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N908DL

N908DL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 29, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N908DL is reserved by a private party since November 29, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 cancelled November 29, 2022

Serial number
49539
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1987
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 12, 2018
Last FAA action
April 20, 2021
Last owner
Delta Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N908DL

ATL92IA025Incident on November 20, 1991 at Atlanta, GA: no injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · serial 49539

A SHORT IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTED IN ITS FAILURE. THE REASON FOR THE SHORT WAS NOT DETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CONNECTOR BY AN UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSON.

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