# N959DL: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2024-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2024
- 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: 49978
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2021
- Last registry action: June 27, 2024
- Mode S code: AD566C
- Owner when cancelled: [USA Jet Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USA%20JET%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Belleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Belleville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1832° N, 83.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48111, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959DL-2024-06-27

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 (140, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2019082905055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082905055), Aug 29, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. GALLEY / COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT FOUND TO BE INOP DURING SVC CHECK. REPLACED D CELL NICD BATTERIES FWD DROP DOWN CEILING IAW AMM 33-50.OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2019070804072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019070804072), Jul 8, 2019: UNKNOWN. ODOR. CMH TO ATL NOTICED "ELECTRICAL" SMELL COMING FROM THE GALLEY. ALL F/A'S THROUGHOUT A/C SMELLED IT AS WELL. VISUAL CHECK NEGATIVE. GALLEY POWER AND SIDEWALL LIGH
- [SDR DALA2019041002372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019041002372), Apr 9, 2019: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR GOES OFF NON STOP. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED NO LUCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AFT LAV. SMOKE DETECTOR PER MD88 IPC 25-41 OPS CHECK GOOD. (L
- [SDR DALA2019030401385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019030401385), Mar 3, 2019: OVEN. SMOKE. ON CLIMBOUT STRONG SMELL OF BURNING FOOD-FA VERIFIED THAT THE GALLEY OVEN HAD VERY LIGHT VISIBLE SMOKE EMITTING FROM IT WITH STRONG SMELL-FOLLOWED SMOKE FIRE FU
- [SDR DALA2019021871015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021871015), Feb 15, 2019: DEFLECTOR. MISSING. NOSE GEAR RIGHT DEBRIS DEFLECTOR MISSING. INSTALLED RIGHT SPRAY DEFLECTOR PER MD88 AMM 32-20.
- [SDR DALA2019020400698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020400698), Feb 3, 2019: WIRE HARNESS. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 19D SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS OPS CHECK GOOD MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP4701138)
- [SDR DALA2018050803132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050803132), May 4, 2018: RELEASE CABLE. FRAYED. AFT TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, UPPER LEFT CABLE IS FRAYED. REPLACED CABLE AND ADJUSTED PER AMM 53-53-00.
- [SDR DALA2018042702841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042702841), Apr 25, 2018: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE FLOOR ZEE ANGLE AT THE L1 DOOR FRAME, WHERE THE THRESHOLD ATTACHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ZEE ANGLE IAW DWG 9936534.
- [SDR DALA2018041002312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041002312), Apr 10, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, ROWS 31-38. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AT B5-212 IAW AMM 33-53-00.
- [SDR DALA2018040202050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018040202050), Mar 30, 2018: CABLE. TIGHT. APPROACHING GATE, HAD NO BRAKES ON CAPTAIN`S SIDE. NORMAL HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. LEFT ENGINE ONLY TAXI WITH AUXILIARY AND TRANSFER PUMPS ON. PERFORMED
- [SDR DALA2018022401123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022401123), Feb 23, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL HAS CRACK SKIN AND CORROSION ON AFT LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED PER PRI 565769-14 REV 0 THRU REV 8. RECEIVED FINAL ERA 565769-14 REV ORIG. FINA
- [SDR DALA2017103007843](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017103007843), Oct 28, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT 12D INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED A NEW LENS AT SEAT 12D EMERGENCY LIGHT. LIGHT OPS NORMAL IAW AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2017080105865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080105865), Jul 31, 2017: DOOR. MISSING. ON WALAROUND FOUND LEFT APU ACCESS DOOR MISSING. NO DAMAGE NOTED ON ACFT INST LEFT APU ACCESS DOOR.
