# N963DL: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2022
- 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: 49982
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1990
- Certificate issued: July 12, 2018
- Last registry action: April 19, 2021
- Mode S code: AD67A1
- 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/N963DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=963DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963DL-2022-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (210, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020022701453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022701453), Feb 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERG LIGHT IN C/P INOP. FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN COCKPIT AND GALLEY INOP. R/R BATTERIES IAW MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD.(LP6926841)
- [SDR DALA2020022701452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022701452), Feb 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERWING EMRG LIGHT INOP @ ROW 25 BOTH SIDES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY IAW MD88 AMM 33-51 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP6926843)
- [SDR DALA2020011400244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020011400244), Jan 14, 2020: WATER HEATER. FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FORWARD LAV DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED WITH SMOKE INDICATION IN LAV. INSPECTED ALL LAVATORY COMPONENTS. FOUND LAV WATER HEATER TO BE SOURCE O
- [SDR DALA2019120307006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019120307006), Dec 3, 2019: SPAR. DAMAGED. LEFT WING REAR SPAR XRS 1640 LOWER STUD HOLES DAMAGE. C/W PRI 583270-14REV O THRU REV 6.
- [SDR DALA2019120407035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019120407035), Dec 3, 2019: SPAR. CRACKED. DURING W/C 5710-01110-01A, HAD A CRACK INDICATION L/H WING REAR SPAR XRS 164 AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION. CRACK APPROX. 1/4" IN LENGTH. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED ON R/C DEC
- [SDR DALA2019113006963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019113006963), Nov 29, 2019: CAP. DAMAGED. UPPER VERTICAL STAB CAP DAMAGED. RMVD DAMAGE AREA FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MD88 SRM 55-32 FIG 4. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER MD 88 SRM 55-32 FIG 4 (LP1379844)
- [SDR DALA2019112906960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019112906960), Nov 28, 2019: SPAR. CRACKED. DUE TO LEFT WING SPAR CRACK XRS 164 - THIS LOG PAGE IS BEING CREATED TO TRACK THE DTE REQUIREMENTS PER ER/A 583270-14AD REV ORIGINAL. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED
- [SDR DALA2019111506702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019111506702), Nov 15, 2019: ATTACH BRACKET. CRACKED. TAIL CONE ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED ON TAIL CONE @2:00 POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE ASSY PER MD88 AMM 53-53 TAILCONE, AFT U OFF 88-5353-9-0002 S/N 0003
- [SDR DALA2019111506703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019111506703), Nov 14, 2019: LATCH. LOOSE. LH UPPER LATCH ARM LOOSE/WORN. REPLACED LH UPPER LATCH ARM PER MD88 AMM 53-53, OPS CHECK GOOD, (LP1359437)
- [SDR DALA2019101505898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019101505898), Oct 14, 2019: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFT LAV SMOKE ON CAPT SIDE CHIRPING. R & R AFT LAV SMOKE DECTOR OP CKS GOOD OK FOR SVC.
- [SDR DALA2019083005077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019083005077), Aug 29, 2019: FUSE. FAILED. DURING SVC CK FOUND FIRST 7 ROWS OF EEPLS LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE ON EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY B5-211 OPS CK GOOD PER MD88 AMM 33-53. OK FOR SVC. (LP596
- [SDR DALA2019082704977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082704977), Aug 26, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING SVC FOUND AFT O/W EXIT SIGNS INOP. R/R AFT O/W EXIT SIGN BATTERIES PER MD88 M/M 33-53 OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5966705)
- [SDR DALA2019080504563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019080504563), Aug 2, 2019: LIGHT. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN COVER AND BULBS MISSING LOCATION 602. REPLACED EMER EXIT SIGN ASSY PER MD 88 AMM 33-51E.
