N37538
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (CALA) | Operator | on 1962-01-13 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by UNITED AIR LINES INC (per NTSB report)
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.
8 reports on file, 2023-06-24 – 2026-06-30.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAULTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 13,193 hrs · 4,350 cycles
FLIGHT READINESS CHECK (REVISED BY EC0500-01360E) PROCEDURE - FIRST CLASS SEAT ROWS 1 THRU 5 SEAT PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOP. FOUND FWD CABIN CENTER (M02816] EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY INOP. REPLACED BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-51-06-960-803 AND AMM 33-51-06-960-802. ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: PACKING — BROKEN (LEFT PACK) · airframe 10,287 hrs · 3,381 cycles
LEFT WING BODY OVERHEAT AT 90 KNOTS ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL CREW DEBRIEF: THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED DURING HIGH ENERGY STOP. STOP WAS IN THEIR LOW BRAKING SCALE AT 90KTS, SPOILERS DEPLOYED, THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED, & AUTO BRAKE USED. INTEROGATED OMF. FOUND NO CORRELATED MAINT MESSAGES. STARTED FIM TASK FOR NITROGEN GEN OVHT FAULT REF MAINT MESSAGE 26-F0738 - FAULT ISOLATION 26-18 TASK 837. FOUND NGS HEAT EXHANGER UNIT LEAKING & COUPLING HYDRAFLOW CLAMP. REMOVED NGS PRESSURE REG. VALVE FOR ACCESS LT PACK BAY AFT. REPLACED BOTH PACKINGS AT AFT OF NGS HEAT EXCHANGER CONNECTION DUCT & REINSTALLED DUCT IAW 47-32-03-400-801. REINSTALLED RAM AIR VALVE INSTALLATION REF TASK 47-32-05-400-801, REQUIRES SYS LEAK TEST. ACCMPLISHED NGS SYS TEST REF 47-00-00-800-801. TEST PASSED. DURING LEAK CHK OF NITROGEN GEN SYS REF 47-00-00-790-801. NO LEAK NOTED
Part: SCREW — LOOSE (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,277 hrs · 3,378 cycles
21C EMERG LIGHT AISLE ILLUMINATOR FELL OUT OF SEAT. C/W ECRA 2520-07642. FOUND LOOSE EPL HOUSING SET SCREWS. RESECURED EPL HOUSING SET SCREWS. OPS. CK. GOOD. REF CMM-25-21-68.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — CHAFED (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,574 hrs · 2,517 cycles
RIGHT FWD SERVICE DOOR (R2) EXTERIOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT INOP T/S PER WDM 33-51-21 ALSO FOUND 1ST CLASS SEAT MOUNTED LIGHTS INOP AS WELL. FOUND SEAT ROW 3AB HARNESS CHAFFED AT 3B AT SEATBACK R/H PIVOT CAUSING FUSE TO BURN OUT AT BATTERY POWER SUPPLY M02816 LOCATED IN FWD GALLEY CEILING. RT FWD SERVICE EXTERIOR EMERG. LT AND ALL OTHER 1ST CLASS SEAT MOUNTED LTS CHK GOOD WITH ROW 3AB DISCONNECTED. REPAIRED CHAFFED WIRE AT SEAT ROW 3AB REF SWPM 20-10-13 OPS CHK GOOD
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,376 hrs · 2,455 cycles
FWD ENTRY DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOP. PENDING TOMC APPROVAL. DISPATCH DESK: 83 NAME: DK DATE: 07-NOV-24- NOC DESK: MAX NAME: DH DATE: 07-NOV-24- TOMC APPROVED. DAY OPS ONLY PERFORMED FIM 33-51 TASK 804. FOUND AN OPEN FUSE ON BATTERY CHARGER M1675. COMPLIED WITH MEL INSTRUCTIONS. BOTH PLACARDS WERE INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY REF AMM TASK 33-51-06-960-803. OPS CHECK NORMAL. PARTS USED: 29-3351-3-0031,QTY :1
Part: POWER SUPPLY — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,180 hrs · 2,392 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK - FOUND R1 DOOR EXTERIOR LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED R1 EMERGENCY DOOR TWICE REF AMM 33-51-04. NO FIX REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY SUPPLY M2618 REF AMM 33-51-06. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (AFT RIGHT WALL) · airframe 2,952 hrs · 958 cycles
AFT RIGHT WALL EMEGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACE BATTERY CHARGER PER REF AMM 33-51-06 OPS CHECK GOOD. PARTS USED: 29-3351-3-0031,QTY :1.
Part: FUSE — FAILED (M2816) · airframe 2,415 hrs · 785 cycles
FIRST CLASS FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP, SEATS 1B TO 5B T/S PER WDM 33-51-21-4 PAGE 4 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT - FWD - FLOOR PROXIMITY, FOUND FUSE BLOWN ON M2816 BATT PWR SUPPLY, REPLACED FUSE I.A.W AMM TASK 33-51-06-960-801 POWER SUPPLY - FUSE REPLACMENT, OPS CK GOOD SEATS 1B-5B