# N957DL: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2021-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2021
- 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: 49976
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1990
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2016
- Last registry action: February 21, 2019
- Mode S code: AD4EFE
- 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/N957DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=957DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957DL-2021-02-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (115, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2019082704978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082704978), Aug 26, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING IN CABIN SECTIONS ARE INOP. RELAMPED SEVERAL LIGHTS THAT HAD INCORRECT BULBS. RPLD BATTERY PACK AT ROW 12 PER MD88 AMM 33-53. LIGHTS
- [SDR DALA2019070604067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019070604067), Jul 6, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FWD OVERWING EXIT ROW ESCAPE EXIT SIGNS INOP BOTH SIDES (ROW 24). REPLACED BATTERIES ABOVE SEAT 24E REF AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP4750837)
- [SDR DALA2019060903546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019060903546), Jun 9, 2019: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FIRST FLOOR PANEL AFT OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT THRESHOLD FOUND DAMAGED DURING SERVICE CHECK INSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL IAW AMM 25-52.
- [SDR DALA2019050702858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019050702858), May 7, 2019: GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. SHIP 0957 - ATB - AT ROTATION LOST THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR AND HAD A CROSS TIE LOCKOUT. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ATL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFOR
- [SDR DALA2019012300441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019012300441), Jan 22, 2019: FRAME. CRACKED. CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT 3 LOCATIONS OF TAIL CONE ALIGNMENT PINS LT SIDE OF A/C BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER TAIL LATCH FITTINGS 2 PINS ABOVE FITTING 1 PIN BELOW UPPE
- [SDR DALA2019012200402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019012200402), Jan 21, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION 1 EACH SKIN CRACK AT RIGHT STA 1265.603 CANT. MARKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK 1/4 INCH. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG.2, SOLID
- [SDR DALA2018102506272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102506272), Oct 24, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT LIGHTS INOP. T-S AND REPLACED CABIN OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR LIGHTS BATTERY POWER SUPPLY PER MM 33-53. MPN - 803900-1, SN OFF - 
- [SDR DALA2018102506271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102506271), Oct 24, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOP. R&R BATTERY IN THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK B5-100 PER MM 33-53. OPS CHK - GOOD. OK FOR SVC.
- [SDR DALA2018100805914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100805914), Oct 8, 2018: CONNECTOR. OUT OF ADJUST. EMERGENCY LIGHT SEAT 15ED INOP. ADJUSTED WIRE CONNECTION. OK FOR SVC. (LP5351383)
- [SDR DALA2018100305852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100305852), Oct 2, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT OVER WING EMERG EXIT OVHEAD SIGNS INOP. R/R BATTERY PACK B5-105 PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHK GOOD. (LP5351362)
- [SDR DALA2018082005140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082005140), Aug 18, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERWING AFT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-50. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2018072704716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072704716), Jul 26, 2018: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. FLT 2599 RETURNED TO BNA DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. COMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE PER QRH. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL IN TAIL PIPE AND TURBINE
- [SDR DALA2018070504365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070504365), Jul 4, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. R & R POWER SUPPLY EMERGENCY EXIT OVERWING PER WDM 33-51-12. OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2018070504364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070504364), Jul 4, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS B5-104 ANDB5-105 BAD. R&R BATTERY PACKS B5-104 AND B5-105 PER WD 33-51-12. CKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2018061604034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061604034), Jun 14, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES AT B5-28. CHECKS GOOD. REF AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2018031301577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018031301577), Mar 12, 2018: LIGHT. DAMAGED. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGE LIGHT AT SEAT 16 IS DAMAGED. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AT SEAT16 JAW AIM 33-50. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017111608181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017111608181), Nov 16, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. SEAT 24D ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED SEAT WIRING HARNESS PER SWPM CHAPTER 20. OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2017100607346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100607346), Oct 5, 2017: LATCH. WORN. TAILCONE LATCHES WORN AT 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. REPLACED THE BARREL NUTS AND RETAINERS.
