# N986DL: 1991 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-04-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 25, 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: 53313 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 21, 1991 - Certificate issued: November 22, 1991 - Last registry action: August 2, 2021 - Mode S code: ADC1C4 - 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/N986DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=986DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986DL-2022-04-25 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-88: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88.md ## Service difficulty reports (233, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2019102706182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102706182), Oct 27, 2019: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE FWD OVERWING DOORS LT AND RT SIDE INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. CKS GOOD. (LP6641857) - [SDR DALA2019082104888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019082104888), Aug 20, 2019: LINE. LOOSE. NR 2 ENGINE FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE LOOSE IN PYLON. TIGHTENED JAM NUT FOR NO. 2 ENG FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE. - [SDR DALA2019022801286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022801286), Feb 28, 2019: VANE. DAMAGED. RT OB FLAP CENTER FLAP VANE DAMAGED. REMOVED RT OB FLAP CENTER VANE PER AMM 27-51. INSTALLED NEW O/B FLAP CENTER VANE IAW AMM 27-51. (LP5311566) - [SDR DALA2018111976674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018111976674), Nov 16, 2018: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. FOUND BOTTOM OF R1 DOOR DAMAGED AND SEAL TORN. RMVD R1 DOOR AND COMP. STEPS B 1-2 OF INST. PER MD88 M/M 52-41. COMP. INST OF R1 DOOR PER MD 88 M/M 52-41 CKS GOO - [SDR DALA2018100305851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100305851), Sep 28, 2018: WIRE. LOOSE. AT GATE SRQ APU GEN FELL OFF LINE, RESETS NO HELP, NO VOLTS OR FREQ. FOUND GEN FEED WIRE 3X4D2N LOOSE AND BURNED ALSO GEN. TERMINAL BURNED OFF. RMVD APU & GEN. - [SDR DALA2018082205196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082205196), Aug 21, 2018: CAM LOCK. MISSING. LEFT APU DOOR MISSING ONE CAMLOCK. INSTALLED THE CAMLOCK IAW CMM 52-44-2. OK FOR SERVICE. REPORTED DUE TO POSSIBILITY THAT CAM LOCK COULD HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRC - [SDR DALA2018071604491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018071604491), Jul 16, 2018: TURBINE. DAMAGED. THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL AFTER EXPERIENCING A COMPRESSOR STALL IN THE NR 1 ENGINE DURING CLIMB. THE ENGINE WAS KEPT RUNNING AT IDLE AND THE QRH WAS - [SDR DALA2017111008038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017111008038), Nov 10, 2017: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT WHEEL WELL BS 937 MLG DOOR FRAME CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH HFEC IAW ERA 497265-14MA, TWO CRACKS COMING FROM PREVIOUS STOP DRILLS. REMOVED THE MLG DOOR FRAME, - [SDR DALA2017111008037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017111008037), Nov 9, 2017: VANE. DEBONDED. FLAP VANE HAS AREA OF DEBONDING AT JUNCTION OF INBD AND OTBD FLIGHT SPOILERS. REPLACED THE FLAP VANE ASSY IAW AMM 27-51-03. - [SDR DALA2017111008036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017111008036), Nov 9, 2017: VANE. DEBONDED. FLAP VANE HAS AN AREA OF DEBONDING, AFT OF GROUND SPOILER PANEL. REPLACED THE FLAP VANE IAW AMM 27-51-03 - [SDR DALA2017111008040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017111008040), Oct 30, 2017: VANE. DEBONDED. RT FLAP VANE JUST AFT OF GROUND SPOILER HAS AREA OF DISBOND. REMOVE AND REPLACED FLAP FIXED VANE IAW AMM 27-51-03 AND ERA 563105-14, REV ORG. - [SDR DALA2017021301167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017021301167), Feb 11, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT TAIL UPPER DO NOT TURN ON. CHANGED BATTERIES PACK AFT RIGHT LAV. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR DALA2016122510089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122510089), Dec 25, 2016: SUPPORT. DAMAGED. RIGHT NLG STEERING ACTUATOR DAMAGED RIGHT SIDE NLG SUPPORT WEB. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-05 REPAIR 47A STEP (B) (3) (B). - [SDR DALA2016120909773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120909773), Dec 9, 2016: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY STANDBY LIGHT INOP FROM ROW 22 TO 26. