# N999DN: 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: 53371
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1992
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1992
- Last registry action: November 6, 2019
- Mode S code: ADF46A
- 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/N999DN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=999DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999DN-2022-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (228, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DALA2020030201503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020030201503), Mar 1, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. SPONGY AISLE FLOOR PANEL AT L2 AREA. RMVD AND RPLD FLOOR PANEL 1117D PER MD 88 AMM 53-20. (LP6206466)
- [SDR DALA2019121507301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019121507301), Dec 14, 2019: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON FWD LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR DOOR FRAME. REPLACED LT INB MLG DOOR ASSY PER MD88 AMM 32-12. DOOR, MLG, LH S OFF 92-3210-9-0005 S/N 00092. (LP6629878
- [SDR DALA2019121507303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019121507303), Dec 14, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LT AND RT FWD OVERWING EMER LIGHT INOP. FOUND NO POWER AT L2-177 AND L2-176. 503183. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5-103 PER MD AMM 33-50. (LP6629877)
- [SDR DALA2019111506706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019111506706), Nov 14, 2019: BATTERY. MISSING. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY MISSING. REPLACE DETECTOR BATTERY. OPS NORMAL POSITION AFT LEFT LAV. (LP1359607)
- [SDR DALA2019102506150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102506150), Oct 25, 2019: SUPPORT FRAME. CRACKED. TAILCONE SUPPORT FRAME CRACKED @ 3:00 MKD. RMVD TAIL CONE SUPPORT FRAME RT SIDE AT 3:00 (190190) STARTED PICKING UP HOLES ON THE FACE OF THE FRAME. (190190) INS
- [SDR DALA2019102506149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019102506149), Oct 25, 2019: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. TAIL CONE UPPER R/H LOCK SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED UPPER R/H LOCK SUPPORT BRACKET. (334965) REINSTALLED UPPER R/H LOCK SUPPORT BRACKET PER MD88 DWG 5966796
- [SDR DALA201906133550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA201906133550), Jun 10, 2019: LENS. MISSING. 2L EMERGENCY EXIT COVER DIFFUSER LENS MISSING. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED COVER, OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR DALA2019061323545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019061323545), Jun 8, 2019: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. IFSD & ATB - THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO DEPARTURE FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF THE #1 ENGINE. THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF,
- [SDR DALA2019040802291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019040802291), Apr 8, 2019: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB- B/W 8-10K L INLET FUEL PRESS. LO ILLUMINATED ON EOAP. RAN QRH- 12.22- ONCE ALL PUMPS WERE ON, ONLY 150LB. OF FUEL IN CENTER AT T
- [SDR DALA2019032001828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019032001828), Mar 19, 2019: SLIDE. DAMAGED. L1 DOOR GIRT BAR HUNG ON DOOR FRAME. FOUND SLIDE PACK DAMAGED DID NOT DEPLOY. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE PACK PER 2561-01358-01A. SLIDE, EVAC, FO OFF 97-2561-9-0003
- [SDR DALA2019022701260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022701260), Feb 20, 2019: DETECTOR. MISSING. LT NOSE DEBRIS DEFLECTOR MISSING. INSTALLED LEFT NOSE GEAR DEBRIS DEFLECTOR PER MD88 AMM 32-20. (LP5738614)
- [SDR DALA2018100205815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018100205815), Sep 29, 2018: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ROWS 29&30 INOP. FOUND LIGHTS UNPLUGGED, RESECURED PLUGS, OPS CK GOOD. (LP4764612)
- [SDR DALA2018060403780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018060403780), Jun 3, 2018: DOOR FRAME. WORN. WEAR ON LOWER SKIN OF RT/FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB. IN REF NRC 00086 WEAR ON LOWER SKIN OF RT/FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED PER
- [SDR DALA2018060403775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018060403775), Jun 2, 2018: DOOR FRAME. WORN. WEAR ON LOWER SKIN OF RT/FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB. WEAR ON LOWER SKIN OF RT/FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-17-054 RE
- [SDR DALA2018060403779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018060403779), Jun 2, 2018: DOOR FRAME. WORN. WEAR ON LOWER SKIN OF RT/FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB. IN REF NRC 00086. WEAR ON LOWER SKIN OF RT/FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED PE
- [SDR DALA2018060403778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018060403778), Jun 2, 2018: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. CORROSION LEVEL 2. CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05 FIG 123. AREA WITHIN LI
- [SDR DALA2018051603375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018051603375), May 15, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ON SERVICE CK FOUND FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT ON SEATS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY IN FIRST CLASS AREA. OPS CKS GOOD PER AMM 33-50.
