McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · 81/82 MSN 53004

Registration N478DN · Delta Airlines

Scrapped

Identity

TypeMcDonnell Douglas MD-82
Variant81/82
FamilyDC9
Series—
Line Number1846
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorDelta Airlines

Timeline

First Flight

22 Mar 1991

Delivery

30 Apr 1991

Age

35.6 yrs

Last Updated

30 Oct 2026

Remarks

ff 7.04.91 own ArlA 13.05.91, SAS Sverige r9.05.01, cvtd to *82 by 12.05, Adenah AcM r13.12.06, SAS r07.12.12 ex lse, wfs 26.10.13, flew last scheduled MD-80 flight, then charter to Oslo, pkd, tt 47078, 40899 l, planned donation to SAS Museum subject to permission by Delta AL, but plans cancelled by 11.13 due to high costs, frd Oslo--BYH Blytheville 18-19.11.14

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81/82, serial number 53004, line number 1846. Delivered to SAS on 30 Apr 1991, registered SE-DIR. First flight 7 Apr 1991 owned by ArlA 13 May 1991, Spectrum Aerospace SAL Sverige 9 May 2001, converted to *82 by Dec 2005, Adenah AcM 13 Dec 2006, Spectrum Aerospace SAL 7 Dec 2012 ex lease, withdrawn from service 26 Oct 2013, flew last scheduled MD-80 flight, then charter to Oslo, parked, total time 47078, 40899 l, planned donation to Salton Sea Airport Museum subject to permission by Delta Airlines, but plans cancelled by Nov 2013 due to high costs, ferried Oslo--BYH Blytheville 18-19 Nov 2014. Operated by Delta Airlines on 8 Dec 2014 as N478DN. Withdrawn from use Blytheville, seen 21 May 2016 stripped fuselage SK basic colour scheme, cancelled 10 May 2017. Current status: scrapped.

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