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN THE OVERHEAD BIN 24 RT. LIGHT CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR DALA2016113009419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016113009419), Nov 30, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY POWER CEILING LIGHTS INOP AT ROW 22-26, 33 AND 36. REMOVED & REPLACED 4 EA BATTERY PACK BATTERIES. CEILING LIGHTS AT 22-26 & 33-36. OPS CCK GOOD. - [SDR DALA2016041102771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016041102771), Apr 9, 2016: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. PRESSURIZATION AUTO INOPERATIVE. MANUAL SYS WAS MARGINAL. MOVE INDICATOR 2" WITH NO CHANGE IN RATE. THEN .2500" WOULD GIVE 100 FPM. PERFORMED BITE OF BOTH AUTO - [SDR DALA2016022301329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022301329), Feb 22, 2016: B-NUT. LEAKING. LEFT OIL PRESSURE LOW AT 24,000. FOLLOWED BY ZERO OIL QTY. SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE IN FLIGHT. FOUND LOOSE B-NUT AT 8 O`CLOCK POSITION, RT ABOVE STARTER. OIL LINE IS - [SDR DALA2016021601089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021601089), Feb 15, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT BOTH FORWARD OVERWING EXIT DOORS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERIES WERE REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS TESTED OK. - [SDR DALA2016021201014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021201014), Feb 11, 2016: WARNING HORN. FALSE ACTIVATION. DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, NO WING ANTI-ICE SMOKE ALARMS IN BOTH AFT LAVS CAME ON, THEN SILENCED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. AT FL 360 WITH - [SDR DALA2015111506966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111506966), Nov 14, 2015: SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON PREVIOUS DOUBLER REPAIR, BS 238 BETWEEN LONG 17 - 18L ON OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 273447-14, REV E. - [SDR DALA2015111406964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111406964), Nov 13, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON INTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN, BELLY DRAIN HOLE, BS 1210 BETWEEN LONGERONS 29 - 30L. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-373, REV 1 AND ER/A 539904-14, REV ORIG. - [SDR DALA2015111406963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111406963), Nov 13, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON SKIN SURFACE AT LT INBD FLAP OTBD GUIDE VANE APPROXIMATELY ON BS XRS=121-TO XRS =124. DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA NR 539946-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015111406962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111406962), Nov 13, 2015: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PAN AT C1 CARGO DOOR JAMB FROM, BS 370 TO 427. BOTH SURFACES. C1 CARGO DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED IAM ER/A 539907-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015111406960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111406960), Nov 13, 2015: FRAME. UNKNOWN. LOWER CHORD SPLICE ROUND ON BS 1338 BETWEEN LONGERONS 26-27L AND 26-27R. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-372 REV 1 AND ER/A 539897-14, REV. - [SDR DALA2015111306939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111306939), Nov 12, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON FRAME BS 1174, LONGERON 5L. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND ETI 88-15-393 AND ER/A 539932-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015111306938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111306938), Nov 12, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 12R, BS 1437. THE LONGERON WAS ATTENDED WITH ER/A 539936-14, REV ORIG. - [SDR DALA2015111306937](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111306937), Nov 12, 2015: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACKED CHANNEL ON FLOOR PANEL NR 256A, 465E AND 541F AT CABIN PASSENGER FLOOR PANELS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 131B. - [SDR DALA2015111206933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111206933), Nov 11, 2015: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. CRACK WAS FOUND OF 4.000" ON ELEVATOR SPAR CAP OF THE LT ELEVATOR BETWEEN BS XE=136 AND XE=140. SM, CARD 35, ZONE 60. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 539903-14, REV - [SDR DALA2015111206902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111206902), Nov 11, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN INTERNAL DOUBLER BETWEEN BS 1309-1322 AND LONGERONS 20-23L. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 508134-14, REV B. - [SDR DALA2015111206901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111206901), Nov 11, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK OF 0.150" LENGTH ON FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 1418 BETWEEN LONGERON 2-3 LT, SM, CARD 2, ZONE 65. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 539886-14, AD REV: ORIGINAL. REPAIR - [SDR DALA2015111106876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111106876), Nov 10, 2015: BLANKET. CRACKED. CRACK ON T/E OF RT WING HEATER BLANKET STATION APPROXIMATELY XW=91.155. RT WING HEATER BLANKET WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 494597-14AD MA, REV A. - [SDR DALA2015111106875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111106875), Nov 10, 2015: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK AND CORROSION ON VENTRAL STAIRWAY MOVABLE CEILING SKIN AT AFT SECTION. