N27965
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.
5 reports on file, 2023-10-05 – 2026-08-15.
Part: ACOUSTIC PANEL — INFLT SEPARATION (ZONE 400) · airframe 50,042 hrs · 4,760 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE ACOUSTIC PANEL NR 6 DEPARTED THE ACFT. MEASUREMENT 33 INCHES LONG & 21.5 INCHES WIDE. TOTAL 709 SQ INCHES. WORK ACCOMPLISHED REF LOG 9970963 & GMM 02-30-95 3C(1) NR 1 ENGINE INSPECTION, FOUND ACOUSTIC LINER PANEL 6 O'CLOCK MISSING & BROKEN OFF AT FASTENERS. REPLACED ENG 1 FAN BOOSTER ACOUSTIC PANELS AT 6 O'CLOCK IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G72-22-04-00A-720A-A.
Part: A/C PACK — UNKNOWN · airframe 48,583 hrs · 4,614 cycles
FA REPORTS NO SIDE WALL LIGHTS THROUGHOUT CABIN CABIN TEMP WAS OVERHEATING EARLIER WITH AIRCRAFT ON GATE AND NO PACKS RUNNING, MAINTENACE PUT CABIN TEMP CONTROLS INTO HEAT REDUCTION MODE. RETURNED CABIN TEMP CONTROLS TO NORMAL OPERATION, CABIN LIGHTING NOW NORMAL
Part: HEATER — BURNED (ZONE 200) · airframe 45,428 hrs · 4,301 cycles
SMOKE IN PILOT REST AREA COMING FROM VENT, ALSO IN FOWARD GALLEY PER CREW DEBRIEF, F/A STATED SMOKE COMING FROM PILOT BUNK AREW VENTS, DID NOT SMELL ELECTRICAL PER F/A & PILOT THAT INSPECTED AREA. UPON ARRIVAL TO ACFT NO SMELL, ODOR, OR SMOKE SEEN WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED. STATED IT DID SMELL ELECTRICAL. NO SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED IN FWD FLT CREW AREA. SMOKE ODOR FROM PILOT CREW REST AREA SMOKE DETECTORS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-26-14-10-00A-300B-A. CHECK OF CARGO BAY IAW FIM TASK DMC-B787-A-21-20-F5-72A-421A-A. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. FOUND EVIDENCE OF DUCT HEATER ELECT BURN. REMOVED & INSTALLED OVERHEAD FLIGHT CREW REST DUCT HEATER IAW AMM 787-21-41-20-00A. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SPOILER SYS — FAILED · airframe 39,981 hrs · 3,782 cycles
SPOILERS ADVISORY FAILURE OF ONE OR TWO SPOILER ACTUATORS IN AIR OR FAILURE OF ONE NOT DEACTIVATED SPOILER ACTUATOR ON GROUND. FIM TASK REF : 27-60-F1-FHA-421A-A CMC MSG# 2712752. FOLLOWED FIM 27-60-F1-P1A-421A SPOILER EMA AMM DDG 27-61-02-01, NR 5 SPOILER EMA DEACTIVATED PER MEL, APPLIED MEL 2761AR GROUND TEST PASSED.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (STA 1281) · airframe 36,233 hrs · 3,450 cycles
DET FIRE 2A ENG R EICAS STATUS RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR 2A IS UNAVAILABLE. FIM TASK REF : 31-90-F8-01A-421B-A CMC MSG# 4202161 FLIGHT STATUS: A INTERMITTENCE CODE: H PH: CLIMB NARRATIVE: 42 GPMGENERAL OPS (LEFT 1) SEE LOGOAGE 5940898 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO FIELD WITH MULTIPLE STATUS MESSAGES. INCLUDING FIRE DET RT 3A, 4A, 5A AND 6A. HYDRAULIC VALVE AND TEMP SENSOR MESSAGES. RIGHT MAIN ENGINE DATA CONCENTRATOR FAULTS. ALL FAULTS ARE RELATED TO A COMMON DATA BUS BETWEEN THE MAIN ENGINE DATA CONCENTRIATOR AND THE R1 CCS REMOTE DATA CONCETRAITOR 2 AHM SUMMARY SHOWS ALL MESSAGES HIT DURING CLIMB THEM CLEAR ONCE AIRCRAFT LEVELS AT CRUISE PREVIOUS HISTORY SHOWS MEGGARED WIRING FROM CONNECTOR DM2611201P01 TO CONNECTOR D550JA ALL CKECKED GOOD OPEN TO GROUND AND 0.0 OH,S THROUGHT THE DATA BUS LOOP REFERENCE B787 WDM 26-11-22-01A ADD EMP:U114862, LOAD TESTED WIRING BETWEEN CONNECTOR DM2611201P01 AND CONNECTOR DM4240002P01 WIRING LOAD TESTED GOOD CHECKED CONTINUITY BETWEEN PINS 96/97 AND 9/16 HAD GOOD CONTINUITY 5.0 OH,S FOR THE LOOP SHOOK WIRING IN THE PYLON AND COULD NOT GET RESISTANCE TO JUMP CHECKED RESISTANCE OF RESISTOR R2611202 RESISTANCE SHOULD BE 120 OHMS +/- 12 OHMS FOUND 123.6 OHMS REFERNCE B787 FIM 42-20-F5-G1A-421A-A RESISTOR CHECKED GOOD LOAD TESTED WIRING FROM CONNECTOR DM2611201P01 TO CONNECTOR D1336J LOAD TEST WAS GOOD VOLTAGE DROP LESS THAN 2 VOLTS AT 1AMP CHECKED WIRING FOR CONTINUITY WHILE SHAKING ALL WIRING BETWEEN CON