# N992DL: 1991 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 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: 53344
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1991
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1992
- Last registry action: June 9, 2022
- Mode S code: ADDA67
- 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/N992DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=992DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992DL-2022-12-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (202, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2019040802290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019040802290), Apr 8, 2019: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT TAIL CONE CTR FRAME CRACKED AT GUIDE PIN 4:00. REMOVED R/H LWR CANTED FRAME. DRILLED NEW CANTED FRAME. INSTALLED R/H LWR TAIL CONE CANTED FRAME PER DWG 9911
- [SDR DALA2018091005506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018091005506), Sep 10, 2018: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. TAIL COMPARTMENT WALKWAY CENTER EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REFERENCED WDM 33-51-13. FOUND NO POWER AT LAMP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY B5-28 (LOCATED IN AFT R
- [SDR DALA2018082705251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082705251), Aug 27, 2018: SLAT. DAMAGED. NR 1 LEFT SLAT WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED THE SLAT IAW W/C 2700-4224-LH-01.
- [SDR DALA2018082805309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082805309), Aug 20, 2018: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DURING A WALK AROUND, FOUND THE GAUGE ON THE LT WING L/E UNDER SLAT NR 1, XFS 136. COMPLIED WITH A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED A 
- [SDR DALA2018061604037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018061604037), Jun 15, 2018: CONTROL CABLE. SEVERED. TAKING THE RUNWAY LOST ALL STEERING TO THE RIGHT VIA THE TILLER. FOUND NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL CABLE 123A SEVERED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 123A REF AMM 32-51. 
- [SDR DALA2018011200223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011200223), Jan 11, 2018: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON CORNER UP SIDE OF DOOR JAMB FWD WHEEL WELL LT. DOOR JAMB FWD WHEEL WELL LT ( PAN ) WAS REPLACED PER DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2018011100192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018011100192), Jan 10, 2018: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON CORNER UP SIDE OF DOOR JAMB FWD WHEEL WELL RT. DOOR JAMB FWD WHEEL WELL RT ( PAN ) WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-02 AND 51-30-05.
- [SDR DALA2017112008216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017112008216), Nov 18, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR SEATS ROWS 31 AFT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-53. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2017111508158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017111508158), Nov 14, 2017: WIRE. SHORTED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR SEATS 31-36 WILL NOT WORK IN TEST MODE. REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY AND CHARGER, B5-212, IAW AMM 33-53. REPAIRED A SHORTED WIRE L
- [SDR DALA2017030801876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017030801876), Mar 7, 2017: SUPPORT FITTING. WORN. TAIL CONE CAM MECHANISM SUPPORT FITTING WORN, AND FAILED TORQUE CHECK. REMOVED THE TAIL CONE SUPPORT FITTING AND REPLACED THE SHAFT AND SUPPORT FITTING IAW AMM 
- [SDR DALA2016091906708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016091906708), Sep 8, 2016: SKIN. DETERIORATED. FLAME SPRAY DETERIORATED ON RUDDER WITHIN 7" OF FORWARD SPAR ON BOTH SIDES. R & R RUDDER.
- [SDR DALA2016032902418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016032902418), Mar 28, 2016: LIGHT. DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE RESECURED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT DOOR R1 AND THE FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT IN THE G2 G
- [SDR DALA2016021201015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021201015), Feb 11, 2016: FAN. FAILED. F/A NOTICED AN ACRID ODOR AT 1300 FT ON ARRIVAL. TURNED OFF ALL CABIN LIGHTS, ODOR DISSAPATED YET NEVER WENT AWAY. W/C 2120-2367, FOUND RECIRCULATION FAN WITH S
- [SDR DALA2015122007681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015122007681), Dec 19, 2015: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. PREVIOUS TOOL DAMAGE ON NEW RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CAP XHS=115. REAR SPAR UPPER CAP WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 541579-14AD, REV ORIGINAL ETI-88-15-
- [SDR DALA2015122107683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015122107683), Dec 18, 2015: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED OUTER PAN BETWEEN BEAM 1 AND 2 FWD EDGE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. OUTER PAN BETWEEN BEAM 1 AND 2 FWD EDGE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR, C3 WAS REP
- [SDR DALA2017121208526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017121208526), Dec 16, 2015: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. MD88 - STABILIZERS / H.S. / RH REAR SPAR UPPER CAP, XHS 115 / TOOLING DAMAGE. DTA MONITOR INSPECTION LOG REFERENCE ER/A 541579-14AD SECTION II REQUIRES DTA APPR
- [SDR DALA2015121707657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121707657), Dec 16, 2015: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED INNER PAN BS 370 . INNER PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 541559-14, REV ORIG.
