# N991DL: 1991 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: 53343 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 20, 1991 - Certificate issued: January 6, 1992 - Last registry action: June 9, 2022 - Mode S code: ADD6B0 - 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/N991DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=991DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991DL-2022-11-29 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 (190, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA2020022901496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020022901496), Feb 29, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AROUND SEAT 12. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW MD 88 AMM 33-53-00. (LP6954237) - [SDR DALA2019103106299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019103106299), Oct 30, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LT AND RT AFT OVERWING EXIT UPPER EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REF MD88 WDM 33-51-12 B4105 BATTERY PACK (982729 SSFD) REPLACED B5-105 BATTERY PACK PER MD88 AMM 33-53. (LP6 - [SDR DALA2019103106298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019103106298), Oct 30, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN UPPER RIGHT WING. INSTALLED TAPE AT DAMAGE 613056 REMOVED TAPE AND INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER MD88 SRM 51-90-00. (LP6406264) - [SDR DALA2019090205110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019090205110), Aug 30, 2019: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. STALL INDICATION FAILURE MESSAGE ON EOAP ON GROUND. WOULD NOT CLEAR. MULTIPLE LOTS STALL WARN 2 CORD ON RESET BUT COMP HAS ELECT SMELL & TEST SW STICKS INTO IN - [SDR DALA2019071704275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019071704275), Jul 13, 2019: TIRE. FAILED. SHIP 0991 - THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL DUE TO A #2 TIRE FAILURE DURING TAKE OFF. GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED BUT SHOWED A "LEFT GAR UNSAFE" MESSAGE. THE A - [SDR DALA2019052903313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019052903313), May 23, 2019: APU. MALFUNCTIONED. APU FAILED DURING RIGHT ENG START. SMOKE APPEARED IN THE AFT CABIN AND SOON DISIPATED. INSTALLED APU REF CARDS 4900-2121, 4900-4573, 4900-7165, 4900-4169,. C/W - [SDR DALA2019022801285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022801285), Feb 23, 2019: DEFLECTOR. MISSING. NOSE LANDING GEAR DEBRIS DEFLECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT AFT NOSE DEBRIS DEFLECTOR MISSING. REPLACED SPRAY DEFLECTOR LT AND RT AFT DEFLECTORS PER AMM 32-20. (LP0956812 - [SDR DALA2019022101084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022101084), Feb 20, 2019: COFFEEMAKER. FAILED. COFFEMAKER NO.2 C/B POPPED. F/A'S BRIEFLY SMELLED SMOKE WHICH DISAPPATED QUICKLY WITH NO SMOKE. SEE LOG NO. 0952604. REPLACED COFFEMAKER NO.2 BY L-1 DOOR PER MD - [SDR DALA2019022101083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022101083), Feb 20, 2019: WIRE. BURNED. DUE TO REPORTS FROM F/A OF SMOKE AND ODOR, PERFORM ODI ATA 2172 SMOKE FUME OF UNKNOWN SOURCE. C/W NO GO ODI W/C 2120-2367. FOUND WIRES ON BACK OF NO.2 COFFEEMAK - [SDR DALA2019012400492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019012400492), Jan 23, 2019: RUDDER. DAMAGED. DURING PAINT VISIT FOUND RUDDER TO HAVE DAMAGED MISSING FLAMESPRAY . RUDDER P/N SN5955501-1 S/N 49321, STOCK NUMBER 88-5554-9-0005, FTN 34R21A. REMOVED RUDDER P - [SDR DALA2019010800101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019010800101), Jan 7, 2019: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. AFT LAV FO SIDE SMOKE DETECTOR STARTED BEEPING AT CRUISE NO SMOKE DETECTED TRASH CAN INSPECTED NO EVEDANCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPLACED AFT RT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR - [SDR DALA2018081905133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081905133), Aug 18, 2018: TIRE. LOOSE. NR 1 MLG TIRE ASSY LOOSE. R & R THE NR 1 MLG WHEEL & TIRE ASSY IAW AMM 32-41. - [SDR DALA2018042202693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042202693), Apr 20, 2018: SLIDE. LOOSE. TAILCONE SLIDE LOOSE IN CONTAINER. REPLACED THE TAILCONE SLIDE IAW AMDS 2561-4001. - [SDR DALA2017122708908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017122708908), Dec 26, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT CEILING TAIL SECTION INOP. REPLACED D CELL BATTERIES IN AFT RT LAV BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD P/N AD4002P. - [SDR DALA2017070605246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070605246), Jul 5, 2017: CAP. MISSING. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED HAZE AND SMOKE IN CABIN DURING CLIMB WITH BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDING. AN AIR TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. M - [SDR DALA2017053004378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017053004378), Apr 21, 2017: PANEL. DAMAGED. RIGHT WING, INBOARD AFT FLAP, REMOVABLE PANEL DENTED AND CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH A PERMANAT REPAIR IAW ERA557696-14, REV ORIG. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PANEL IAW - [SDR DALA2016082206139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016082206139), Aug 20, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT ROWS 23, 24, AND 25. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY UNIT AT ROW 24E, SN-29942. REF AMM 33-53-00-401. OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR DALA2016071305248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016071305248), Jul 9, 2016: SKIN. DENTED. RT SLAT DENTED ON L/E ON NR 1 SLAT AT XFS 100. REPLACED RT NR 1 SLAT IAW CARD 2700-4224 RH-01. - [SDR DALA2016030901778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030901778), Mar 7, 2016: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1155 BETWEEN LONG 29LT- 29RT AT C3. AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW 543161-14, REV ORIGINAL AND ETI- 88-16-073, REV 3. - [SDR DALA2016030801755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030801755), Mar 7, 2016: LANYARD. TORN. MAINTENANCE FOUND YELLOW KEVLAR CORD TORN DURING THE TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE INSPECTION. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED. - [SDR DALA2016030701706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030701706), Mar 6, 2016: STATIC PORT. DAMAGED. OUT OF LIMITS MISMATCH OF LT ALTERNATE STATIC PORT. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-083 AND ERA 543168-14, REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2016030701702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030701702), Mar 6, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL SKIN BS 689 BETWEEN LONGERON 30 TO 29 RT AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT. INTERNAL SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-084, REV 2 AND ERA 543173-14, - [SDR DALA2016030701686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030701686), Mar 6, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL SKIN BS 689 BETWEEN, LONG 30 TO 29 RT AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT. INTERNAL SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-8816-084, REV 2 AND ERA 543173-14, REV - [SDR DALA2016030601682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030601682), Mar 5, 2016: SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON PREVIOUS REPAIR EXTERNAL SKIN AT BS 579 BETWEEN LONG 28 AND 30 RT. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DENTS AREA WILL BE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-04-1, PAR 7. C, 5, A, 1 AND ER/ - [SDR DALA2016030601679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030601679), Mar 5, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB BS XOS.553 AT RT WING FIXED L/E IN REF CARD 89, ZONE 10. RIB WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 543160-14 AND SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21, SRM 57-06A. - [SDR DALA2016030601671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030601671), Mar 5, 2016: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FWD SERVICE DOOR FRAME LOWER CUSP ANGLE. THE CUSP ANGLE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 18 AND ETI 88-16-056, REV 1 AND ER/A 543155-14, REV ORIGINA - [SDR DALA2016030501669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030501669), Mar 4, 2016: SKIN. DENTED. DENTS ON UPPER SURFACE LT OTBD FLAP INBD GUIDE VANE AT BS XV1=190, XV1=187, XV1=160 AND XV1=161. DENTS XVI=160 AND XVI=161 WERE REPAIRED UNDER ERA 543162-14, RE - [SDR DALA2016030601680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030601680), Mar 3, 2016: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. CRACK ON PREVIOUS REPAIR FWD UPPER CORNER ON ACCESS NR 6301A AT VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ETI-88-16-089 R1 & ER/A 543178-14 REV ORIGINAL. - [SDR DALA2016030401647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030401647), Mar 3, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB BS XOS=455 AT LT WING FIXED L/E IN REF CARD 55, ZONE 10, CARD 172, ZONE 10. RIB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, ETI 88-16-085 R2 AND ER/A 543 - [SDR DALA2016030401636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030401636), Mar 3, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. CRACK ON RIB AND CLIP AT BS XFS=309 AT RT WING FIXED L/E. CRACK RIB AND CLIP WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2 AND DGW 9937588. - [SDR DALA2016030401633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030401633), Mar 3, 2016: HINGE FITTING. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON HINGE FITTING YN=83, 2 EA, YN=111, 2EA, YN=154, 1EA, YN=184, 1EA AND YN=214, 1EA AT LT NACELLE APRON. FITTING BS YN=83 LWR/UPPER, YN=111 UPPE - [SDR DALA2016030301605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030301605), Mar 2, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. SIX CRACKS WERE FOUND ON HOLES BETWEEN STR 12 AND STR 15: XRS=200; XRS=201; XRS=202; XRS=203; XRS=205, FWD ROW AND XRS=198, AFT ROW; AT THE RT LOWER WING SKIN A - [SDR DALA2016030301604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030301604), Mar 2, 2016: ACCESS PANEL. CRACKED. THREE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON HOLES BETWEEN STR 12 AND STR 15: XRS=199, XRS=203, FWD ROW AND XRS=198 AFT ROW; AT THE LT LOWER WING SKIN ACCESS CUTOUT. REPAIR ON HO - [SDR DALA2016030201576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030201576), Mar 1, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING NDT INSPECTION, A DISCREPANT AREA WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 194-203 AND LONGERON 16-18, RT WITH IDTAG: N991DL, SRM 53-05, P 02-08-10. REPAIR - [SDR DALA2016030101559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030101559), Feb 29, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FWD SERVICE DOOR JAMB PAN AFT LOWER CORNER IN REF CARD 277 ZONE 201. CRACKED FWD SERVICE DOOR JAM PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 55 AND ER/A N. 543 - [SDR DALA2016030101558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030101558), Feb 29, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FORWARD SERVICE DOOR JAMB CUSP ANGLE AFT LOWER EDGE. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION DOOR JAMB CUSP ANGLE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 55. - [SDR DALA2016030101544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030101544), Feb 29, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED FLOOR PANEL IN PAX CABIN. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2016030101543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030101543), Feb 29, 2016: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CRACKED W CHANNEL ON FLOOR PANEL 886C AT CABIN PAX. W CHANNEL ON FLOOR PANEL 886C AT CABIN PAX WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 9936639, REV P, SRM 51-30-1. - [SDR DALA2016030101541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030101541), Feb 29, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED FLOOR PANEL IN CABIN PAX. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2016030101540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030101540), Feb 29, 2016: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK ON RT CUPS WEB IN BS Y=218 X= -45, LOWERSIDE AT CABIN PAX. CUPS WEB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, DWG 9930538-39, REV BW. - [SDR DALA2016022901531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022901531), Feb 28, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK FROM BS 1003 - 1220 IN THE AFT CARGO BAY. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-4 . - [SDR DALA2016022801510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022801510), Feb 27, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CARGO TRACK RT SIDE FROM BS 1003 - 1155 IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-4, SRM 51-30-1 AND DWG 5956705 REV AY. - [SDR DALA2016022801509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022801509), Feb 27, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURED FLOOR PANEL IN PAX CABIN. FLOOR PANEL WAS FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2016022801508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022801508), Feb 27, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED FLOOR PANEL. FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201. - [SDR DALA2016022801524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022801524), Feb 26, 2016: HINGE. WORN. FREE PLAY ON FWD AND AFT HINGE AT FWD CARGO DOOR. AFT HINGE OF FWD CARGO DOOR WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497387-14 AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 52-31-02. FWD HINGE WAS REPL - [SDR DALA2016022701499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022701499), Feb 26, 2016: VANE. WORN. WEAR ON L/E AT RT OTBD FLAP INBD GUIDE VANE BS XV1=162.5. DAMAGE AT OTBD FLAP INBD GUIDE VANE RT WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-03D, PARR 11 AND CARD 2000-8149-14, 196 - [SDR DALA2016022701491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022701491), Feb 26, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CARGO TRACK FROM BS 1212 - 1322 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CARGOTRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, SRM 51-30-2, AND DWG 5956705, REV. - [SDR DALA2016022601453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022601453), Feb 25, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MID CARGO COMPARTMENT LOWER FWD DOOR JAMB BEAM BETWEEN BS 665-690. JAMB BEAM WAS REPAIR IAW ERA 543157-14. - [SDR DALA2016022601452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022601452), Feb 25, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 22RT FROM BS 256-BS 275 IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. LONGERON SECTION DAMAGE WAS R & R IAW 53-02, FIG 18. - [SDR DALA2016022601451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016022601451), Feb 25, 2016: LONGERON SPLICE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SPLICE OF LONG 22 RT BETWEEN BS 256-275 AT RT TUNNEL OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. SPLICE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21, All 190: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991DL-2022-11-29/reports.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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