- [SDR DALA2017092907163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092907163), Sep 28, 2017: FRAME. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO BAY FRAME DAMAGED BY FASTENER AT BS 1117 BETWEEN LONGERONS 29 AND 30R. REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW SRM 53-01.
- [SDR DALA2017092707128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092707128), Sep 26, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LIGHT ASSEMBLY DAMAGED AT THE LT, AFT END OF THE TAIL COMPARTMENT FWD OF TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY FLOODLIGHT IAW AMM 33-53-01.
- [SDR DALA2017031402062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017031402062), Mar 6, 2017: CABLE. DISCONNECTED. ON ARRIVAL, FOUND CABLE FOR AFT TAIL CATWALK DISCONNECTED. ATTACHED VENTRAL STAIRWAY MOVABLE CEILING LT CABLE IAW AMM 53-20. OPS CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2016103007940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016103007940), Oct 28, 2016: CABIN PRESSURE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. ZERO PRESSURE ON BOTH PACK PRESSURE INDICATORS. NO MODE LIGHT ON TRP. AIR RETURN TO KSDF REQUIRED. WHILE AIRBOR
- [SDR DALA2016080505787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016080505787), Aug 4, 2016: PIN. NOT SEATED. AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 24DE INOPERATIVE. FOUND PIN PUSHED BACK IN SEAT CONNECTOR. REINSERTED PIN, CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016061604675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016061604675), Jun 15, 2016: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. RIGHT HYDRAULIC "HOT" OAP LIGHT ON, THEN ZERO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BOTH SYS. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES FOR TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. ON BASE LEG AT 3000' AGL BOT
- [SDR DALA2015122207688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015122207688), Dec 21, 2015: TEE FITTING. CORRODED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER TEE CHORD AT L26 AND L27, LT AND RT SIDES, SRM SPLICE REPAIR. COMPLIED WITH ERA/PRI 542247-14, REV 2 DATED 18DEC15 AT 0930E, PRI AND
- [SDR DALA2015122107684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015122107684), Dec 19, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL HAS CORROSION, SKIN AROUND PERIMETER IS BULGED AND CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH ERA, PRI REV 1 DATED 10DEC15 AT 1550E, PRI MATCHES FINAL ER
- [SDR DALA2014111806177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014111806177), Nov 16, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT BOTH OF THE OVERWING AFT HATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS 
- [SDR DALA14035010957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14035010957), Jun 5, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MX SECURED THE LOOSE BATTERIES IN THE CHARGER, REPLAC
- [SDR DALA14009400957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14009400957), Feb 12, 2014: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT ROW LIGHT AT ROW 24D WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PIG TAIL WIRES AT THE L
- [SDR DALA13067040957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13067040957), Dec 5, 2013: BULKHEAD. GOUGED. GOUGES ON LOWER AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD BETWEEN LONGERONS 28 - 29R BS 1338 AFT CARGO BAY. REPAIRED IAW AMR 09531289 R1 AND ER/A 519155-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA13066450957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13066450957), Dec 5, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 22L BETWEEN BS 1309-1322. LONGERON REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 53-14-3, ITEM 22, 51-10-4 AND 53-02 FIG 18. .
- [SDR DALA13066680957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13066680957), Dec 4, 2013: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 332 TO 370 & 427 TO 465 FWD CARGO BAY. CARGO TRACK WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 4G.