- [SDR DALA2018042802880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018042802880), Apr 27, 2018: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. TAIL CONE SLIDE NEEDLE IN RED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT TAIL CONE SLIDE.
- [SDR DALA2018040802262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018040802262), Apr 8, 2018: WIRE. PULLED. AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATT PACK, FOUND PULLED WIRE FROM CANNON PLUG AT WALL CONNECTION. REINSTALLED WIRE AT CONNE
- [SDR DALA2018040202047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018040202047), Apr 1, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 11-13 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND LIGHTS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
- [SDR DALA2018021600935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021600935), Feb 16, 2018: DOOR FRAME. DELAMINATED. FOUND SEVERE DELAM CORROSION. AFT RT CORNER OF AFT LAV SVC DOOR FRAME. COMPLIED WITH ERA 482821-14 REV A. RECEIVED FINAL ERA 48281-14 REV A. COMPARED TO PRI 482
- [SDR DALA2018021600963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018021600963), Feb 15, 2018: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL DOUBLER, AROUND THE AFT LAVATORY WASTE SERVICE PANEL. THE DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW ER/A 482821-14, REV ORIGINAL, REVISION A.
- [SDR DALA2017120708463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017120708463), Dec 5, 2017: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DIVERTED TO TPA DUE TO A LEFT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND NO DEBRIS. THE INDICATION WAS DEFERRE
- [SDR DALA2017070505221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017070505221), Jun 24, 2017: SELECTOR SWITCH. SHORTED. SMOKE CAME FROM ROW 1DC LOWER WALL VENT. ON ACFT POWER UP. FOUND WATER QUANTITY MODE SELECTOR SWITCH SHORTED. REPLACED FILL VENT VALVE (M1-75). ALL CHECKED GOOD
- [SDR DALA2017041703108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017041703108), Apr 15, 2017: WIRE. DAMAGED. ROW 11E EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND BROKEN WIRES AT THE CONECTOR. REPAIRED THE WIRES IAW ESPM 90-03.
- [SDR DALA2017033002553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017033002553), Mar 28, 2017: ENGINE. VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT 370 AND POWER RETARDED, AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A SMALL VIBRATION. VIBRATION FELT IN FLOOR AND YOKE AND WOULD CHANGE WITH POWER CHANGES. ALL PARA
- [SDR DALA2017021601281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017021601281), Feb 15, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. RT WING CRACK APPROX 3 1/2 IN LONG 12 IN O/B OF AILERON. INSTALLED PERM REPAIR PER SRM 57-01 FIG 3 SH2.
- [SDR DALA2017011700435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017011700435), Jan 13, 2017: CAP. UNSECURE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO AN ACID ODOR AND HAZE IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL CAP NOT 
- [SDR DALA2017010600199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017010600199), Jan 6, 2017: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT MLG WW FWD DOOR FRAME CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DOOR FRAME IAW DWG 5930584 AND PERFORMED FIT CHECK AND PROXIMITY SENSOR CHECK IAW AMM 32-06-05. OP
- [SDR DALA2016071205222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016071205222), Jul 11, 2016: LATCH. OUT OF ADJUST. TAILCONE SEPARATION NOTICED ON PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND. ADJUSTED TAILCONE LOCKPIN LATCH IAW AMM 53-53-00. ALL CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR DALA2016111108698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016111108698), May 16, 2016: PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON T/E PANEL STA XA=400 AT LT WING. REPLACED PANEL 5912737-503.
- [SDR DALA2016051703967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051703967), May 16, 2016: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME ON BS 1322 AND LONGERON 30. DAMAGE WAS CUT OUT IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 2A, FIG 3. HFEC WAS PERFORMED ON CUTOUT AREA, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IAW NDT-
- [SDR DALA2016051403933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051403933), May 13, 2016: TAB. BENT. AWR BENT OTBD EDGE OF RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB. RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 3 AND CARD 2000-8149-17, JOB 000-0031.
