N530UA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (CALA) | Operator | on 1992-05-04 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by UNITED AIRLINES (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.
87 reports on file, 1996-09-03 – 2014-08-08.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 76,137 hrs · 27,974 cycles
DOOR 2R UPPER DOOR HINGE CUT OUT CRACKED, MAJOR REPAIR. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 52-10-02 REPAIR NR 1. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR. THE REPAIR ANGLE WAS MADE IAW PARA 4G IAW PARA 5 TABLE 202.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 76,137 hrs · 27,974 cycles
MAJOR REPAIR, REF INBD CF9048. SKIN DENT AT STATION 520 STRINGER 24 - 25R. DENT IS OUT OF LIMITS.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 76,137 hrs · 27,974 cycles
FUSE FRAME REPAIRS AT BS 1600, STRINGER 26L & BS 1320, STRINGER 28L WERE ACP.
Part: MICROPHONE — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 75,934 hrs · 27,916 cycles
FIRST OFFICER`S 02 MASK MIKE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FIRST OFFICER'S O2 MASK IAW MM 35-11-51. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD PN IS MR35112.
Earlier reports · 1996–2013 · 83 reports
2013
Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 74,442 hrs · 27,460 cycles
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCH IS LOOSE. SECURED SWITCH IAW AMM.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,079 hrs · 27,334 cycles
SMALL DENT WITH CRACK REPORTED IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT JUST INBD OF DOOR. CARGO COMPARTMENT TO REMAIN EMPTY UNTIL REPAIR CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. PLACARD APPLIED.
Part: SEAT — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 73,590 hrs · 27,173 cycles
F/O SEAT HANDLE LOCK DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. REPLACED F/O SEAT.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
MAJOR REPAIR ACFT CARGO PIT DOOR CUT OUT UPPER T-CORD CORRODED. ACFT PIT DOOR CUTOUT THRESHOLD T-CORD WEB WAS REPAIRED IAW REO G-16220 REV A, & ECRA 5360-01307.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1681) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
BS 1681 FRAME HAS CORROSION ON THE FREE FLANGE BETWEEN S17-18R. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND FABRICATED NEW UPPER TEE FITTING, SHIMS, SPLICE STRAP. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (THRESHOLD) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT THRESHOLD TEE FITTING WEB CORRODED. REMOVED WEB, FABRICATED NEW WEB AND INSTALLED IAW REO-G-16220 EVA, AND ECRA 536-01307.
Part: SUPPORT FITTING — GOUGED (R1 DOOR LATCH) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
R1 DOOR FWD LOWER LATCH SUPPORT FITTING FOUND GOUGED AND BEYOND REPAIR. FABRICATED SUPPORT FITTING IAW DWG 141N6382.
Part: STRINGER — DAMAGED (BS 600 S16L) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
BS 600, STR 16L CRACKED. REMOVED STRINGER SECTION, FABRICATED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND SPLICE ANGLE IAW SRM 53-00-03, DWG 143N10 09. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-02.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 590-600) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
SKIN BS 590 TO 600, S14-19L HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER BARN DOOR REPAIR IAW ECRA 5330-04604. NR 37274. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1680) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 1680 RBL 55. ACCOMPLISHED TEE REPAIR RBL 58-LBL 58 IAW REO-G16182, REV "E" REF ECRA 5360- 01305.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 1712) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
MAIN CABIN AFT GALLEY UPPER SURFACE DOUBLER CORRODED, BS 1712, RBL 14-40. AREA REPAIRED IAW ECRA 53 30-04259. THIS IS A CAT "A" REPAIR. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
R2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 52-10-02, REPAIR NR 1. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — DAMAGED (BS 1620) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
FLOORBEAM TEE HAS TWO ELONGATED HOLES. REMOVED UPPER TEE BS 1620 , BL 0 TO RBL 24.5. HFED INSPECTION AREA REF NDT PY 6, 51-00-19, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED NEW UPPER TEE SECTION, REF ECRA 5310-05536 AND INSTALLED TWO STRAPS, AND TWO REPAIR ANGLES, AND UPPER TEE.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 324) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 324, FROM RBL48-54. REMOVED DAMAGE, ORIGINAL MATERIAL .120", FOUND .016" REMOVED. HFEC INSPECTION, BLEND AREA REF NDT PT 6, 51-00-19, NO DEFECTS NOTED. IN LIMITS REF SRM 53-10-08, FIG 101. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 640-660) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
STRINGER 14L BETWEEN BS 640 - 660 HAS SEVERAL CRACKED FASTENERS. CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER. HFEC INSPECTED ALL DAMAGE REMOVED REF NDT PT 6, 51-00-19, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SECTION SRM 53-00-03, FIG 201, DWG 143N3110-18, AND SRM51-40-02. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — GOUGED (BS 377) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM BS 377 GOUGED AT LBL 28. REMOVED 3 INCHES OF SECTION OF UPPER TEE, INSTALLED FILLER AND ANGLE DOUBLER REPAIR IAW EC-RA 5310-05538. MAJOR REPAIR
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 365) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
FLOORBEAM BS 365 CORRODED FROM RBL 4 TO 57. CUTOUT DAMAGE SECTION OF UPPER TEE, INSTALLED ATTACH ANGLE AND STRAPS AT BS 365 LBL 12- RBL 6 IAW ECRA 5310-05536, AND SRM 51-40-02. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 345) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
CABIN FLOORBEAM, BS 345 HAS CORROSION FROM RBL 14-60. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF T-CAP AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION T-CAP WITH TWO SLICE ANGLES IAW DWG 1518-338, REV C, AND ECRA 5310-05538. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: TEE FITTING — CORRODED (BS 1640) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
BS 1640 TEE CORRODED. CUTOUT DAMAGED TO UPPER TEE AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW ECRA 5310-05536.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 520 S24-25R) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 27,015 cycles
SKIN DENTED BS 520 S24-25R. DENT IS OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM53-00-01 FIG 201. IAW TABLE V. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (PA HANDSET) · airframe 72,998 hrs · 26,984 cycles
F/A FIRST CLASS PA INOPERATIVE. FOUND LOOSE WIRE AT HANDSET CONNECTOR DOOR 1L. RESTORED NORMAL HANDSET FUNCTION NOTED.