- [SDR DALA2019061903655](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061903655), Jun 18, 2019: PIN. BROKEN. PUT LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN TO LAND. LOUD BANG AND A/C SHUDDER. RIGHT HYDRAULICS LOST. RAN QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED. FOUND R/H BOTTLE PIN BROKE. REPLACED BOTT
- [SDR DALA201811206697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201811206697), Nov 16, 2018: DEFLECTOR. MISSING. BOTH DEBRIS DEFLECTORS MISSING ON NOSE WHEEL. REPLACED BOTH LT AND RT NLG DEBRIS DEFLECTORS PER MD88 AMM 32-20. SDR REPORTED DUE TO POSSIBILITY THAT PARTS MAY H
- [SDR DALA2018111406619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018111406619), Nov 14, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. 4EA OVHD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT SEAT ROWS 32-14. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MD88 AMM 33-55. OPS CHECK GOOD . OK TO RETURN TO SERVICE. (LP5039443)
- [SDR DALA2018092405718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092405718), Sep 22, 2018: WIRE. BROKEN. VENTRAL STAIR CEILING PANEL EMERGENCY LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LIGHT HOUSING. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED A
- [SDR DALA2018081505088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081505088), Aug 14, 2018: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER SPAR CAP WAS CRACKED, 1.75 INCHES FROM THE LOWER INBD BOLT, THROUGH THE UPPER INBD BOLT. IAW 5510-01074-19, STEP 8. HORIZONTAL STAB R
- [SDR DALA2018081545086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081545086), Aug 14, 2018: SKIN. DAMAGED. FASTENERS LOOSE AND PULLING THROUGH THE OUTER SKIN ON THE RT MLG DOOR. REPLACED THE RT MLG DOOR IAW AMM 32-12-01.
- [SDR DALA2018080804929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080804929), Aug 8, 2018: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED AFT SIDE OF LT TAIL COMPARTMENT VENT BOX, BS 1485. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03D, PARA 44, FIG 50.
- [SDR DALA2018080604861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080604861), Aug 6, 2018: RELEASE CABLE. DETERIORATED. LEFT TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE WAS IN POOR CONDITION. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED, AND RIGGED IAW C 5350-01077-0101.
- [SDR DALA2018080604859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018080604859), Aug 4, 2018: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR AREA HAD CORROSION JUST BELOW THE SCUFF PLATE AT AFT END OF DOORWAY. ALL CORROSION REMOVED, AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-05, PARA 140, FIG 
- [SDR DALA2018010400067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010400067), Jan 3, 2018: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. DIV TO MSP DUE TO RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WITH GEAR UP. NO FAULTS ON PSEU. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED ON GEAR SWING. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED AFTER
- [SDR DALA2017102407751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017102407751), Oct 23, 2017: ENGINE. FAILED. RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMBING OUT. OIL PRESSURE AROUND 60 PSI PRIOR TO FAILURE AND OIL TEMP FLUCUATING FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. VIBRAT
- [SDR DALA2017101407536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017101407536), Oct 14, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING AN EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK, 17D SEAT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECKED GOOD AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2017042103276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042103276), Apr 20, 2017: CONTROL VALVE. DEFECTIVE. ON APPROACH ENG ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON, WE THEN NOTICE A HOT OR BURNING SMELL. THE LEFT PACK CONTROL SHOWED FULL COLD, BUT THE PACK WAS CYCLING ON AND OFF. LE
- [SDR DALA2017042003258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042003258), Apr 19, 2017: WARNING MESSAGE. MULTIPLE FAIL. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL HEADING COMPARATOR DISPLAYED WITH HEADING OFF 3 DEGREES. AFTER ROTATION CAPTAINS HEADING OFF 60 DEGREES AND ATTITUDE 45 DEGREES OFF. WINDSHE
- [SDR DALA2017041803154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017041803154), Apr 17, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT AND GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE EMERGENCY LIGHT MODULE. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017030601776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017030601776), Mar 5, 2017: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. ON ARRIVAL AT GATE, DETECTED A BURNING, ACRID HYD FLUID ODOR IN COCKPIT. FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR LEAKING. TIGHTENED LINES. CLEANED APU INLET AND P
- [SDR DALA2017022601578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017022601578), Feb 24, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 18 D-E AND 28-D-E INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY. REPLACED THE LIGHTT EXTENSION 28 D-E. TESTED NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2017021601323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017021601323), Feb 16, 2017: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING APPROACH, WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN THE 3 RED UNSAFE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTEND WAS USED AND THE 3 GREEN SAFE LIGHTS
- [SDR DALA2016102707803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016102707803), Oct 26, 2016: LINE. LEAKING. SHIP 0963 REPORTED SMOKE ODOR DURING LAST 7 MINUTES OF FLIGHT WITH RT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE OR SOURCE LOCATED. ON GROUND, S
- [SDR DALA2016101407267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101407267), Oct 14, 2016: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT 12D. PINNED THE CONNECTOR IAW SWPM 20. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2016090806470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090806470), Sep 7, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 1 THROUGH ROW 12 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR DALA2016080805862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016080805862), Aug 5, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. RUDDER EXTERIOR SKIN BONDED REPAIR DOUBLER COMING APART/PEELING OFF ON RT SIDE. REPLACED RUDDER ASSY IAW MM 27-20-01. RTS AND SENSOR CHECK ACCOMPLISHED ON AMDS 
- [SDR DALA2016080605854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016080605854), Aug 5, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING X-RAY INSPECTION OF APB SPLICE, FOUND LT SPLICE LOCATION BETWEEN LONGERONS 26-27L WITH 2-4 FASTENER CONFIGURATION. MARKED SPLICE LINE ON APB SKIN. REPAIR
- [SDR DALA2016060304327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016060304327), Jun 2, 2016: WIRE. PULLED. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM 1C TO 12D. FOUND WIRES PULLED FROM CONNECTOR AT BOTTOM OF SEAT LEG 1D. REPAIRED WIRES IAW SWPM 20-10-03. NO HELP. R & R 
- [SDR DALA2016040502660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016040502660), Apr 4, 2016: CONNECTOR. UNSECURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 17DE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESECURED THE SEAT CONNECTOR. THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2016040502659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016040502659), Apr 4, 2016: CONNECTOR. UNSECURE. CVG MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 1CD INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESECURED THE SEAT CONNECTOR. THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT CHECKED OK.
