N27273
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
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.
13 reports on file, 2024-10-02 – 2026-08-08.
Part: BLADES — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENG FAN) · airframe 13,889 hrs · 4,698 cycles
ACFT DIVERTED TO CUN FROM RTB DUE ENG 1 BIRD STRIKE. ENG 1 PRELIMINARY INSPECT 2 AFT ACOUSTIC PANELS REPLACED IAW AMM 72-21-08/401 AND 5 OGV PLATFORMS REPLACED IAW AMM 72-21-09/401, ALL OK. FAN BLADE 9. R & R IAW AMM 72-22-02-960-802-G00, OPS CHKD IAW AMM 71-00-00-720-803-G00, ALL OK. FAN BLADE NR 11 R & R IAW AMM 72-22-02-960-802-G00, OPS CHKD WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 71-00-00-720-803-G00, ALL OK. FAN BLADES NR 9, 10, 11 R & R IAW AMM 72-22-02-960-802-G00, OPS ENG NR 1 FAN BLADE PLATFORM NR 9 REPLACED IAW AMM 72-22-03/401.
Part: OVEN — ODOR (ZONE 900) · airframe 12,867 hrs · 4,388 cycles
FWD GALLEY OVEN NUM 2 EMITS STRONG BAD SMELL WHEN HEATED SMELL CONFIRMED WHEN TURNED ON. CB PULLED AND TAG APPLIED. REQUEST MEL FOR FWD #2 GALLEY OVEN INOP. C/W DDP. NOC TOMC APPROVED IAW NEF 2500BI PLACED FWD GALLEY OVEN %2 ON MEL. OVEN RECEIVED WAS DAMAGED. OVEN NIS LAX. CONVECTION OVEN WAS REPLACED IAW AMM TASK 25-32-03-000-801 AND 25-32-03-400-801.
Part: OVEN — FAULTY (ZONE 900) · airframe 11,991 hrs · 4,106 cycles
OVEN 1ST CLASS NR 2 DIRTY AND HAS FOUL ODOR, REQUEST MEL FOR OVEN 2 IN FWD GALLEY. BREAKER PULLED & SECURED. COMPLIED WITH MEL, DDP. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVEN IAW 25-32-03/401, CLEANED INSIDE TRAYS, OPS CHKD GOOD.
Earlier reports · 2024–2025 · 10 reports
2025
Part: WIRE HARNESS — PULLED (ZONE 200) · airframe 11,279 hrs · 3,875 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK, FIRST CLASS FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND OPEN FUSE IN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK M2816, ISOLATED EACH FIRST-CLASS SEAT ROWS AND FOUND HARNESS PULLED TIGHT AT SEAT 2B AROUND RECLINE MECHAISM. REROUTED HARNESS, REPLACED FUSE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED, OK TO CONTINUE
Part: FUSE — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 11,130 hrs · 3,830 cycles
FOUND FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY AISLE LOGHTS INOP TESTED FUSES IN REF TO AMM 33-51-06-960-801, FOUND ONE BAD. REPLACED FUSE, OPS CHECK GOOD
Part: FUSE — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,968 hrs · 3,786 cycles
FIRST CLASS AISLE SEATS 1-4 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP R&R ONE FUSE FOR EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY M2816 IN REF IPC 33-51-06-15. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,929 hrs · 3,773 cycles
OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT R/H SIDE BY R1 DOOR NEEDS RELAMPING RELAMPED OPS CK GOOD
Part: LAMP — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,012 hrs · 3,473 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK. DOOR 1R SLIDE LIGHT INOP. ACCOMPLISHED SLIDE LIGHT LAMP REPLACEMENT PER MM33-51-04-960-801. OPS CK OK.
Part: BRACKET — LOOSE (GIRT BAR) · airframe 10,012 hrs · 3,473 cycles
DOOR 1R GIRT BAR RIGHT BRACKET IS LOOSE. ADJUSTED AND TIGHTENED BRACKET, OPS CKS GOOD NOW.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 9,107 hrs · 3,198 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK - RH EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT INOP AT SEAT ROW 11R AND AT SEAT ROW 20R. REPLACED BATTERY PACK M1676 REF AMM TASK 33-51-06-960-802. TEST IS GOOD REF AMM SUBTASK 33-51-06-710-002.
Part: RETAINER — LOOSE (GIRT BAR) · airframe 8,358 hrs · 2,939 cycles
DOOR 1R GIRT BAR IS LOOSE WHEN STOWED. TIGHTENED GIRT BAR RETENTION CLIP. BAR SECURED, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
2024
Part: FILTER — ODOR (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,691 hrs · 2,704 cycles
CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN AREA WITH AN ACRID SMELL WITH VISIBLE SMOKE THE THROUGHOUT COCKPIT AND CABIN PERFORMED CONDITIONAL CHECK REF AMM 05-51-56-200-801. PER TOMC WE REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS. ALSO, REF FIM 21-00 TASK 830, PARAGRAPH Q. PARTS USED: 29-2124-3-0006,QTY :1 NO ODOR OR ACRID SMELLS AFTER FILTER CHANGE. FOR CLARIFICATION: PERFORMED CONDITIONAL CHECK REF AMM 05-51-56-200-801. USED FIM REF. 21-30 TASK 830. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMOKE OR SMELL. PER TOMC WE REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS AS A PRECAUTION REF AMM 21-25-01-400-801. CONTINUED WITH FIM 21-30 TASK 830, WE PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND PACK BURN OUT, INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT AND AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR ODOR.
Part: PROBE — FAULTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,191 hrs · 2,525 cycles
TAT AT 99 LOST LNAV/VNAV AT T/O LOST N1 LIMITS AND ENG 1/2 AIR DATA REPLACED TAT PROBE REF AMM TASK 34-21-06-000-801, OP CHECKS GOOD