N388UA
Registered owner: AIRSTRIKE AG LLC, IA (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 1999-09-12 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by UNITED AIRLINES, 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.
21 reports on file, 1995-10-17 – 2005-02-27.
Part: SEAL — TORN (L1 DOOR) · airframe 41,801 hrs · 29,978 cycles
UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT. DOOR 1L LEAKING. SEAL TORN BY LOWER HINGE AREA. REPLACED LOWER HINGE SEAL. REPLACED L1 DOOR SNUBBER. ADJUSTED DOOR STOPS.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 20 reports
2004
Part: SIGN — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 40,931 hrs · 29,441 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS INOP AT LT OVERWING EXIT HATCH, FWD OF LT OVERWING EXIT HATCH AND MID AISLE CEILING AT ROW 10. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR ITEM M1134.
Part: KEELBEAM — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
FASTENER HOLE ON RT SIDE OF KEEL BEAM AT STA 710 LOWER CHORD FLANGE, UPPER SURFACE ELONGATED OUT OF LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED STRAP AND FILLER REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
UPPER NR 1 VHF ANTENNA LT AFT MOUNTING HOLE HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE. FOUND WHEN ANTENNA REMOVED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER TRIPLER REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
EXTERNAL SKIN STA 847 RT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND QUAD REPAIR.
Part: STRINGER — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
GOUGE IN STRINGER 23R AT STA 727D+6. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
SEAT TRACK BETWEEN BS 639 AND 706 LBL 44 HAS CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
MAIN CABIN AT STA 294 STR 7R DOOR JAM CORNER CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
EXTERIOR FUSELAGE DENTED BELOW DOOR 1L BETWEEN STR 19L AND 20L AT STA 300. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER.
Part: STRINGER — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
HOLES ON STRINGER ELONGATED AT STA 767 & 768 STR 23R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
MAIN CABIN AT R1 DOOR SILL ANGLE SUPPORT HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BS 300 AND 330. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
EXT FUSLAGE AT STA 265 BETWEEN STR 17L AND 18L DENTED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER MATERIAL.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
MAIN CABIN AT STA 294 STR 7R DOOR JAMB CORNER CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (TE FLAP) · airframe 39,449 hrs · 28,449 cycles
LEFT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP ASSY DELAMINATED ALONG MOST INBOARD TRAILING EDGE AND CORNER OF FLAP. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SKIN, AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
2003
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENG OIL) · airframe 38,773 hrs · 27,959 cycles
DIVERTED TO LAX DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT. R & R OIL TEMP BULB AND EIS. SHOP TESTS SHOWED BOTH COMPONENTS WERE WELL WITHIN SHOP TEST SPECIFICATIONS. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED WIRE CHECK ON THE OIL TEMP BULB CIRCUIT WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. NO ABSOLUTE CAUSE FOUND. POSSIBLE DIRTY CONNECTOR ON THE TEMP BULB CIRCUIT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO THE IFSD EVENT ECM SHOWED AND INCREASE OF 10-20 DEGREES IN ECM TREND IN PREVIOUS DAYS FLIGHT (STILL WAY BELOW FLAG LIMITS) . AFTER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACE OIL TEMP NORMALIZED BACK TO WERE IT WAS.
2001
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAULTY (L/E FLAP) · airframe 33,212 hrs · 23,698 cycles
TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO FLAP TAKEOFF WARNING CONFIGURATION HORN. FOUND NR 4 LE FLAP INTRANSIT LIGHT ON, ON OVHD & FWD PNL. FOUND WHEN FLAPS DOWN AND TAPPED S175 LIGHTS WENT BETWEEN TRANSIT AND GREEN EXTEND. REPLACED S175 AND TESTED SEVERAL TIMES WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.
2000
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,731 hrs · 20,601 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON THE BODY STATION 178 BULKHEAD WEB. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE CRACKS REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM 53-10-08.
1999
Part: RELAY — FAILED (NLG)
NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *S/D* FAULTY NOSE GEAR LATCHING RELAY. REPLACED NOSE GEAR LATCHING RELAY ITEM R374. OPS CHECK OK.
1997
Part: BEARING — MISINSTALLED (NR 3 MLG WHEEL)
ON ARRIVAL, FOUND THAT NR 3 MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING, BUT BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND ALL WHEEL RETAINING HARDWARE WAS IN PLACE. THE INNER BEARING IS ON THE AXLE BUT DAMAGED AND MOST OF THE OUTER BEARING IS GONE. *S/D* WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF FROM SMF. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT LAX. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT INCORRECT BEARING INSTALLATION CAUSED FAILURE DUE TO A BUILD-UP OF ADVERSE TOLERANCES. WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY, BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AXLE SLEEVE AND AXLE NUT WERE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE.
1996
Part: STRIP — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOP FORWARD CABIN BY GALLEY CARTS. REPLACED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT STRIP, CHECKS OK.
1995
Part: MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (SPEED BRAKE)
SPEED BRAKE DID NOT DEPLOY ON LANDING WITH SPEED BRAKE ARMED LIGHT ON. MANUALLY WOULD ONLY DEPLOY TO FLIGHT POSITION. REPLACED THE AUTO SPEED BRAKE ACCESSORY MODULE PER MM 27-62-35. CHECKS O.K. THE MODULE WAS ROUTED TO THE SHOP WHERE NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.