- [SDR DALA2016032202249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032202249), Mar 21, 2016: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. THE FLIGHT CREW OF FLIGHT 1378, FOUND AN EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROW 11. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 11. THE LIGHT
- [SDR DALA2015043002972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015043002972), Apr 29, 2015: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SEAT ROW 16ED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN CONNECTOR AND THE LIGHTS TESTED SATISFACTO
- [SDR DALA2015011200197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015011200197), Jan 11, 2015: CABLE. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING APPROACH THE CONTROL COLUMN STICKS IN PITCH AT 140KTS WHEN COLUMN PULLED BACK, REPEATED 5 TIMES. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ELEVATOR SYS AND INSPECTED FOR BROKE
- [SDR DALA2014081104424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014081104424), Aug 10, 2014: OVEN. ODOR. F/A REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN SMOKED DURING OPERATION AND DESCRIBED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. CABIN CREW ADVISED THE COCKPIT THAT THE OVEN WAS TURNE
- [SDR DALA2014072504214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014072504214), Jul 24, 2014: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, LT & RT BRAKE PRESSURE DROPPED TO 800PSI. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WERE NORMAL. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY D
- [SDR DALA2014072304196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014072304196), Jul 21, 2014: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR OF RT CUSP WEB X=-54 TO X=60, BETWEEN BS 769 - 788. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 55-05, FIG 13 1A-13, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 
- [SDR DALA2014070503977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014070503977), Jul 4, 2014: BUSHING. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON LT WING HEATER BLANKET AFT MOUNTING BUSHINGS. MOUNTING BUSHING REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EA 04-070683-03 AD REV L.
- [SDR DALA2014070303927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014070303927), Jul 2, 2014: HEATER BLANKET. DEBONDED. DEBONDS OF, 12.000" X 0.500", IN OTBD EDGE AFFECTED FOR VOID OF 115 SQUARE", 14.000" X 0.500" IN OTBD EDGE AFFECTED FOR VOID OF 185 SQUARE", 55.000" X 0.500" IN
- [SDR DALA2014070303926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014070303926), Jul 2, 2014: STRUCTURE. DEBONDED. DEBONDS OF 9.00" X 0.500" IN OTBD EDGE AFFECTED FOR VOID OF 16 SQUARE IN AND 58.00 X .0500" IN INBD EDGE AFFECTED FOR VOID OF 877 SQUARE IN ON LT WING HEATER, S
- [SDR DALA2014070303925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014070303925), Jul 2, 2014: HEATER BLANKET. OUT OF LIMITS. DURING INSPECTION, VOID WERE FOUND OF 25 PERCENT THEREFORE THIS RT HEATER BLANKET IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW FIA. 1 VOIDA ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 1, A CARD 4, ZONE 00. RE
- [SDR DALA2014070303924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2014070303924), Jul 2, 2014: HEATER BLANKET. OUT OF LIMITS. DURING INSPECTION, VOIDS WERE FOUND OF 24.6 PERCENT THEREFORE THIS LT HEATER BLANKET IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW FIG 1 VOIDS ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA, 1, A. CARD 3, ZONE 00

All 210: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963DL-2022-11-29/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 20080420833149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420833149I), Apr 20, 2008: Doug MD88 (N963DL), Boston, MA, No damage. (-23) Delta 1927, MD88, departed runway 09 at Boston, MA at 1641 EDT, 4/20/08 and declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin. The aircraft returned and…

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