N11140
Registered owner: UNITED AIRLINES INC, IL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED C. HOLMBERG | Operator | on 1992-04-01 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
32 reports on file, 2005-02-22 – 2015-07-11.
Part: COFFEEMAKER — LEAKING (GALLEY) · airframe 34,432 hrs · 19,805 cycles
SMOKE WAS REPORTED TO BE COMING FROM THE NR 1 COFFEEMAKER IN THE GALLEY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 1 COFFEEMAKER LEAKING STEAM NOT SMOKE. R & R NR 1 COFFEEMAKER WITH OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2005–2014 · 31 reports
2014
Part: WIRE HARNESS — OVERHEATED (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 32,105 hrs · 18,288 cycles
DURING LANDING THE F/A REPORTED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE CABIN LIGHTS FOR LANDING, SMOKE DEVELOPED OUT OF THE FRONT CEILING VENTS ALONG WITH A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE F/A DEACTIVEATED THE CABIN LIGHTS AND THE SMOKE AND ODOR WENT AWAY. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, WHERE MAINTENANCE R & R THE LIGHT HARNESS ABOVE THE WINDSCREEN, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 32,004 hrs · 18,222 cycles
CREW REPORTED A SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM CABIN BETWEEN ROW 19A AND 20A. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT 19A/20A CABIN LIGHT ASSY WITH OPS CHECK GOOD AND NO FURTHER BURNING SMELL NOTICED. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 30,257 hrs · 17,120 cycles
ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR REPORTED IN CABIN. MX FOUND CEILING LIGHT AT ROW 7 BURNED. REMOVED 7 REPLACED CEILING LIGHT ASSY AND OPS CHECKED SUCCESSFUL. ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2013
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FRAMES 77-78) · airframe 29,934 hrs · 16,919 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE RT REAR FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FRAME 77 TO 78 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED NEAR STRINGERS 5R AND 3R. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIRS TO THE AFFECTED AREAS OF FUSELAGE SKIN IAW SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FRAME 79) · airframe 29,934 hrs · 16,919 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE LT REAR FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 79 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED NEAR STRINGER 5L. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN IAW SRM.
2012
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED · airframe 26,935 hrs · 14,989 cycles
BACK-UP BATTERY FAILED FUNCTIONAL CHECK. R & R BACK-UP BATTERY. OPS CHECKED GOOD ACFT RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2011
Part: LIGHT — INTERMITTENT (ZONE 800) · airframe 24,535 hrs · 13,378 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MX THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. THE LIGHT ASSY WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 22,641 hrs · 12,099 cycles
FLIGHT 2398 - TUL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BAGG SMOKE EXT LIGHT STAYS ON. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS AND RELAY K0629. MX PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE. SDR C2XA11RI051 REPORTS FWD SMOKE DETECTOR, SDR C2XA11RI052 REPORTS AFT SMOKE DETECTOR AND C2XA11RI053 REPORTS RELAY K0629.
Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (SMOKE DETECTION) · airframe 22,641 hrs · 12,099 cycles
FLIGHT 2398 - TUL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BAGG SMOKE EXT LIGHT STAYS ON. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS AND RELAY K0629. MX PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE. SDR C2XA11RI051 REPORTS FWD SMOKE DETECTOR, SDR C2XA11RI052 REPORTS AFT SMOKE DETECTOR AND C2XA11RI053 REPORTS RELAY K0629.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 22,641 hrs · 12,099 cycles
FLIGHT 2398 - TUL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BAGG SMOKE EXT LIGHT STAYS ON. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS AND RELAY K0629. MX PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE. SDR C2XA11RI051 REPORTS FWD SMOKE DETECTOR, SDR C2XA11RI052 REPORTS AFT SMOKE DETECTOR AND C2XA11RI053 REPORTS RELAY K0629.
