N908DE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation MD-88 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 8, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N908DE is reserved by a private party since November 8, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation MD-88 cancelled November 8, 2022
- Serial number
- 53417
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 4, 1992
- Last FAA action
- April 20, 2022
- Last owner
- Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N908DE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation MD 88 · serial 53417
the ground crew's misjudgment of the distance between the B767 wingtip and the MD-88 tail. Contributing to the accident was the slushy condition of the ramp which limited the maneuvering space available.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing MD-88 · serial 53417
The 4th stage turbine blade separation that resulted in an uncontained release of low pressure turbine blade material was Delta Air Lines' repair process for the turbine blades' tip shrouds. It was not possible to identify the part of the repair process that led to the premature wear of the blade's tip shoud and subsequent separation.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site