2012
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (HYDRAULIC PUMP) · airframe 71,296 hrs · 26,419 cycles
FOUND LEFT ELEC HYD PUMP CONNECTOR D3398 BURNT. REPLACED CONNECTOR REF SWPM 20-61-00. OP CHECKED LEFT ELEC HYD PUMP, CHECK'S NORMAL.
Part: COVER — UNSECURE (EXIT SIGN) · airframe 71,121 hrs · 26,356 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 20 LEFT FELL DOWN. JUST THE LIGHT COVER WAS NOT SECURE. SECURED LIGHT COVER.
Part: SELECTOR PANEL — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 COMMS) · airframe 70,329 hrs · 26,098 cycles
FIRST OFFICER CAN`T HEAR NR 2 COMM COMUNICATIONS. REPLACED AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL REF MM 23-51-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DUCT — DIRTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 69,032 hrs · 25,634 cycles
COCKPIT NOISE. ACP'D NOISE CHECK PER MM, FAILED CHECK 76 DCB. REMOVED OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION DUCT NOZZLE ASSY AND RESTRICTOR PLATE ASSY AT ROW 37 AND FOUND RESTRICTOR PLATE HOLES 90% BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS. CLEANED OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION DUCT FROM ROW 12 TO 37. OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION DUCT INTERNAL SUPPORTS FOUND DISBONDED FROM DUCTS FROM ROW 30 TO 35. REPAIRED SUPPORTS FROM ROW 30 TO 32, WITH TEMPORARY FASTENERS INSTALLED. REMAINING SUPPORTS NEED SECURED.
Part: PAN — UNKNOWN (L1 DOOR) · airframe 68,932 hrs · 25,597 cycles
RPL THE NR 1L MED HANDLE PAN P/N 141N6302U3 (PCN 170-5398) ON OR BEFORE JAN 5 2013. PAN REPLACEMENT WILL REQUIRE ALMOST COMPLETE DOOR DISASSEMBLY FOR ACCESS, REQUEST 2 SHIFT SLOT.
2011
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 67,505 hrs · 25,065 cycles
LT ELEVATOR CENTER ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED ACTUATOR PER MM ON DOCK WU S4749N, OP CHECK OKAY.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 700) · airframe 67,505 hrs · 25,065 cycles
STA 700 FLOORBEAM CRACKED AT LBL 24.75 AND LBL 45.5 AT UPPER CHORD FWD RADIUS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPAIRED BY REPLACING UPPER CHORD AND INSTALLING DOUBLERS AT ECS DUCT HOLE, PER SRM AND UA-EVA 81082. HFEC CUTOUT AND HOLES, NO CRACKS.
Part: COWLING — DELAMINATED (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 67,268 hrs · 24,980 cycles
NR 2 ENG OUTBOARD FAN COWL HAS DELAMINATION ON INSIDE FWD EDGE 20" BY 42". REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE COWLING. BOTTOM LATCHES ARE SECURE.
Part: HOUSING — DAMAGED (RT MLG) · airframe 66,600 hrs · 24,737 cycles
RT MLG FWD TRUNNION SUPPORT BEARING HOUSING REPAIR HAS RECEIVED FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH AND IS TIME LIMITED TO 03APR11. A NEW FAA 8100-9 IS REQUIRED BY 03APR11 OR THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OF THIS AIRPLANE IS NO LONGER CURRENT. SFOLM TRUCANO. PER BOEING TELEX UALUAL090 10511B THIS IS A SAFE LIFE PART WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE DTA. THEREFORE THIS ITEM MAY BE CLEARED PER SFOEG. CLEARED AS PER UPDATED INFORMATION FROM SFOEG.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (NR6 SLAT) · airframe 65,952 hrs · 24,491 cycles
NR 6 L/E SLAT T/E COMPOSITE WEDGE HAS DENT OUT OF LIMITS. DENT IS 2.5 BY 2 INCH MAX ALLOWABLE IAW NOTE K IS 2 INCH, AND IS DELAMINATED FROM UPPER SKIN AREA 2.5 BY 2 INCH. REF UA-EVA-80482 AND MM 57-53-93-603 TIME LIMITED REPAIR IAW PARA 11. INJECTION REPAIR OF DELAM AND ACP REPAIR IAW EVA.
