N2250U
Registered owner: UNITED AIRLINES INC, IL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
22 reports on file, 1995-07-24 – 2025-11-20.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 25,384 hrs · 2,915 cycles
ON ACCOUNT OF A INDISTINGUISHABLE ODOR IN CABIN, INSPECTED DUCTS FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL IAW AMM 36-12-04-200-801. OPENED DUCT IN A/C BAY JUST BEFORE OZONE CONVERTER, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CONTAMINATION. SHOULD READ OPENED BOTH LT AND RT SIDE DUCTS. PRIOR TO THE OZONE CONVERTERS.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 25,384 hrs · 2,915 cycles
STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTICED IN THE AREA OF THE MOST AFT GALLEY COMPLEX. ODOR BEGINS PAST THE MED 4L, AFT; (AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STATIC WITH NO SYSTEMS "ON" FOR APPX 8HRS). NEED TO INVESTIGATE ALL AREAS, INCLUDING ABOVE CEILINGS AND AFT BULK PIT AREA. NOTICED NO CB'S POPPED, OTHER THAN 2EA.CHILLERS ALREADY ON DF. WHILE PACKS AND RECIRC FANS RUNNING, SMELL GOES AWAY. ELECTRICAL SMELL COMES BACK AFTER SHUTTING OFF PACKS & RECIRC FANS. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AFT GALLEY AND MID GALLEY CEILINGS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NOTICED ODOR ONLY PRESENT FROM BOTH DR 4L AND 4R GOING TO THE BACK OF CABIN. WITH ONLY RT PACK RUNNING, OPS CHECKED HEATERS IN AFT GALLEY IAW AMM 21-45-04-400-802 AND AFT CREW REST IAW AMM 21-41-10-400-801. HEATERS OPS CHECK OK IN BOTH AREAS WITH NO ODORS PRESENT.
Part: FILTER — DIRTY (ZONE 100) · airframe 25,384 hrs · 2,915 cycles
PERFORM CONDITIONAL INSPECTION FOR SMOKE/ODOR IN CABIN 05-51-58-800-801-C3. ACCOMPLISHED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION, INITIAL INSPECTION, UP TO STEP F. NO FINDINGS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED AND PERFORMED ALL TEST ON ALL CABIN, GALLEY, LAV, CREW REST LIGHTING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF GALLEY OVENS IAW 0-51-58-800-801-C3. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTINUED TO PERFORM CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-58-800-801-C3 UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING STEP C (2.I). WITH LT PACK ON, STRONG FUEL, OIL ODOR IN HALLWAY NEAR L1 DOOR GOING TO FLIGHT DECK. ODOR GOES AWAY WHEN RT PACK IS ON & LT PACK IS OFF. NO DEFECTS OR LEAKS NOTED WITH APU. ALSO ACP'D VISUAL INSP OF NR 1 & 2 ENG, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NEED FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING WITH PART POWER ENG RUN USING ENG BLEED. RAN BOTH ENGS AT HIGH POWER FOR AN HOUR WITH A/C PACKS BOTH HOT & COLD NO NOTICEABLE ODORS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 05-51-58. WITH NO FINDINGS. HEPA FILTERS REPLACED ON LP 7005062 & 7005068. DUCTING TO BOTH OZONE CONVERTORS REMOVED & INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL WITH NOTHING FOUND. DURING HIGH POWER RUNS BOTH PACKS WERE USE TOGETHER & INDEPENDITLY & NO ODORS WERE NOTICE BY 3 DIFFERENT AMTS ANYWHERE IN CABIN.
Part: FUSE — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 24,942 hrs · 2,872 cycles
CHECK CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT FOUND A GROUP OF EMEGENCY LIGHTS INOP FOR POWER PACK M33409. IAW AMM 33-51-06-960-802 TO REPLACE BATTERY. BUT PERFORMED OPS TEST FOUND 14EA FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM SEAT 52 TO SEAT 59. IAW AMM 33-51-06-960-801 & 33-51-05/201 TO REPLACED SEAT 53G FLOOR LIGHT ( BROKEN ) AND REPLACED FUSE ON POWER PACK, PERFORMED OPERATION TEST AND TEST OK.
Part: FUSE — OPEN (ZONE 200) · airframe 23,887 hrs · 2,752 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS - OPERATIONAL TEST WITH THE CONTROL SWITCHES PROCEDURE - FOUND DOOR 4 FWD ZONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, FUSE AND SEAT 50D EMERGENCY LIGHT MODULE, AND EMERGENCY LIGHT OPERATION CHECK NORMAL.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (DOOR SLIDE) · airframe 23,597 hrs · 2,724 cycles
STATUS MSG. DOOR WING SLIDE LK L SHOWING ON EICAS DISARMED 3L O/W ESCAPE SYSTEM. REF. AMM 25-65-00-040-801. OPENED 3L O/W SLIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR. REF. AMM 25-65-10-010. CLOSED O/W COMP. DOOR. REF. AMM 25-65-10-400-801. EICAS MESSAGE CLEARED. ARMED 3L O/W SLIDE SYSTEM. REF. AMM 25-65-00-440. ACPD RII OF ARMING OF LH OVERWING SLIDE AMM 25-65-00-440. VERIFIED SAFETY PIN PULLED AT INFLATION BOTTLE.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 800) · airframe 22,885 hrs · 2,651 cycles
DOOR BULK CARGO EICAS ADVISORY BULK CARGO DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED, LATCHED AND LOCKED. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL NO "DOOR BULK CARGO" ADVISORY MESSAGE PRESENT. ALSO, NO CORRELATED FAULTS IN FAULT HISTORY OR EXISTING FAULT. BULK CARGO DOOR LATCH PROBE AND CLOSED SWITCH OPERATE NORMAL REF AMM 52-71-04.