- [SDR DALA2016051603934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051603934), May 12, 2016: VANE. DENTED. SEVERAL DENTS ON REPAIR DOUBLER AT LT WING INBD FLAP INBD GUIDE VANE LOWER SURFACE. LT WING IBD FLAP INBD WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 545145-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016051303904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051303904), May 12, 2016: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACK ON FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN BS 1271 AND 1287 X=3. FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2, DOUBLERS REPAIRS WERE FABRICATED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2. DOUBLERS 
- [SDR DALA2016051103859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051103859), May 10, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB ON LT WING L/E BS XRS 324. STOP DRILL ON RIB IAW SRM 51-01, PAR 21, REPAIR. PARTS WERE FABRICATED IAW 57-06 B, FIG 18, REPAIR. PARTS WERE TREATED AN
- [SDR DALA2016051003838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016051003838), May 9, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED FRAME BS 1497 LONGERONS 18L-19L IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. FRAME REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-190, REV 1 AND ER/A 545159-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016050803835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803835), May 7, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK ON FLOOR PANEL 541B AND 617F ALSO CRACK ON W-CHANNEL OF FLOOR PANEL 826 AT PASSENGER CABIN. FLOOR PANELS NRS 541B AND 617F WERE FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-0
- [SDR DALA2016050803801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803801), May 7, 2016: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK ON WEB OF BS 1437 AND LONGERON 8L AT AFT ACCESORIES COMPARTMENT. WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 519146-14MA, REV B.
- [SDR DALA2016050803800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803800), May 7, 2016: HOUSING. WORN. WEAR ON HOUSING OF MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR HANDLE. DAMAGE HOUSING OF MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30.
- [SDR DALA2016050803799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050803799), May 7, 2016: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACK ON ANGLE CLIP BELOW OF BEAM 1, FWD EDGE, APPROXIMATELY BS 170 AT FWD SERVICE DOOR, R1. CLIP WAS REPLACED IAW BWG 9911579, REV L AND SRM 51-30-5, SECTION S
- [SDR DALA2016050703798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050703798), May 6, 2016: DOOR FRAME. WORN. WEAR ON FRAME BETWEEN CANT BS 1463 TO 1474. RT SIDE AT PASSENGER AFT ENTRANCE DOOR STAIRWAY JAMB. REPAIR PART WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-70-5, FIG
- [SDR DALA2016050603706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603706), May 5, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB AND RIB CLIP ON RT WING L/E BS XRS 267 APPROXIMATELY. RIB DOUBLER AND CLIP WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR DALA2016050603705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603705), May 5, 2016: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKED LT, RT DORSAL ANGLES BESIDE VERTICAL STAB AND BS 1463 CANT. THIS REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 545157-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2016050603702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603702), May 5, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. MISSING AND DAMAGED FERRULES ON FLOOR PANEL IN PAX CABIN. REPAIRED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201.
- [SDR DALA2016050603701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603701), May 5, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. PUNCTURED, BROKEN AND DELAMINATION ON FLOOR PANEL IN PAX CABIN. FLOOR PANEL FABRICATED IAW AMM 53-20-01-201.
- [SDR DALA2016050603700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603700), May 5, 2016: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK ON WEB BETWEEN BS 636 TO 628 BETWEEN LONGERON 27 TO 28R. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 545143-14.
- [SDR DALA2016050603699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603699), May 5, 2016: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK ON WEB BETWEEN BS 636 TO 628 BETWEEN LONGERON 27 TO 28R. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 545143-14.
- [SDR DALA2016050603698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603698), May 5, 2016: FRAME. DAMAGED. TOOL DAMAGE ON FRAME REPAIR BETWEEN LONGERON 26 LT AND 25 LT, BS 1287 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIR ANGLE WAS REPLACED, DRILLED, ADJUSTED, TRESTED AND PAINTE
- [SDR DALA2016050603697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016050603697), May 5, 2016: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF ACCESS PLATE 1472C OF RT WING FUEL TANK. ACCESS PLATE NR 1472C OF RT WING FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED.

All 228: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999DN-2022-11-29/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 19930328009209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328009209I), Mar 28, 1993: Doug MD88 (N999DN), Washington, DC. Right hydraulic quantity at zero. Gear cranked down manually. Right hydraulic pump drain pressure filter line cracked

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