# N998DL: 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, registration cancelled 2022-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (registry code 3023689)
- 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: 53370
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1992
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1992
- Last registry action: November 6, 2019
- Mode S code: ADF0B1
- 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/N998DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=998DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N998DL-2022-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (232, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020030501639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030501639), Mar 4, 2020: START VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. R START VALVE OPEN ANNUNCIATED IN FLIGHT. SDR REPORTED DUE TO EMERGENCY DECLARED ACCORDING TO MCC EVENT NOTIFICATION. RT VALVE ANNUN ON EOAP ON ARRIVAL. R/R RT 
- [SDR DALA2019092605516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019092605516), Sep 26, 2019: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 30ED INOP. R&R HARNESS OPS NML REF AMM 33-52. (LP5596570)
- [SDR DALA2019080704631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019080704631), Aug 7, 2019: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOP AT SEAT 28D. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSY PER AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2019042422597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019042422597), Apr 22, 2019: LINE. LEAKING. AFT F/A SAID STRONG SMELL OF FUEL ONLY AFTER LANDING. THEN SMELL DISSIPATED BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE. NO GO ODI. HAS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN APU F
- [SDR DALA2019042432595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019042432595), Apr 22, 2019: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING SVC CHECK FOUND 2" CRACK ON RT WHEEL WELL FWD FRAME BELOW DOOR PROX SWITCH. REPLACED RIGHT FWD WHEEL WELL DOOR JAMB PER BOEING DWG # 5930584. (
- [SDR DALA2019022701258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022701258), Feb 26, 2019: LIGHT. MISWIRED. LT/RT OVERWING EMER LIGHT STAYS WITH SHIP BATT OFF AND COMPLETELY DEAD. FOUND B5-105 MISWIRED AND AFT EXIT SIGNS INOP. REPLACED B5-105 AND 2 EXIT SIGN BULBS PER
- [SDR DALA2019011800331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019011800331), Jan 17, 2019: WIRE. DAMAGED. SEAT 24ED - 30ED, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. FOUND FUSE BLOWN IN PWR SUPPLY B5212. FOUND DAMAGED WIRE @ SEAT 30. REPAIRED WIRE IAW AMM 20-50. REPLACED F
- [SDR DALA2019010300016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019010300016), Jan 2, 2019: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP ROW 24LEFT AND RIGHT OVERWING EXITS THROUGH ROW 30. REPLACED BATTERY'S & PACK B5-212 ROW35 OVERHEAD REPLACED FUSES OF PACK OPS CKS PER AMM
- [SDR DALA2018123107447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018123107447), Dec 31, 2018: FUSE. BLOWN. RT SIDE EMERG SEAT LIGHTS INOP. FOUND 2 FUSES BLOWN IN POWER SUPPLY. R/R FUSES PER MD88 AMM 33-51. (LP5236881)
- [SDR DALA2018122707420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018122707420), Dec 26, 2018: BATTERY PACK. UNKNOWN. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS STILL ON FROM INBOUND FLIGHT AND PWR OFF. R/R BOTH BATTERY PACK ASSY REF MD88 AMM 33-53. SYSTEM OPS CK GOOD. (LP5236865)
- [SDR DALA2018110506442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018110506442), Nov 3, 2018: WIRE. SHORTED. EMERGENCY EXIT ROW LIGHTS OUT ROW 24-29. T/S FOUND SEAT 29 WIRING SHORTING. REPAIRDED WIRING PER SWPM AND REPLACED FUSE IN AFT BAT. PACK B5-212 CKS GOOD PER MD8
- [SDR DALA2018073004751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018073004751), Jul 28, 2018: SKIN PANEL. NOT REPORTED. AWR, MTC REQUEST: TO REPAIR HORIZ STAB UPPER SKIN PANEL. REMOVE AND INSTALL RT ELEVATOR HYD POWER CONTROL VALVE AND HYD LINES PER AMM 27-30-07-201.
- [SDR DALA2018072604697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072604697), Jul 25, 2018: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. DAMAGE FLOOR PANLES NR 693C AND 1003D AT CABIN PAX. FLOOR PANELS NR 693C AND 1003D AT CABIN PAX. WERE REPLACCED PER AMM 53-20-01-201 P 7.