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ETI 88-15-389, REV 1 AND ER/A 539926-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2015111106871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015111106871), Nov 10, 2015: SLIDE. DAMAGED. QRO MAINTENACE FOUND THAT THE L1 DOOR SLIDE PACK LACING WAS MISSING. A NEW LACING WAS INSTALLED IAW AES PACKING INSTRUCTIONS. - [SDR DALA2016111608838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111608838), Nov 9, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT SKIN & DOUBLER CORRODED REPAIR. REPAIRED IAW ER/A. - [SDR DALA2015110906822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110906822), Nov 8, 2015: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT LIMITS ON INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN LONGERON 27 LT AND LONGERON 28LT, FROM BS Y=1309 TO Y=1322 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. NEW INTERCOSTAL WAS REPLACED DU - [SDR DALA2015110906821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110906821), Nov 8, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TIE TRACK BETWEEN Y=1155 TO Y=1003 RT SIDE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE, TIE TRACK WILL BE REPLACED. NEW TRACK WAS DRILLED IAW - [SDR DALA2015110906816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110906816), Nov 8, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT TIE TRACK BETWEEN BS 1212 -- 1309 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. TIE TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND SRM 51-10-4, CORROSION WAS FOUND EXCESSIV - [SDR DALA2015110906823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110906823), Nov 7, 2015: FRAME. DAMAGED. DAMAGE AT FRAME BS 1287 BETWEEN LONGERONS 11-12R. DAMAGE WAS BLENDED OUT, FOUND AREA OUT LIMITS, AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01 AND 53-01 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR DALA2015110806812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110806812), Nov 7, 2015: DUCT. CRACKED. CRACK ON Y DUCT INLET FLANGE. CRACK ON WYE DUCT WAS WELDED IAW ER/A 503276-14MA REV C AND REA WORKED AREA WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21 - [SDR DALA2015110806809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110806809), Nov 7, 2015: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK ON INNER PAN BETWEEN BEAM 1-2 AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR FWD EDGE. CRACK ON INNER PAN BETWEEN BEAM 1-2 WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-387, REV ORIGINAL AND - [SDR DALA2015110806808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110806808), Nov 7, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT TIE TRACK BETWEEN BS Y=1212 TO Y=1309 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. TIE TRACK WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-5, 51-10-4 - [SDR DALA2015110806804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110806804), Nov 6, 2015: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR PARTS OF FRAME BETWEEN LONGERON 28LT TO LONG 28RT BS 1309 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIR INSTALLED AND CIC WAS APPLIED IAW SRM 51 - [SDR DALA2015110706799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110706799), Nov 6, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN LT SIDE BETWEEN BS XFS=12 TO XFS=17, JUST UP TO RAM AIR DUCT. VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN LT SIDE BETWEEN XFS=12-17 WAS REPAIRED - [SDR DALA2015110706798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110706798), Nov 6, 2015: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK INNER PAN BETWEEN FWD UPPER CORNER AND BEAM5 OF MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. CRACK ON INNER PAN BETWEEN FWD UPPER CORNER AND BEAM NR 5 WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM - [SDR DALA2015110606769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110606769), Nov 6, 2015: TAB. DAMAGED. ELONGATED BORES ON HINGE FITTING OF CONTROL TAB AT LT ELEVATOR BS XET=80. FITTING BRACKET ASSY ELEVATOR TAB LT WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-2. - [SDR DALA2015110806806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110806806), Nov 5, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TIE TRACK BETWEEN Y=1222 TO Y=1003 LT SIDE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. TIE TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21 AND 51- - [SDR DALA2015110706800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110706800), Nov 5, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED FLOOR PANEL BETWEEN BS 826 - 1003 IN PAX CABIN. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201, REPLACED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201, AND DWG 9936639, REV- P. - [SDR DALA2015110606770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110606770), Nov 5, 2015: WEB. WORN. WEAR ON TITANIUM WEB BS 1344 BETWEEN LONGERONS 27L & 27R. REPAIRED, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND ER/A 094719-14MA, REV A. - [SDR DALA2015110606766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110606766), Nov 5, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 11L AT BS 1380. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, 51-10-3, PAR 21 AND 14. - [SDR DALA2015110606765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015110606765), Nov 5, 2015: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 13 LT ON BS 1380 AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. CRACKED LONGERON 13 LT ON BS 1380 WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-14-4, 51-30-2, 51-10-3, PAR 21 AND 14 A All 233: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986DL-2022-04-25/reports.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.