# N996DL: 1991 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 53363
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1992
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1992
- Last registry action: June 4, 2019
- Mode S code: ADE943
- 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/N996DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=996DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996DL-2022-04-25

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 (230, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2019102506151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102506151), Oct 14, 2019: COVER. DAMAGED. PASSENGER FINGER STUCK UNDER ARMREST IN RELEASE HOLE. SEAT 4C ARMREST CAP COVER DAMAGED. REPAIRED SEAT 4C ARMREST/ ARMCAP PER MD88 AMM 25-23 OPS CK NORMAL OK FO
- [SDR DALA2019061703581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061703581), Jun 17, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FWD GALLEY CEILING EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY IN FWD DROPDOWN CEILING IAW MD88 AMM 33-50. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2019021400949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021400949), Feb 13, 2019: SPAR. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER LHS FORWARD SPAR ZFS=52.267 CRACK. C/W PRI 575390-14AD REV 0,1,2 C/W ERA 575390-14AD REV 0. (LP0943396)
- [SDR DALA2019021300938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021300938), Feb 13, 2019: SPAR. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON FIRST LOWER HOLE LEFT SIDE VERT STAB L/E. REMOVED VERIFIED CRACK IN SPAR FLANGE. C/W ERA 575390-14AD REV ORIG SECT I, TIME LIMITED REP
- [SDR DALA2019021200918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021200918), Feb 12, 2019: BRACKET. CRACKED. CAPTAIN SIDE RUDDER PEDAL BRACKET ASSY CRACKED. CONTACT PLANNING TO ATTACH EM 2720-01088-0701. REPLACED CAPT'S RUDDER PEDAL BRACKET ASSY. PER AMDS W/C 2720-1018
- [SDR DALA2019021100876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019021100876), Feb 9, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMER LIGHTS INOP CELLING ROW 11-15. CHANGED BATTERIES PER MD88 AMM 33-53. OPS CK SAT. (LP5603144)
- [SDR DALA2019100905789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019100905789), Jan 19, 2019: FAIRING. MISSING. RT WING MOST INBOARD FLAP FAIRING - MISSING O/B SECONDARY FAIRING. INSTALLED RT FLAP SECONDARY FAIRING IAW ERA 580914-14. (LP5053442)
- [SDR DALA2019010900109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019010900109), Jan 9, 2019: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEATS 11D, E EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT ISLE. RE LAMP BULBS IAW MM 33-53 LIGHT CKS OK. (LP5053403)
- [SDR DALA2018122407371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018122407371), Dec 21, 2018: DOOR. OPEN. RT MAIN GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED RED/UNSAFE WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AFTER T.O. ALSO AMBER GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VERBAL FROM FLT CREW , TOWER COMFIRMED GEA
- [SDR DALA2018102306241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018102306241), Oct 23, 2018: TAIL CONE. UNWANTED DEPLOY. WHILE PERFORMING MEET & GREET WALK AROUND AFT TAIL CONE DEPLOYED. TAIL CONE DROPPED DUE TO AFT ENTRY DOOR ACTIVATON PLACARD PUNCTURED, ARM OVER AFT DOOR DEPLOYE
- [SDR DALA2018103106352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018103106352), Oct 18, 2018: TRAY. STUCK. IN ARM REST TRY TABLE AT 10C STUCK IN DOWN POSITION PASSENGER MANAGED TO OPEN 1 TIME AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE/STORE HE CUT HIS FINGER. OPS CHECK NORMAL. TR
- [SDR DALA2018092405722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018092405722), Sep 20, 2018: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO IAD AFTER THE FAILURE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE DURING CLIMB OUT OF RIC. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAIL PIPE WITH TURBINE
- [SDR DALA2018082105160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018082105160), Aug 21, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ALL F/C EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2018081205012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018081205012), Aug 10, 2018: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. FWR LT AND RT EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER WING INOPERATIVE. CYCLED SYSTEM POWER AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IAW MM 33-51.
- [SDR DALA2018041102333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018041102333), Apr 10, 2018: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. SEAT 17D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE CONNECTER AT SEAT 17D. EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-53-00.
- [SDR DALA2018040302144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018040302144), Apr 3, 2018: HEATER BLANKET. DAMAGED. NDT INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT WING HEATER BLANKET, AFTER INSTALLATION SHOWS A VOID ALONG AFT INBOARD EDGE APPROX. 0.5 INCH WIDE X 8 INCHES LONG. THE HEATER BLANKE
- [SDR DALA2018032801996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018032801996), Mar 28, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE 25A AND 25E. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-57, CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2018022801283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022801283), Feb 27, 2018: SKIN PANEL. DEBONDED. LT WING UPPER PANEL FWD OF AILERON HAS AREA OF DISBOND BULGING MARKED. REPLACED PANEL ASSY REF BACDWG 5910515-507 INSTALL.