Earlier reports · 1995–2024 · 15 reports
2024
Part: CHANNEL — DAMAGED (ZONE) · airframe 20,767 hrs · 2,426 cycles
REF LOG PAGE 9352088 STR 1R BETWEEN STA.1350 AND 1371 DAMAGED WHILE REMOVING LIGHTENING STRIKE DAMAGE. REMOVED ADF ANTENA DECAL REF IPC 34-57-02-01 AND REMOVED STRINGER FASTENERS REF SRM 53-00-03. ACPD FPI INSP. ON NEW STRINGER REF NTM 20-20-02 P 8..NO CRACKS REPAIR STRINGER 7150-T77511, PO# 3844252330-3, TRIMMED THE REPAIR STRINGER TO .90 INCH RADIUS REF AMM APPLIED ALODINE ON BARE ALUMINUM MATERIAL REF SRM 51-20-01 CORRECTION: TRIMMED THE REPAIR STRINGER EDGES TO .90 INCH RADIUS. 53-00-03-2R-1 FIG. 202 REF AMM 53-00-03-2R-1 FIG. 202 CUT STRINGER 1R AT STA .1350+9" 1/8 REMOVED DAMAGE REF. SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REMOVED STRINGER CLIP AND DOME NUT PLATE NEAR STA 1350 STR.1R REMOVED UPPR SKIN FASTERERS FOR STR REPAIR AND CUT STR REPAIR ACP HFEC 777 NTM PART 6 51-00-01 PROCDURE 2 AND 3 . ROTARY REF SRM 53-00-03-2R1 PART TO LENGTH. TRIMMING TO FIT REF. SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 SCANNER OF HOLES COMMON TO SKIN AND STRINGER AND STRINGER CUTS GOOD NO CRACKS OR DEFECTS. FOUND REPAIR STRINGER NOT MFG PER SRM. 53-00-03-2R-1. TRANSFERED FASTENER HOLES TO NEW REPAIR "Z" ANGLE, LAYING OUT REPAIR FASTENERS ONTO REPAIR ANGLE REF.SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 FIG.205. TRIMMED OUT ORIGINAL STRINGER FWD AND AFT BY ONE FASTENER, ACPD FPI INSP. ON NEW STRINGER REF NTM 20-20-02 P 8..NO CRACKS ALSO VERIFIED REPAIR STRINGER 7150-T77511, PO# 3844252330-3 REMOVED 2 EACH ADDITIONAL FASTENERS FWD TO MEET THE MINIMUM LEAVING 2D SPACING IN REF TO A
2022
Part: BATTERY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,198 hrs · 1,541 cycles
DR 3 RH M33306 EMER LT BATTERY PACK CAPACITY TEST FAIL. EMER LT BATTERY PACK REPLACED AND TESTED NORMAL AS PER AMM 33-51-06.
2021
Part: INDICATION SYS — FAILED (CENTER HYD SYS) · airframe 7,048 hrs · 838 cycles
DECLARED EMERGENCY CENT HYD QUANT WENT TO ZERO VERIFIED CENTER SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY RESERVOIR LEVEL PLACARDS APPLIED. NORMAL. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURES OK. REQUEST MEL. . REVERSED MEL. ON RESERVE ISOLATION VLV AND NOSE GEAR, GEAR HANDLE, ALSO NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FLUCTUATION IN INDICATION ISOLATION VLV.VISUAL ON CTR RESERVOIR QTY IS GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED NOR MSGS NOTICED. OK FOR SERVICE. CLEANED AND RECONNECTED BOTH CONNECTORS. 'HYDIM' GRND OPS TEST PASSED PER MM 29-11-00.CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES ON BOTH CL AND CR ELEC PUMPS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.WITH LNDG GEARS PINNED,CYCLED.
1999
Part: CASE ASSY — CORRODED (M/R GEARBOX)
FOUND CORROSION BEHIND INPUT LINER ON MAIN CASE ASSY. (OIL FILTER CORROSION) REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ASSY.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXHAUST ASSEMBLY HAS CRACKED FLANGE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
STATIC NOISE ON ANY REQUENCY.
1998
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR HAS BAD BEARINGS.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (DUAL FUEL)
FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR READS LOW.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (M/R)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
1997
Part: LINK ASSY — DETERIORATED (M/R XMSN)
LINK ASSY HAS DETERIORATED RUBBER.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: RESTRAINT — WORN (TRANSMISSION)
TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT WORN BEARINGS.
1996
Part: SHAFT — DEFECTIVE (OUTER PT)
RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED: PLATING MISSING ON THE OUTER PT SHAFT SEALING SURFACE. REPLACED DISCREPANT PART.
Part: LINK ASSY — CORRODED (XMSN MOUNT)
ELASTOMER BEARING DETERIORATED.
1995
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
POWER SUPPLY NO OUTPUT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.