- [SDR DALA2018072604694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072604694), Jul 24, 2018: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON FRAME Y=1510 CANT BTW 5 AND 6 HRS POSITION AT AFT ACCESORY COMPARTMENT. CRACK ON FRAME Y=1510 CANT BTW 5 AND 6 HRS POSITION AT AFT ACCESORY COMPARTMENT
- [SDR DALA2018072404634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072404634), Jul 23, 2018: SKIN PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK OF 1.250" LENGTH WAS FOUND ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL STA XH=-8.500. UPPER AFT SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER DWG SR09550028 REV D AND SRM 51
- [SDR DALA2018072304605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072304605), Jul 21, 2018: BEAM. CORRODED. OUT OF LIMITS CORROSION ON LOWER BEAM AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB BTW STA 652 AND 673. BEAM AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB BTW STA 652 AND 673 WAS RE
- [SDR DALA2018070604390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018070604390), Jul 4, 2018: PUMP. CLOGGED. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, CREW REPORTS THAT WHILE ENROUTE THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE WITH ZERO PRESSURE INDICATION. CREW USED ALTERNATE GEAR 
- [SDR DALA2018042302715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302715), Apr 22, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT TAIL ARE INOPERATIVE, UPPER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE AFT LAVATORY. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS NORMAL IAW AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2018042302712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042302712), Apr 22, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 18D EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT, OPS OK IAW AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2018072604693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018072604693), Mar 25, 2018: DOOR. MISSING. LT WING LOWER SLAT TRACK COVER DOOR MISSING **DISPATCHER SELECT EXTENSION**. SLAT TRACK DOOR NR 6 LT WAS FABRICATED PER ERA 512356-14MA REV ORIGINAL SECTION II.
- [SDR DALA2018010300034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018010300034), Jan 1, 2018: MEGAPHONE. INOPERATIVE. AFT MEGAPHONE INOP. REPLACED INOP MEGAPHONE PER AMM 25-60. CKS GOOD. S/N OFF: 3541.
- [SDR DALA2017121208520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017121208520), Dec 11, 2017: STRINGER. CRACKED. MD88 - WINGS / STRINGERS / RH STRINGER #17 AT XCW 12 / CRACK. DTA MONITOR INSPECTION LOG REFERENCE ER/A 546518-14, SECTION I REPAIR IS PENDING A DTA EVALUATION 
- [SDR DALA2017101607539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017101607539), Oct 13, 2017: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. SEVERAL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN SEATS 13 AND 16. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS IAW AMM 33-53.
- [SDR DALA2017091106779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091106779), Sep 11, 2017: CAM. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING TAIL ESCAPE SLIDE CHANGE. FOUND THE TAILCONE RELEASE CAM CLOCKED INCORRECTLY. ADJUSTED THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CAM IAW AMM 53-53-02.
- [SDR DALA2017020500995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017020500995), Feb 5, 2017: WIRE. BROKEN. SEAT 30 DE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE BROKEN AT CONTACT PIN IN CONNECTOR. TERMINATED THE WIRE IAW SWPM 20-90-03. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016090206362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016090206362), Sep 2, 2016: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT ROW 15DE. REPLACED ESCAPE PATH LIGHT HARNESS REF AMM 33-51. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR DALA2016062905017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062905017), Jun 27, 2016: LANYARD. DAMAGED. BROKEN WIRES ON L1 EVACUATION SLIDE LANYARD CABLE, SN 00599. LANYARD CABLE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 25-62-00-201.
- [SDR DALA2016062804970](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062804970), Jun 27, 2016: ACCESS DOOR. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL ACCESS DOOR NR 1335C. ACCESS PLATE 1335C WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR DALA2016062804968](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062804968), Jun 27, 2016: STOP. CRACKED. CRACKED FORWARD EDGE STOPS NR 1 AND NR 3 AT FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. CRACKED FORWARD EDGE STOPS 1 AND 3 WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1,51-30-5 AND DWG 591
- [SDR DALA2016062704953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704953), Jun 25, 2016: HINGE. EXCESS PLAY. FREE PLAY ON FWD/AFT HINGE AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. FWD/AFT FWD CARGO DOOR HINGES WERE REMOVED IAW AMM 52-31-02-201. HINGES WERE REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497387-
- [SDR DALA2016062704949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704949), Jun 25, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT WING MAIN FRAME STR 11, STA 160. TASK CARD WAS PERFORMED WITH CARD 5712-01030-03. LT WING MAIN FRAME STR 11 REPAIR RII SECTION.
- [SDR DALA2016062704948](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704948), Jun 25, 2016: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AREA OF SETTLEMENT OF AFT BOOST PUMP SECONDARY ACCESS COVER AT LT WING HEATER BLANKET. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE LT WING HEATER BLANKET WAS REPLACED 
- [SDR DALA2016062704941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704941), Jun 25, 2016: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. CRACK ON LT DORSAL FIN ATTACH FITTING. FITTING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5 BOLTS WERE TIGHTEN IAW AMM 20 30 01.
- [SDR DALA2016062604939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062604939), Jun 25, 2016: WEB. WORN. WEAR ON UPPER WEB OVER UPPER HINGE AT AFT CABIN PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR. DAMAGE WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-01, FIG 4, SHEET 3.