- [SDR DALA2017070705269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070705269), Jul 7, 2017: FUSE. FAILED. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS IN FWD CABIN WILL NOT TURN ON. REPLACED FUSES ON THE BATTERY PACK. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS IN FWD CABIN WORK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2017063005085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017063005085), Jun 29, 2017: OXYGEN MASK. UNWANTED DEPLOY. ON NORMAL LANDING ALL OXYGEN MASK DOORS OPENED. INSPECTED AND REPACKED THE OXYGEN MASKS, NO PINS FIRED, SECURED ALL OXYGEN MASK DOORS CLOSED IAW AMM 35-02. VERI
- [SDR DALA2017051804020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017051804020), May 17, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CABIN ROWS 11-15 CEILING EMER LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED & REPLACED BALLAST BATTERIES. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017042803447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042803447), Apr 27, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11 DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017041803153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017041803153), Apr 18, 2017: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. PAX SEAT 2CD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS DISCONNECTED UNDER THE SEAT. SECURED THE CONNECTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2017022601611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017022601611), Feb 26, 2017: ANNUNCIATOR. FAILED. AFTER ARRIVAL AND BLOCK IN AT GATE, CREW REPORTED SMOKE FROM THE EOAP, MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED, AND APU FIRE WARNING. APU WAS SHUTDOWN AND FIRE BOTTLE
- [SDR DALA2017010800209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010800209), Jan 7, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. SEAT ROW 1CD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS. OP'S CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016111808928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111808928), Nov 17, 2016: VALVE. FAULTY. DURING FLIGHT, CONTROL CHECK ON TAXI OUT, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY JAMMED WITH NO MOVEMENT FROM EITHER SIDE. THE STEERING BYPASS & RELIEF VALVE WAS
- [SDR DALA2016052304118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016052304118), May 20, 2016: SWITCH. BURNED. ACFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE AFTER DETECTING AN ACRID, BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. NO VISIBLE SMOKE IN COCKPIT, BUT ODOR WAS STILL P
- [SDR DALA2016050903836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050903836), May 9, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. DUE PRI 546901-14: FOUND 2 PULLED FASTENERS AT BS 229 BETWEEN 29RT AND 30RT. C/W PRI 546901-14, REV 0,1, 2, 3. C/W PRI 546901-14, REV 4, 8 MAY 16 AT 2230E. VERI
- [SDR DALA2016111108699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111108699), May 8, 2016: SPLICE STRAP. CORRODED. ER/A 546901-14 WAS ISSUED TO ADDRESS CORROSION TO THE SPLICE STRAP COMMON TO THE FUSELAGE BUTT SPLICE AT STA 229.
- [SDR DALA2016050603796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603796), May 6, 2016: WIRE. DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM SEAT ROWS 31 TO 36. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE DAMAGED AND SHORTING TO GROUND UNDER SEAT ROW 3
- [SDR DALA2016040502651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016040502651), Apr 1, 2016: CABLE. FRAYED. MSP MAINTENANCE FOUND THE KEVLAR CABLE FOR THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE FRAYED. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2016040502650](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016040502650), Apr 1, 2016: WIRE. BROKEN. EXIT PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 24-30 AND OVER WING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. WIRE BROKEN AT SIDEWALL VENT ROW 28R. REPAIRED IAW WDM 33-51-14.
- [SDR DALA2015123107769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015123107769), Dec 30, 2015: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. MAINTENANCE FOUND SEAT 10D EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE 30DEC. REPLACED THE HARNESS. CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2015091705691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015091705691), Sep 17, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENACE R & R OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2015072404647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072404647), Jul 5, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT THE FORWARD OVERWING EXIT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED
- [SDR DALA2015062603968](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015062603968), Jun 25, 2015: SKIN. DENTED. TWO DENTS BETWEEN STRINGERS 17 & 18L BS 229. CUT OUT THE DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-04-3, FIG 2, SHT 5. DRILLED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04-3, FIG 2, SHT 5. INSTALLED
- [SDR DALA2015041402761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015041402761), Apr 13, 2015: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AT SEAT 22E IN THE CABIN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE BROKEN IN THE HARNES
- [SDR DALA2015012600654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015012600654), Jan 25, 2015: LIGHT. DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON CAT WALK DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON CAT WALK.