- [SDR DALA2018022301103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018022301103), Feb 22, 2018: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. TAILCONE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT LANYARD DISCONNECTED. CONNECTED THE TAILCONE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT LANYARD.
- [SDR DALA2018021500929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021500929), Feb 15, 2018: ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL WELL, CRACK IN OUTBOARD AFT ANGLED, CORNER OF WHEEL WELL PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. REPAIRED JAM PER ERA 520687-14MA REV A.
- [SDR DALA2018021300874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021300874), Feb 13, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FUSELAGE, AFT LEFT SIDE, 20 INCHES FWD OF TAIL JETTISON HANDLE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER REF SRM 53-01, FIG 4 SHT 4.
- [SDR DALA2017122908973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017122908973), Dec 27, 2017: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. RIGHT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY AFTER SINK FLOODED. SWAPPED WITH LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. R & R THE LT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW A
- [SDR DALA2017100407265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100407265), Oct 4, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. SEAT 18D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEAT WIRING HARNESS AND LAMP IAW AIM 33-53. OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2017090206543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017090206543), Sep 1, 2017: WINDSHIELD. ARCED. DURING FINAL APPROACH, FIRST OFFICER`S WINDSHIELD HEAT UNIT ARCED AND SPARKED VISUAL AND AURAL SPARK BOTH WINDSHIELD ANTI- FOG AND ANTI-ICE SWITHES ON, NO CIRCU
- [SDR DALA2017082206346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017082206346), Aug 17, 2017: MEGAPHONE. INOPERATIVE. AFT MEGAPHONE INOP. RPLD BATTERIES. NO HELP. INSTALLED NEW MEGAPHONE. OK FOR SVC.
- [SDR DALA2017080806072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080806072), Aug 7, 2017: SWITCH. SPARKS. AFTER LANDING, TURNED ON WINDSHIELD ANTI-FOG. SPARKS BRIEFLY EMITTED FROM ELEMENT ON FIRST OFFICER`S WINDSHIELD SWITCH, PLACED OFF. OPS CHECKED THE FIRST OFFICE
- [SDR DALA2017080405961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080405961), Aug 4, 2017: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READING HIGH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE, THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITT
- [SDR DALA2017080105819](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017080105819), Jul 31, 2017: SLIDE. NO TEST. TAILCONE SLIDE FAILED THE DEPLOYMENT TEST. THE TAILCONE DROPPED NORMALLY, LT FWD HOLD DOWN STRAP DID NOT RELEASE ON SLIDE. THE SLIDE WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2017050203521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017050203521), May 2, 2017: WIRE HARNESS. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 15ED INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED A NEW HARNESS IAW AMM 33-53. OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2017010400077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010400077), Jan 4, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT ROW 23 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT PER MD88 MM 33-52.
- [SDR DALA2016101307238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101307238), Oct 12, 2016: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MULTIPLE FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED & REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016021301066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021301066), Feb 12, 2016: ANGLE. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLES ON ANGLE BS 1338 BETWEEN LONGERON 27-26 LT/RT SIDE AT C3. CLIP WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-021, REV 5 AND ER/A 541622-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016021301061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021301061), Feb 12, 2016: SPLICE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SPLICE, BS 1338 BETWEEN OF 28RT TO 28LT. SPLICE DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2 AND DWG 9915561, REV CG.
- [SDR DALA2016021301060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021301060), Feb 12, 2016: STRINGER. CRACKED. ONE CRACK WAS FOUND ON STR 17R. STRINGER WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 541614-14 AD REV ORIGINAL AND ER/A 541616-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016021301059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021301059), Feb 12, 2016: STRINGER. CRACKED. ONE CRACK WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 17L. STRINGER WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 541614-14 AD, REV ORIGINAL AND ER/A 541616-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016021201013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021201013), Feb 11, 2016: BULKHEAD. DENTED. DENTED FWD BULKHEAD, BS 37, X=0 TO X=-2 AND Z=-18 IN NLG COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 543140-14, REV ORIG AND ETI 88-16-047, REV 1.