- [SDR DALA2015121707656](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121707656), Dec 16, 2015: HINGE. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON FWD/AFT HINGE AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. FWD/AFT HINGES AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR WERE REPLACED THEREFORE HINGES ARE OUT OF LIMITS IA
- [SDR DALA2015121707653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121707653), Dec 16, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED AND DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL BS 1231 - 1338 . THE FLOOR PANEL WAS FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201.
- [SDR DALA2015121707652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121707652), Dec 16, 2015: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING BORE. REPAIRED IAW DWG SR09570087, REV B.
- [SDR DALA2015121707651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121707651), Dec 16, 2015: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING BUSHING VERTICAL FACE AND BORE. REPAIRED IAW DWG SR09570087, REV B.
- [SDR DALA2015121407583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121407583), Dec 13, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION AT SETTLEMENT AND COUNTER SKIN AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1466C. FUEL ACCESS 1466C WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A AND IPC 57-30-00-05B AND WILL BE INST
- [SDR DALA2015121407588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121407588), Dec 12, 2015: RIB. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON RIB AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OUTER CONSTANT SECTION REAR SPAR BS XH=27.234 ELONGATED HOLE WAS REPAIR IAW ETI-88-15-418 AND ER/A 541547-14, 
- [SDR DALA2015121307579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121307579), Dec 12, 2015: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON BARREL NUT HOLE NR 13, BS XM=27.234 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. BARREL NUT NR 13 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 20-10-14 CORROSIO
- [SDR DALA2015121307578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121307578), Dec 12, 2015: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CUSP WEB LOWER SURFACE BETWEEN X= 54-X=60 AND BETWEEN BS 627-632, 636-641 AND 648-653. CUSP WEB X 54, 522 TO 788 WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 5
- [SDR DALA2015121207576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121207576), Dec 11, 2015: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. CRACK ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT REAR SPAR CAP AT CRITICAL HOLE CARD. REAR CAP WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 09550030, REV C AND SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2015121207574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121207574), Dec 11, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION AT SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1335C. FUEL ACCESS 1335C WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A AND WILL BE INSTALLED WITH CARD 2800-0
- [SDR DALA2015121207573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121207573), Dec 11, 2015: TRIPLER. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURED PREVIOUS REPAIR TRIPLER ON AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL CUTOUT. REPLACE REPAIR TRIPLER IAW ER/A 529789-14, REV A AND SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2015121207572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121207572), Dec 11, 2015: HINGE. CRACKED. CRACK INBD HINGE FITTING AT LT GROUND SPOILER BS XW=47.450, REAR SPAR WING RIB. REAR SPAR WING RIB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-1 AND DWG 5936830-501.
- [SDR DALA2015121207571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121207571), Dec 11, 2015: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. TOOL DAMAGE ON BARREL NUT HOLE NR 8 AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BS XH=27.234. BARREL NUT WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 20-10-14. NEW BUSHING WAS FABRICATED IAW ER/A 54155
- [SDR DALA2015121107538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121107538), Dec 10, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION AT SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1472C. FUEL PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2015121007488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121007488), Dec 9, 2015: SPLICE. LOOSE. LOOSE FASTENERS ON SPLICE OF L/E AT VERTICAL STABILIZER BS ZFS=52.26. ALL HOLES COUNTERSINK WERE MEASURED IAW CARD 5530-01045-05, STEP 2, JOB 055-0001 AND WAS F
- [SDR DALA2015121007487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015121007487), Dec 9, 2015: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PRODUCTION DOUBLER RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA SETTLEMENT CUTOUT BS 724 TO 714. PRODUCTION DOUBLER DUE TO EXCECESIVE CORROSION WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 591
- [SDR DALA2015120907470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907470), Dec 8, 2015: SLAT TRACK. WORN. WEAR RT WING SLAT TRACK 13. SLAT TRACK 13 AT RT WING WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-80-00.
