# N967DL: 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: 53116 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 5, 1990 - Certificate issued: December 15, 2011 - Last registry action: September 2, 2020 - Mode S code: AD767D - 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/N967DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=967DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967DL-2022-11-29 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 (190, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2020030301546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030301546), Mar 3, 2020: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON SVC CK FOUND SEVERAL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. T/S PER MD88 WDM 33-51. R/R BATTERIES AT B5-23, 27, 100, 102, AND 106, REF MD88 AMM 33-53. CK GOOD NOTHE - [SDR DALA2019091705362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019091705362), Sep 17, 2019: LINE. LOOSE. NR 1 ENGINE PYLON FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE LOOSE @ PYLON. TIGHTENED FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE @ PYLON PER AMM 20-30. (LP1275066) - [SDR DALA2019082304925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082304925), Aug 22, 2019: VALVE. FAILED. DIVERTED DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. AFTER TAKEOFF OIL TEMP STEADILY CLIMBED TO 135DEG. FLT CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE PER QRH. MAX OIL TEMP REACHED WA - [SDR DALA2019080904671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019080904671), Aug 8, 2019: DISPLAY. FAILED. IN ROUTE DURING CRUISE, ELECTRICALLY STARTING GETTING STRONG WX/TCAS DISPLAY STARTED BLANKING OUT. TURNED DISPLAY TO OFF FUMES SUBSIDED. R & R WX TCAS RADAR CEN - [SDR DALA2019060603409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019060603409), Jun 5, 2019: CABLE. TORN. RII, DURING CONNECTION OF SLIDE DEPLOYMENT LANYARD TO TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE, WAS FOUND TORN KEVLAR CABLE IN REF AMDS 5350-4287 STEP 5 AND AMDS 5350-01077-0101 A - [SDR DALA2019060603408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019060603408), Jun 5, 2019: SLIDE. DAMAGED. DAMAGED SLIDE TAIL CONE. TAILCONE SLIDE P/N: D29984-213 S/N: 1437 WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SLIDE P/N: D29984-213 S/N: 0873 AND APLICABILITY WAS VERIFIED PE - [SDR DALA2019060603407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019060603407), Jun 5, 2019: SPAR. CRACKED. CRACK OF 0.343" WAS FOUND ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER REAR SPAR AT AFT BARREL NUT HOLE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55-0130-501 S/N: UNK7Q1JRB WAS REMOVED - [SDR DALA2019060603406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019060603406), Jun 5, 2019: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DAMAGED SLIDE TAIL CONE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55-0130-501 S/N: UNK7Q1JRB WAS REMOVED PER MD88 AMM 55-10-00 AND A SERVICEABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER P/N: 55 - [SDR DALA2018112646790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018112646790), Nov 23, 2018: UNKNOWN. HAZE. ON FIRST FLIGHT OF DAY AFTER APU START, PACK WENT FULL HOT AND AFT PORTION OF THE CABIN FILLED WITH HEAVY HAZE. C/W NO GO ODI 2172. MCC NOTIFIED. R/R WATER SEPA - [SDR DALA2018090705497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018090705497), Sep 5, 2018: SPRING. MISSING. SPRINGS MISSING FROM T-FITTING ON AFT ENTRY DOOR CABLE RELEASE FOR TAILCONE. INSTALLED MISSING SPRINGS, MPN: 4934469-1, AMM 53-53. FUNCTIONAL CHECK TO BE ACCOMP - [SDR DALA2018090405400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018090405400), Sep 4, 2018: FASTENER. MISSING. NOSE FORWARD LEFT HINGE FASTENER MISSING ON OVAL PLUG ACCESS DOOR. INSTALLED NEW FASTENER AND SECURED HINGE. REFERENCE IPC 52-40-02-01A. PN ON 4002-15W. SDR REP - [SDR DALA2018081004975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081004975), Aug 9, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. DURING DECENT, AFT FA CALLED ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM FWD GALLEY AND FIRST CABIN. RAN QRH, TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER, ODOR SUBSIDED. CALLED BACK FEW M - [SDR DALA2018072604699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072604699), Jul 26, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DEFECTIVE. L2 ENTRY LIGHT INOP. FOUND BAD BATTERY PACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN F/C OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-50. - [SDR DALA2018051403258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018051403258), May 12, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. OVHD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP IN FIRST CLASS. RPLD BATTERIES PER AMM 33-53. OP CKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2018050803135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018050803135), May 5, 2018: MOUNT. DEFECTIVE. FWD ENTRY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE FOUND PIN NOT ENGAGE. R&R DOOR SLIDE MOUNT REF. W/C 2561-4964. - [SDR DALA2018021900997](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021900997), Feb 19, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY ESCAPE CEILING LIGHTS INOP ON TEST BETWEEN ROWS 27-31. REPL BATTERIES ABOVE SEAT ROW 29DE PER AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2018010500086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010500086), Jan 4, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP FWD DOOR'S. REPLACED BATT, OPS NOW OK PER AMM 33-53. - [SDR DALA2017110808006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017110808006), Nov 6, 2017: PIN. DISENGAGED. L1 DOOR SLIDE PINS NOT ENGAGED IN FRONT COVER. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE, IAW AMM 25-62-00-201. - [SDR DALA2017072105594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017072105594), Jul 20, 2017: ANNUNCIATOR. LOOSE. WITH AIRCRAFT ON GROUND SERVICE POWER TURNED BATT PWR SW ON AND POWERED AIRCRAFT WITH GROUND POWER. WITHIN 5 MINUTES STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. - [SDR DALA2017071105348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071105348), Jul 8, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 31D INOP. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS AND PIG TAIL PER AMM 33-52. - [SDR DALA2017071105347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071105347), Jul 8, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON CATWALK NEED RELAMPED SEVERAL LOCATIONS. RELAMPED CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS SEVERAL LOCATIONS PER AMM 33-52. CKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA2017042103279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042103279), Apr 20, 2017: SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER SUPPORT OF EPC PANEL AFT FACE AT BS 160. THE SUPPORT WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-1, 51-30-5, AND DWG 9955780-7, REV LA. - [SDR DALA2017042103275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017042103275), Apr 20, 2017: SKIN. DAMAGED. LOOSE ON TWO ROWS FASTENERS ABOVE THE SPLICE (9E/A) AND TWO ROWS FASTENERS BELOW THE SPLICE (28E/A) STA ZFS= 52.26 AT LE VERTICAL STABILIZER. WORK WITH CARD 553 - [SDR DALA2017030501777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017030501777), Mar 4, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT AND GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-53-00. - [SDR DALA2016121609911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121609911), Dec 14, 2016: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. RUDDER HAS FLAME SPRAY PEELING AND DAMAGED. RUDDER WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016101707301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101707301), Oct 15, 2016: HANDLE. LOOSE. TAILCONE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE. FOUND THE HANDLE FWD RETENTION CLIP DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE IAW AMM 25-62. - [SDR DALA2016101707300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101707300), Oct 15, 2016: SUPPORT FRAME. CRACKED. TAILCONE SUPPORT FRAME BS 1510 CRACKED. REPLACED THE SUPPORT FRAME IAW DWG 9911843. - [SDR DALA2016101707299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101707299), Oct 15, 2016: SUPPORT FRAME. CRACKED. TAIL CONE SUPPORT FRAME BS 1510 CRACKED. REPLACED THE FRAME IAW DWG 9911843. (LP2726274) - [SDR DALA2016032102143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032102143), Mar 21, 2016: SLIDE. DISLODGED. THE 1L DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE FELL OFF OF THE DOOR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SLIDE AND REINSTALLED IT. THE GIRT BAR WAS FOUND MIS-ALIGNED AND WAS THEN RE- - [SDR DALA2015121707654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121707654), Dec 17, 2015: WIRE. DAMAGED. MEM MAINTENANCE FOUND LT FORWARD EMERGENCY OVERWING SIGN INOPERATIVE. A DAMAGED WIRE WAS FOUND AT THE EMERGENCY EXIT ROW AND WAS REPAIRED. LIGHT CHECKED OK. - [SDR DALA2016112809330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809330), Apr 29, 2015: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MID CARGO COMP LWR DOOR JAMB BEAM BTW STA Y=636-645, Y=654-679, ALSO ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLERS BTW Y=645-654 AND Y=679-690. LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM - [SDR DALA2016110908375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110908375), Apr 29, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SETTLEMENT AREA FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1434C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW CMM 28-40-36. - [SDR DALA2015043003063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015043003063), Apr 29, 2015: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND OF, 0.187 AND 0.093 OF LENGTH, AT THE SAME FASTENER HOLE ON UPPER FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER STA Y=173 AT FWD SERVICE DOOR, R1. AREA WAS REPAIRED - [SDR DALA2016112809326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809326), Apr 27, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL ACCESS PLATE NBR1460C. CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM. ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016112809325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809325), Apr 27, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL ACCESS NR 1367C. FUEL ACCESS 1367C WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE. - [SDR DALA2016112809324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809324), Apr 27, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL ACCESS NR 1472C. FUEL ACCESS 1472C WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE. - [SDR DALA2015042802952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015042802952), Apr 27, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME BS 1485 CANT AND 1 HR POSITION. CRACKED FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03D, FIG.49. LP 1922656. - [SDR DALA2016112809321](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809321), Apr 26, 2015: FRAME SPLICE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SPLICE BS 1231 BETWEEN LONGERONS 28 - 30R. THE SPLICE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM. - [SDR DALA2016112809320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809320), Apr 26, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE RT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 1212 - 1320. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM. - [SDR DALA2016112809319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809319), Apr 26, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. SEVERAL POINTS OF CORROSION ON THE LT CARGO TRACK BETWEEN BS 1212 - 1320. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM. - [SDR DALA2016112609309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112609309), Apr 23, 2015: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER ON FRAME BS 1308, LONGERONS 28L - 28R. THE REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM. - [SDR DALA2016112609308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112609308), Apr 22, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF THE ACCCES PANEL 1371C. CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-22-2A AND THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016112609307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112609307), Apr 22, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORRSOION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF THE ACCESS PANEL 1377C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016112609306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112609306), Apr 22, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORRSOION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF ACCESS PANEL 1365C. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2015042302861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015042302861), Apr 20, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 12L BS 1437. LONGERON 12L WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. - [SDR DALA2016112509297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112509297), Apr 18, 2015: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LEFT INTERCOSTAL BS 1308 - 1320. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM. - [SDR DALA2016112309155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112309155), Apr 18, 2015: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL OVER LONGERON 28R BETWEEN BS 1308-1320 . THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR DALA2016111008492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111008492), Apr 18, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK SETTLEMENT AREA AND DEGRADED SEALANT ON ANCHOR NUT AT FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1414C. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS - [SDR DALA2016112309150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112309150), Apr 17, 2015: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON RT CUSP WEB BS 1046-1049 AND 1060-1079, RBL 54 AND 60. THE CUSP WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 131A-7 AND 53-05 FIG 131A-14. - [SDR DALA2015041802818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015041802818), Apr 17, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK ON LONGERON 3R AT BS 984. LONGERON REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. All 190: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967DL-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 19920209004989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209004989I), Feb 9, 1992: Doug MD88 (N967DL), Rochester, NY. Unable to retract nose landing gear after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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