- [SDR DALA13066440957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13066440957), Dec 4, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. 1.906 INCH CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 1418 BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND 2R. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 519149-14AD REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015060207849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015060207849), Dec 2, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 1418 BETWEEN L1 AND L2R COMMON TO PREVIOUS INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-04, FIG 40 AT L2L AND L3L. DTA, PRIOR TO 18 MONTHS SER
- [SDR DALA13066420957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13066420957), Dec 2, 2013: LONGERON. DEFORMED. DEFORMED LONGERON 8R AT INTERCONECTION WITH FRAME BS 1418. DAMAGE LONGERON SECTION WAS REMOVED, NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE DRILLED AND ADJUSTED AND WERE INSTA
- [SDR DALA13065560957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13065560957), Dec 2, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON WINDOW BELT LT FWD UPPER CORNER BETWEEN BS 807 TO 826. SKIN AREA WAS BLENDED, AREA WAS MEASURED AND WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIR FABRICAT
- [SDR DALA13065540957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13065540957), Nov 28, 2013: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR FRAME BEAM BETWEEN BS 1155 TO 1166 AND BS 1201 TO 1212 AFT CARGO BAY. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BEAM WAS REPAIRED, REPAIR PARTS WERE AD
- [SDR DALA13065530957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13065530957), Nov 27, 2013: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. STEP ON SPLICE REPAIR AT TEE CAP OF PRESSURE DOME, BS 1338 BETWEEN PROJECTION LONGS 26-27L AFT CARGO BAY. SHIMS WERE FABRICATED, TREATED, PAINTED, INSTALLED IAW
- [SDR DALA13064620957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064620957), Nov 25, 2013: BUSHING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON BUSHINGS BELOW OF LT OVERWING HEATER BLANKET AFT SIDE AT 10 LOCATIONS. BUSHINGS WERE R & R IAW SRM 51-30-10 AND EA 09-070683AD, REV L.
- [SDR DALA13064330957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064330957), Nov 25, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION NOTED ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT UPPER SKIN. HOLES WERE REWORKED AND BUSHINGS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-03D PAR 30 AND SRM 51-10-3, PAR 21-
- [SDR DALA13064300957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064300957), Nov 25, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CUSP WEB BS 581-585 LBL 54-60. REPAIRED IAW 53-05, FIG 131A-3, 51-10-3, FIG 14 -21, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-3 FIG 38.
- [SDR DALA13064290957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064290957), Nov 25, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORRROSION ON SEAT TRACK RBL 54 BS 701-937. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG. 4A.
- [SDR DALA13064230957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064230957), Nov 25, 2013: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION NOTED ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LT UPPER SKIN. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, BUSHINGS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-03D, PAR 30 AND SRM 51-10-3, PAR 21,
- [SDR DALA13064220957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064220957), Nov 24, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON FRAME BS 1271 L28L-28R. FRAME WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 2A.
- [SDR DALA13064210957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064210957), Nov 24, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION LT SEAT TRACK RBL 22 BS 670-898. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 4A, 51-10-3, PAR 14,21,38 & 51-20-0.
- [SDR DALA13064200957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13064200957), Nov 24, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT ACCESSORY BSY FRAME BS 1380 LOWER TEE BETWEEN BL 0 TO LBL 18. FRAME REPLACED IAW 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND DWG 9912246.
- [SDR DALA13062840957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13062840957), Nov 21, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING CHECK, CORROSION FOUND ON LONGERON 29L, REPAIR SPLICE BETWEEN BS 1193 TO 1212 AFT CARGO BAY. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW SRM 51-10-3 & -4.
- [SDR DALA13062830957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13062830957), Nov 21, 2013: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING CHECK, CORROSION FOUND ON LONGERON 23LT BETWEEN BS 1250 TO 1259 AFT CARGO BAY. REPLACED LONGERON IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR DALA13063490957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13063490957), Nov 20, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. DURING CHECK, CORROSION FOUND ON RT CUSP WEB LBL 54 - 60 BETWEEN BS 896 - 897. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131A-4, 51-30-2, 51-10-3 PAR. 14, 21, 38 AND PS-900-5
- [SDR DALA13062810957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13062810957), Nov 20, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. DURING CHECK, CORROSION FOUND ON RT CUSP WEB X=-54 TO X=-60 AT BS 765. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 131A-9.

All 115: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957DL-2021-02-12/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 FTW96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA111), Feb 4, 1996: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N957DL), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed to properly flare the airplane during the landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19960204047649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204047649A), Feb 4, 1996: Doug MD88 (N957DL), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Delta flt 1879 made a hard landing at Denver at 1647 MST. One crewmember (fa) complained of neck pain. She was examined at a local hospital and released.…

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