- [SDR DALA2015120907469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907469), Dec 8, 2015: SLAT TRACK. WORN. WEAR ON FLANGES OF LT WING SLAT TRACKS 7, 9 AND 13. LT WING SLAT TRACKS 7, 9 AND 13 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 27-80-00.
- [SDR DALA2015120907461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907461), Dec 8, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON 2 COUNTERSINK HOLES ON FUEL ACCESS PLATE NR. 1371C. SRM 51-22-2A. FUEL ACCESS PLATE AND BUSHINGS WERE TREATED IAW SRM 51-10-3, NEW BU
- [SDR DALA2015120907460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907460), Dec 8, 2015: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME 1380 BETWEEN BS 24L-24R. FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2, 51-10-4, 53-01 FIG 1.
- [SDR DALA2015120907468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907468), Dec 7, 2015: SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 148 BETWEEN LONGERON 24 LT ON LONG 25 LT. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04-1, PARR 7E CONDITION 1B.
- [SDR DALA2015120907467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907467), Dec 7, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. PROTRUSION ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE, SKIN BS 200-207 BETWEEN LONGERON 30-29 LT ALSO 214 LONGERON 28-29 LT. DENTS ON FUSELAGE SKIN WERE MEASURED PRESENTING THE FOLLO
- [SDR DALA2015120907466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120907466), Dec 7, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON AFT EDGE AT WINDOW BELT NR 57 EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED, MEASURED AND TREATED IAW 53-05, FIG 111, SHEET 10 AND 51-10-3 PAR-
- [SDR DALA2015120807451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120807451), Dec 7, 2015: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKED REPAIR DOUBLER ON FORWARD UPPER PAN AT FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR LT. FORWARD UPPER PAN AT FWD PASSENGER DOOR L1 WAS REPLACE IAW SRM 51-30-4, 51-30-1, 51-30
- [SDR DALA2015120807450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120807450), Dec 7, 2015: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION AT SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSKIN AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1409C. FUEL ACCESS 1409C WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A CONDITION II PARAGRAPH, B.
- [SDR DALA2015120707433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120707433), Dec 6, 2015: HINGE. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON FWD/AFT HINGE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. DAMAGED HOLE ON FWD HINGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497387-14MA, REV B AND AFT HINGE WAS REPLACED FOR
- [SDR DALA2015120707426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120707426), Dec 6, 2015: SKIN. WORN. WORN PREVIOUS REPAIR FILLER ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 1287-1309 AND LONGERONS 18R-19R. FILLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21 AND 53-04-2
- [SDR DALA2015120707425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120707425), Dec 6, 2015: VANE. WORN. WORN PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER ON INBD VANE, OTBD FLAP AT RT WING. REPAIR DOUBLER INBD VANE, OTBD FLAP AT RT WING WAS REPLACED IAW A/C 0992, CARD 2000-8149-05.
- [SDR DALA2015120707424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120707424), Dec 6, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON RT WING SLAT PANEL NR 2 INNER SKIN BS XOS 240, CARD 04, ZONE 12. CRACK ON INNER SKIN WAS ATTENDED IAW SRM 57-01, FIG 3, SHT 2.
- [SDR DALA2015120707423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120707423), Dec 6, 2015: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CARGO TRACK, AROUND FASTENERS FROM BS 1003 TO 1155. THE CARGO TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PARS 14 AND 21 AND 3
- [SDR DALA2015120607421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120607421), Dec 5, 2015: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK ON FLOOR PANEL 1079A. FLOOR PANEL REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1, PAR 10.
- [SDR DALA2015120607420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120607420), Dec 5, 2015: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CUSP WEB CRACKED AT PREVIOUS REPAIR IN AFT CARGO RT SIDE BETWEEN BS 1136-1155. CUSP WEB REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2, 53-05, FIG 131A-1, 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2015120607422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015120607422), Dec 4, 2015: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOOR SUPPORT CRACKED AT UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE BETWEEN CABIN FLOORBEAMS 1271-1287 LBL 5. THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

All 202: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992DL-2022-12-30/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 19941208043969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941208043969I), Dec 8, 1994: Doug MD88 (N992DL), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Lost right hydraulic pressure. Damaged left gear inboard follow up door. Ruptured hydraulic line near aft air stair

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