- [SDR DALA2016021201003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021201003), Feb 11, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME ON BS 1485 CANT BELOW OF PASSENGER AFT ENTRANCE DOOR STAIRWAY ACTUATING CYLINDER. FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03D, FIG 43.
- [SDR DALA2016021000968](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016021000968), Feb 9, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME BS 1250 ON LONGERON 30 AT C3. FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03"D", FIG 2A SHEET 3.
- [SDR DALA2016020900938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020900938), Feb 8, 2016: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CUSP WEB FROM 503 TO 598, X=54 TO X=60 AT CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE. CUSP WEB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND DWG 9930538, REV CF DUE EXCESSIVE COR
- [SDR DALA2016020800920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020800920), Feb 7, 2016: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. SCRATCHES AND CORROSION ON LT & RT INBD AND OTBD HINGE PIVOT BORE AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. LT & RT INBD AND OTBD HINGE PIVOT BORE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02D P
- [SDR DALA2016020800922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020800922), Feb 7, 2016: SKIN. DAMAGED. SUNKEN FASTENERS 9 EA AT REMOVABLE L/E SECOND ROW ABOVE BS ZFS=52.267 VERTICAL STABILIZER. VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-03D, PAR 28, FIG 30, 55-0
- [SDR DALA2016020800921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020800921), Feb 7, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. CRACK OF 0.625" OF LENGTH ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER SECTION RT RIB HINGE PIVOT BEARING LUG. RIB WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 20-10-14, 55-10-00-201, PARA 8B, 7B A
- [SDR DALA2016020700915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020700915), Feb 6, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CARGO TRACK SPLICES, BS 1212 AT C3. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION CARGO TRACK SPLICES WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-30-5, DWG 5936660, REV: 
- [SDR DALA2016020500894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020500894), Feb 4, 2016: WEB. DAMAGED. ELONGATED HOLE ON WEB BS 370 BETWEEN LONGERONS 26-27 RT, AT C1. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW INSTRUCTIONS OF ER/A 541621-14, REV:ORIGINAL AND ETI 88-16-020, REV 
- [SDR DALA2016020500888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020500888), Feb 4, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. ELONGATED HOLES ON LT TIE TRACK FROM BS X=712 TOY=785 C2. TIE TRACK WAS ATTENDED IAW ERA 543139-14, REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-88-16-046, REV: 1.
- [SDR DALA2016020500886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020500886), Feb 4, 2016: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INNER PRODUCTION DOUBLER BS 1231-1250 BETWEEN LONGERONS 28 - 29 RT. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-003, REV 2 AND ER/A 541601-14, REV ORI.
- [SDR DALA2016020300825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020300825), Feb 2, 2016: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT CUSP WEB FROM BS 1174- 1179 ALSO BS 1242-1250 BETWEEN X=44- X=60 AT CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION CUSP WEB WAS REPLACED IAW 
- [SDR DALA2016020300824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020300824), Feb 2, 2016: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED FITTING INTO CENTER FUEL TANK BS 886, X=0, JUST ABOVE LONGERON 18, REF CARD 124, ZONE 10. FITTING INTO CENTER FUEL TANK BS 886, X=0 WAS REPLACED IAW SRM
- [SDR DALA2016020100781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020100781), Jan 31, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR FRAME, BS 1309 BETWEEN LONGERONS 29 LT TO 28 RT. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-03, D, FIG 2A.
- [SDR DALA2016020100780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016020100780), Jan 31, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT TIE TRACK BETWEEN BS 1060 TO 1211 AT C3. NEW TIE TRACK WAS DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4. DRILLED NEW TIE TRACK WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-

All 230: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996DL-2022-04-25/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01IA118), Mar 15, 2001: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N996DL), Tucson, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of 4th stage turbine blades during takeoff roll, which resulted in a dynamic imbalance in the engine.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20010315005999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315005999I), Mar 15, 2001: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On March 15, 2001, a delta airlines DC-9-88 a/c, N996DL departed Tucson International Airport (tus) on runway 11L enroute to cincinnati, Ohio. During…
- [Incident 19971229042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229042679I), Dec 29, 1997: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: both pilots have current medical. On 12/29/97 dal flight 716, N996DL, an MD88 was cleared to land on runway 9 at 0325Z hours. Dal 716 had landed and…
- [Incident 19940107004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107004759I), Jan 7, 1994: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Atlanta, GA. Delta flight 996 (atl-aus) was on taxi for takeoff at Atlanta Hartsfield international airport. Captain had started the number 1 engine at the gate. On taxi,…

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