Part: RELAY — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 22,625 hrs · 12,091 cycles
CLE FLT 2056 THE CREW REPORTED THE BAG SMOKE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RELAY KO630. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 22,302 hrs · 11,856 cycles
IAH - FLIGHT 2053 THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NUMBER TWO WING FUEL QUANTITY READ "0" WITH A FUEL IMBALANCE MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL CONDITIONING SIGNAL UNIT, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2010
Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (SMOKE DETECTION) · airframe 21,026 hrs · 11,157 cycles
EWR - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, EWR MX FOUND BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR NR 1 WOULD NOT TEST. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY K0629 AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 20,888 hrs · 11,082 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT INVERTER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 20,096 hrs · 10,642 cycles
FLIGHT 3092 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR AIR GROUND FAIL MESSAGE ON EICAS. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX SW ON LT GEAR TRAILING ARM AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 19,634 hrs · 10,389 cycles
SHV - DURING C-CHECK EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AROUND RIVET HEADS FR 79 STR 1L-9L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EC5330-02091. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 19,634 hrs · 10,389 cycles
SHV - DURING C-CHECK CENTER OMEGA BEAM HAS CORROSION AT FR 20. REMOVED AND REPLACED OMEGA BEAM IAW EMB 145 SRM 51-40-02. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2009
Part: CONTACT — DIRTY (COMM SYS) · airframe 18,958 hrs · 10,033 cycles
FLIGHT 2347 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BOTH F/A HANDSETS STUCK IN EMERGENCY MODE. EWR MX CLEANED COMMUNICATION GROUND POINTS AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (FAN AIR VALVE) · airframe 18,845 hrs · 9,972 cycles
FLIGHT 2524 - RIC - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER ENTERING ICING DURING T/O, FIRST GOT PACK 2 OVERHEAT, THEN GOT BLEED 1 OVERHEAT, THEN GOT BLEED 2 OVERHEAT. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED FLIGHT TO RIC AND LANDED ACFT UNEVENTFULLY. RIC MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN AIR VALVE FILTER AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: SCAVENGE PUMP — WEAK (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 17,301 hrs · 9,124 cycles
FLIGHT 2273, THE CREW REPORTED THAT AT CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTATES 52-61PSI WITH ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 35PSI WHEN THRUST LEVERS MOVED TOWARD FLIGHT IDLE. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 OIL SCAVENGE PUMP, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 16,884 hrs · 8,893 cycles
FLIGHT 2761 - RIC - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "BATT 2 OVERTEMP" INDICATION ON EICAS AFTER T/O. CREW PROCEEDED WITH AIR RETURN AND LANDED AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY. RIC MX REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN BATTERY NR 2 AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
2008
Part: DUCT — BLOWN (AIR CON PACK) · airframe 16,177 hrs · 8,519 cycles
IAH - FLIGHT 2843, THE CREW REPORTED PAC1-2 VLV CLSD MSGS WITH THE NR 1 PACK ON MEL. THE ACFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX R&R A BLOWN DUCT ON THE NR 2 PAC, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2007
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 11,830 hrs · 6,285 cycles
TYS - DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHECK THE AISLE HEADLINER EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS FOUND INOP. THE SIGN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EMB 145XR AMM 33-50-15 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — MISALIGNED (MLG) · airframe 11,745 hrs · 6,245 cycles
TYS - AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM CLT TO TYS WHEN ON CLIMBOUT, A WARNING INDICATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WOULDN'T RETRACT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE DOOR SWITCHES AND CYCLED GEAR. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 11,723 hrs · 6,232 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE ROW 12 DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTOR ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE CONNECTOR WAS RESET, THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY TESTED AND THE DISCREPANCY CLEARED.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (APU) · airframe 10,628 hrs · 5,652 cycles
DEN - FLIGHT 3086, THE CREW REPORTED AN APU FIRE WARNING DURING ENGINE START WITH AN AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN OF THE APU. NO SMOKE MESSAGE APPEARED IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT, AND WARNING EXTINGUISHED WHEN THE APU SHUT DOWN. DENVER MX INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-00 "C", AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH ON THE SAME FLIGHT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE APU WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2006
Part: SHEAR ANGLE — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 9,462 hrs · 5,025 cycles
TYS - DURING A CURRENT 2C INSPECTION, A DENT BETWEEN RIB 22 AND 23 ON THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE RECONTOURED THE DENTED AREA, PERFORMED A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION, FOUND NO CRACKS. FABRICATED, DRILLED, ALODINED AND INSTALL TWO INTERNAL "L" SHAPED DOUBLERS. PRIMED AND PAINTED IAW EC 5710-01095;EMB 145XR CPM 51-40-02 AND CPM 51-21-05,06. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE 2C INSPECTION.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 9,065 hrs · 4,813 cycles
MCI - FLIGHT 3037 THE CREW REPORTED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MCI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WEIGHT ON WHEELS PROXIMITY SENSOR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 9,026 hrs · 4,792 cycles
MCI - FLIGHT 3089, THE CREW REPORTED A LANDING GEAR AIR GROUND FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MCI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WEIGHT ON WHEELS PROXIMITY SENSOR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: COFFEEMAKER — INOPERATIVE (GALLEY) · airframe 8,324 hrs · 4,424 cycles
IAH - FLIGHT 2701, THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT COFFEEPOT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND PLACED THE COFFEEMAKER ON MEL 25-60-02 CONTROL NUMBER 100049, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON 05/12/06, IAH MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND COFFEEMAKER, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2005
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,734 hrs · 2,544 cycles
SHV - DURING C-CHECK LT OMEGA BEAM HAS CORROSION AT CARBON CROSSBEAM FR20. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGE AREA AND PERFORMED REPAIR IN LT OMEGA BEAM IAW EMB 145 XR SRM 53-21-10. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.