- [SDR DALA2014100305379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014100305379), Oct 2, 2014: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. THE CREW FOUND THAT THE FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACE THE BATTERY ON THE BATTERY PACK CHARGER AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2014091605063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014091605063), Sep 16, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS FOR TH
- [SDR DALA14015700959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14015700959), Mar 9, 2014: LONGERON. DAMAGED. DURING NON ROUTINE CHECK, WEAR AND ELONGATED HOLE ON LONGERON 19R, BS 1348 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. SECTION OF LONGERON REMOVED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. NEW 
- [SDR DALA14015690959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14015690959), Mar 9, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. NON ROUTINE CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN BS 373 AND 374 LONGERONS 20 - 21R AT UPPER FWD DOOR FRAME. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-14-003, REV 3 AND ER/A
- [SDR DALA2016030302832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030302832), Mar 5, 2014: NOT REPORTED. CRACKED. AT HMV4 A RT RS CRACK AT XRS 164 WAS REPAIRED AND THE SPLICE AT XRS 111.5. REQUIRED A FASTENER DEVIATION AS AMOC TO AD 2011-17-11.
- [SDR DALA2016110808568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110808568), Mar 3, 2014: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CUSP ANGLE STW STA Y=190-206 AT PAX CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE. CUSP ANGLE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 55 AND ER/A 521188-14MA.
- [SDR DALA14014610959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14014610959), Mar 3, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON LT WING MAIN FRAME AT LOWER STRINGER 11 XRS 168. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW CARD 5712-01030-03.
- [SDR DALA14014600959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14014600959), Mar 3, 2014: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. CRACK WAS FOUND ON RT WING REAR LOWER SPAR CAP. REPAIRED IAW SR J060165, REV AD AND CARD 5710-01110-12.
- [SDR DALA2016110808566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110808566), Mar 1, 2014: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT FLOOR CUSP WEB BTW STA Y=218-220 X=44 TO X=-60 AT PAX CABIN. CUSP WEB BTW STA Y=218-220 X=-44 TO X=-60 WAS REPLACED FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION.
- [SDR DALA2016110808565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110808565), Feb 28, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONG 29L STA Y=1287 BELOW FRAME CLIP AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. DAMAGED LONGERON WAS REMOVED, NEW LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICES WERE DRILLED, TREATED
- [SDR DALA2016110808564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110808564), Feb 27, 2014: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT MAIN FUEL TANK PLATE NR 1460C COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINK HOLES WERE MEASURED, MAX DIAMETER ALLOWA
- [SDR DALA2016110808563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110808563), Feb 26, 2014: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CUT OUT OF FWD LAVATORY SERVICE ACCESS. DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 521182-14.
- [SDR DALA2016110708562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110708562), Feb 25, 2014: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLAP HINGE FITTING UPPER OUTBD STUD STA XRS=111. HINGE FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA14012850959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14012850959), Feb 23, 2014: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK FROM BS 1155 - 1322. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND OUT LIMITS IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 4C AND 51-10-3 PARR 26. CARGO TRACK REPLACED IAW SRM 
- [SDR DALA14011870959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14011870959), Feb 23, 2014: LONGERON. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON LONGERON 1, BS 1418. LONGERON REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-305. NEW LONGERON SECTION DRILLED AND TRIMMED IAW SRM 51-10-4 0150. NEW LONGERON AN
- [SDR DALA14011860959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14011860959), Feb 23, 2014: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 2L BS 1418. LONGERON REMOVED IAW SRM 5130-2. NEW SECTION OF LONGERON AND SPLICE DRILLED AND TRIMMED SRM 53-02, FIG 18. NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE 
- [SDR DALA14011850959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA14011850959), Feb 21, 2014: SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGE METALLIZED COATING ON RT/ LT SURFACE OF RUDDER. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1AD, PAR 23 AND OPN 1031, JIV 2000-8149-08 A/C 0959 CRWE 02 STEPS 1 TO 14.

All 140: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959DL-2024-06-27/reports.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19951114046609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951114046609I), Nov 14, 1995: Doug MD88 (N959DL), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: delta flight 981 was being marshalled into parking at avl with wing walkers. Just prior to stopping, an unsecured portable stair was blown into the…

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