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Mcdonnell MD-88 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

14 Mcdonnell MD-88s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
14
Applicable ADs
15
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
95

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Mcdonnell MD-88

  • one-time
    AD 2010-15656 — Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model DC-9-10 Series Airplanes, DC-9-30 Series Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81) Airplanes, DC-9-82 (MD-82) Airplanes, DC-9-83 (MD-83) Airplanes, DC-9-87 (MD-87) Airplanes, MD-88 Airplanes, and MD-90-30 Airplanes · 2010-07-01

    This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 2009-15-16 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation airplanes identified above by individual notices. This AD requires mo…

  • one-time
    AD 92-19-06 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 (MD-81, -82, -83, and -87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes · 1992-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 91-11-02 — Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83 and -87 (MD-81, -82, -83 and -87) Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes · 1991-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 91-13-03 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes · 1991-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 91-10-11 — Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-80 (MD-80) Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes · 1991-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 91-10-08 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes · 1991-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 91-11-03 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-80 (MD-80) Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes · 1991-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-18-03 — Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes, Model DC-9-80 Series And Model MD-88 Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-09-04 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 Series and Model MD-88 Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-04-05 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-80 and MD-88 Series Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-25-04 — Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83 and -87 (MD-81, -82, -83, and -87) Series Airplanes, and Model MD-88 Series Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-25-11 — Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-23-10 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 90-03-13 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Series Airplanes · 1990-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 89-18-04 — Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-80 (MD-80) Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes · 1989-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 95 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

The records checklist for a Mcdonnell MD-88

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.