- [SDR DALA2016062504932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062504932), Jun 24, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LT TIE TRACK BETWEEN Y=1322 AND Y=1220 AT C3 COMPARTMENT. TIE TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-4, 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2016062504929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062504929), Jun 23, 2016: LONGERON SPLICE. CRACKED. AWR, HIDDEN DAMAGE. CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE ON LONGERON 30 BETWEEN Y=1287 AND Y=1309 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. LONGERON SPLICE WAS REMOVED, FABRICATED NEW SPLIC
- [SDR DALA2016062404909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062404909), Jun 23, 2016: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERNAL DOUBLER OF RADIO ALTIMETER CUTOUT ANTENNA LOCATED FROM STA Y=674-693 BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 AND 29LT. REMOVED FASTENERS STA Y=660 TO Y=693, 
- [SDR DALA2016062404908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062404908), Jun 23, 2016: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT & LT TIE TRACK BETWEEN STA Y=1003 AND Y=1155 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. NEW TIE TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2, TIE TRACK LT WAS 
- [SDR DALA2016062404898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062404898), Jun 23, 2016: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK ON PAN FORWARD EDGE BETWEEN BEAM 4 AND 5 AT AFT SERVICE DOOR, SN 00969. CRACK ON PAN WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-231 REV 1 AND ER/A 541548-14, REV ORIGINAL
- [SDR DALA2016062704946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062704946), Jun 22, 2016: NOSE COWL. CRACKED. CRACKED LT NOSE COWLING LIP INTERNAL STRUCTURE. SERVICEABLE NOSE COWL WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 71-10-01-201.
- [SDR DALA2016062404897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062404897), Jun 22, 2016: STRAP. CRACKED. CRACKED STRAP REPAIR ON LOWER DOOR JAMB BETWEEN STA Y=1193 TO Y=1212 AT AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB C3. STRAP WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 123, SHEET 3, -9.
- [SDR DALA2016062304876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304876), Jun 22, 2016: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED CLIPS ON AFT UPPER INTERNAL STRUCTURE AT AFT RT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. CLIPS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND DWG 9957735, REV G.
- [SDR DALA2016062304875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304875), Jun 22, 2016: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACK ON BEAM NR 1 FWD EDGE AT R1 DOOR IN REF NRTC, SN 1600. BEAM WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND DWG 9911579, REV L. BEAM WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-
- [SDR DALA2016062304874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304874), Jun 22, 2016: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACK ON BEAM NR 1 FWD AND AFT EDGE AT MAIN ENTRY PASSENGER DOOR. BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-05D, FIG 81 AND 82.
- [SDR DALA2016062304873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304873), Jun 22, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME STA Y=1510 CANT, POS 7 HRS AND 10 HRS AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. FRAMES UPPER SECTION AND LOWER SECTION LT SIDE WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-4, 
- [SDR DALA2016062304868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304868), Jun 22, 2016: SKIN. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURE ON AFT VENTRAL STAIR OUTER SKIN, STA Y=1474, CANT. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04-2 FIG1.
- [SDR DALA2016062204837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062204837), Jun 22, 2016: EXHAUST DUCT. CRACKED. CRACKED EXAHUST ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN LONGERON 20 LT AND 21 LT STA Y=256 TO Y=275. CRACKS ON EXHAUST WAS REPAIRED WITH METHOD 1 POSTERILY WITH METHO
- [SDR DALA2016062304877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304877), Jun 21, 2016: TAB. DEBONDED. PART RACKS DISBONDED LOWER CUP AT RUDDER CONTROL TAB DUE TO WEIGHT AND BALANCE IS OUT OF LIMITS. THE RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED UNDER CARD SN 01633.
- [SDR DALA2016062204836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062204836), Jun 21, 2016: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN Y=1287 AND Y=1309 AND LONGERON 29 RT AND 30 AT C3 COMPARTMENT. DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-04-2, FIG 2.
- [SDR DALA2016062204834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062204834), Jun 21, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON DOOR SKIN BETWEEN BEAM NR 4 AND BEAM 5 AT FWD MAIN ENTRY DOOR. SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 501106-14MA, REV C AND ETI-88-16-151, REV 2.

All 232: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N998DL-2022-11-29/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160119000219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160119000219I), Jan 19, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation MD-88 (N998DL), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Delta flight 1324 from bna to atl was being pushed back from gate B-1 at bna in preparation for departure. The tug driver signaled the flight deck crew they…
- [Incident 19940812033939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940812033939I), Aug 12, 1994: Doug MD88 (N998DL), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Baggage cart stuck outboard flap trailing edge during baggage unloading.

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