURING TAIL CONE SLIDE CHANGE NOTED TAILCONE NITROGEN PULL CABLE ROUTED INCORRECTLY. ROUTED CABLE CORRECTLY IAW AMM. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA14025889255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14025889255), Mar 18, 2014: BEAM. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO C-3, LOWER BEAM, BS 1212-1269 DAMAGED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NR 23 AND 127 DURING C-CHECK.
- [SDR DALA14017549255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14017549255), Mar 18, 2014: SILL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR SILL HAS LIGHT CORROSION ALONG EDGE OF INNER ANGLE. REPAIRED IAW ERA 524124-14, REV O.
- [SDR DALA14017539255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14017539255), Mar 18, 2014: SILL. DAMAGED. FOUND FASTENER HOLE OUT OF TOLERANCE IN AFT CARGO DOOR SILL. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW ERA 524124-14, REV O.
- [SDR DALA14017089255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14017089255), Mar 16, 2014: WEB. CRACKED. BS 1520 WEB CRACKED LBL 36, REPAIRED IAW ERA 524098-14.
- [SDR DALA14013569255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14013569255), Feb 26, 2014: PIN. UNSECURE. DURING SERVICE CHECK, R1 DOOR SLIDE HAS LOWER PARACHUTE PIN NOT ENGAGED. R & R R1 SLIDE PACK IAW AMM.
- [SDR DALA14006629255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14006629255), Jan 29, 2014: PAN. CRACKED. MID CARGO DOOR PAN CRACKED. PERMANENT REPAIR COMPLIED WITH ERA 499926-14MA.
- [SDR DALA14006459255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14006459255), Jan 19, 2014: GROUND WIRE. DISCONNECTED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 21AB INOPERATIVE ON STANDBY POWER. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND GROUND 5244 DISCONNECTED. TERMINATED IAW SWPM. OPS CHECKE
- [SDR DALA1233919255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1233919255), May 19, 2012: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT L30, LOWER SIDE OF FLANGE, CORRODED AT FASTENER HOLES AND FASTENER AT SPLICE BS 1258-1298. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW SECTION OF FRAME, BS 1
- [SDR DALA1231139255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231139255), May 10, 2012: SUPPORT FITTING. DAMAGED. RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING DAMAGED. REPLACED RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING, BUSHING, AND BEARING PER EA 02-093855-03AD REV A.
- [SDR DALA1231129255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231129255), May 10, 2012: SUPPORT FITTING. DAMAGED. LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING DAMAGED. REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING, BUSHINGS, AND BEARING PER EA 02-093855-03AD.
- [SDR DALA1231219255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231219255), May 5, 2012: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CENTER CARGO BAY LEFT AND RIGHT CARGO TRACKS HAVE PAINT PEELING AND SURFACE CORROSION AROUND ATTACH HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FROM BS 500-693 RT SIDE PER SRM 
- [SDR DALA1231179255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231179255), May 2, 2012: FASTENER. WORN. FASTENERS ON LT PYLON WORN, REMOVED AND REPLACED FASTENERS PER EA 02-476701-12AD REV E OPN 0101.
- [SDR DALA1231189255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231189255), Apr 25, 2012: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. FWD CARGO TRACK LEFT AND RIGHT HAVE LIGHT CORROSION AROUND NUMEROUS ATTACHING SCREW HEADS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT TRACK FROM BS 218-522 LEFT
- [SDR DALA1231149255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231149255), Apr 25, 2012: SKIN. CORRODED. E & E DOOR HAS INNER SKIN WITH SURFACE CORROSION AROUND RIBNUTS. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT E/E DOOR INNER SKIN PER MD90 SRM 52-01-01 FIG 6 VOL I.
- [SDR DALA1510849255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1510849255), Apr 23, 2012: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED BS 1145-1174. REPAIRED IAW ERA 502654-14.
- [SDR DALA1231199255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231199255), Apr 19, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON OUTBOARD LBL 44 SEAT TRACK AT BS 1156 ON SPLICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION PER SRM 53-40-01 VOL I, 51-30-01 VOL II, 51-30-02 VO
- [SDR DALA1233929255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1233929255), Apr 18, 2012: FRAME. DAMAGED. HOLE DAMAGED AT AFT ACS COMPARTMENT BS 1520 FWD FACE 6 INCHES ABOVE LONGERON 1R. REPAIRED DAMAGE AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT AT BS 1520 PER ERA 502687-14 REV O
- [SDR DALA1231119255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231119255), Apr 15, 2012: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT L29L AT BS 1258 AROUND FASTENERS ON LOWER SIDE OF FLANGE. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-01 VOL I.
- [SDR DALA1231239255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1231239255), Apr 14, 2012: WEB. DAMAGED. MAIN CABIN BS 160 RBL 8 FLOOR WEB IS DAMAGED AT FASTENER HOLE. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR PER MD90 SRM 51-11-01 FIG 1 VOL I.
- [SDR DALA1222029255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1222029255), Apr 10, 2012: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. WHEEL WELL RIGHT ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED INSIDE HYDRAULIC SERVICE COMP O/B AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-02 VOL II AND 51-30-05 VOL II.
- [SDR DALA1220539255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1220539255), Apr 3, 2012: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. SEAT TRACK HAS SCRATCHES AT LBL 22 STA 1288 TO 1307. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK REPAIR PER SRM 53-40-01 VOL 1 FIG 6.
- [SDR DALA1220529255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1220529255), Apr 3, 2012: FLOOR SKIN. CRACKED. COCKPIT FLOOR WEB CRACKED UNDER F/O SEAT AT BS 160 RBL 22. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 VOL I.
- [SDR DALA1220509255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1220509255), Apr 3, 2012: WEB. CRACKED. FWD CABIN FLOOR WEB HAS SMALL CRACK BY R1 DOOR BS 200 RBL 52. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-20-02 VOL I.

All 68: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955DN-2020-05-06/reports.md

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