2009
Part: WIRE — BURNED (RT MLG DOOR) · airframe 60,548 hrs · 22,412 cycles
ALT GEAR EXT MESSAGE. FOUND WIRE PAIR W2516-2520B-18 AND W2516-2520R-18 SHORTED TO SHIELD GROUND AND BURNED AT THE S10370 AREA. MAYBE ABLE TO REPAIR WITHOUT REPLACING WIRE RUN TO D40370P, BUT PLAN ON REPLACING WIRE RUN. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF W2516-2520RB-18 AND SP1244 & SP1248. REPLACED SPLICES. WITH WIRE W4220-0071-18 TIED BACK, THE ALT GEAR EXTENSION CONTROL C/B STILL POPS. COLLAR C/B IN POPPED CONDITION IN PREPARATION FOR FERRY TO DENVER. REPLACED CONN D42018P, C/B DOES NOT POP. ALSO REPLACED ALT GEAR EXTENSION HYD PRESSURE SWITCH. NORMAL OPERATION RESTORED.
2008
Part: CHARGER — FAILED (MAIN BATTERY) · airframe 59,342 hrs · 21,924 cycles
MAIN BATTERY CHARGER EICAS MSG PRESENT. REPLACED MAIN BATTERY CHARGER UNIT. OP TESTED NORMAL.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 58,522 hrs · 21,609 cycles
DOOR 1L ARMED LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED DOOR 1L ARM LIGHT. AFTER RELAMP LIGHT OPERATED NORMALLY.
Part: ACM — FAULTY (A/C BAY) · airframe 57,646 hrs · 21,289 cycles
AFTER TURNING ON APU & PACKS SMOKE IN CABIN SET OFF SMOKE ALARMS. ACM FAILURE, POSSIBLE BEARING FROZEN. REPLACED ACM, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (OXYGEN MASK) · airframe 56,766 hrs · 20,939 cycles
CAPT O2 MASK MIC INOP. FOUND SHORTED WIRING INSIDE O2 MASK. REPLACED CAPT O2 MASK.
Part: SIGN — LOOSE (L2 DOOR) · airframe 56,727 hrs · 20,929 cycles
DOOR 2L EXIT SIGN NOT ILLUMINATED PER CREW. RESECURED STRIP.
Part: DOUBLER — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
LEFT EXT SKIN DOUBLER AT BS 596 AND 598 HAS TWO SMALL DENTS BETWEEN STRINGER 15 AND 16. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK M10567 IS INOP. DATA UPDATE CAUSE: BATTERY FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK M10699 IS INOP. BATTERY FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT DOOR 2R AND AFT PIT DOOR ARE INOP. LAMPS INOP. RELAMPED ASSY, OPS CHECKS OK.
Part: LIGHT — SHORTED (CABIN) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
LIGHT BAR (EEL) AT K-LAV IS INOP. INTERNAL SHORTING. REPLACED LIGHT BAR (EEL) AT K LAV LOCATION. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CABLE — OUT OF ADJUST (L4 DOOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
L-4 DOOR POWER ACTUATOR CABLE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. L-4 DOOR POWER ACTUATOR CABLE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED STUD ON THE TRIGGER TO GET CORRECT CABLE TRAVEL (0.9375") REQUIRED RANGE 0.95 + O R - 0.05". INSTALLED SPRING CLIP TO LOCK THE STUD IN POSITION.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
FUSELAGE DENTED AND CRACKED, APPROX 3 FEET AFT OF DOOR 2L, 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE WATER LINE. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 1600 STR 26L AND BS 1320 STR 28L IS DAMAGED. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO.
Part: GATE — CORRODED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
R-1 DOOR LOWER GATE CORRODED AND DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED DOOR 1R GATE.
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
R-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT REQUIRES DOUBLER. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO.
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (L2 DOOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
L-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT REQUIRES DOUBLER INSTALLATION. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO.
Part: GATE — CRACKED (R1 DOOR UPPER) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
R-1 DOOR UPPER GATE CRACKED.
Part: GATE — CORRODED (4R DOOR LOWER) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
R4 DOOR LOWER GATE SKIN HAS CORROSION. REPLACED LOWER GATE.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
R-1 DOOR HANDLE BOX CRACKED AT CAM BASKET HOLES. STRESS CRACK TO HANDLE BOX. REMOVED AND REPLACED HANDLE BOX AT GSO.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — GOUGED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 56,636 hrs · 20,894 cycles
R-1 DOOR UNDER UPPER HINGE TORQUE TUBE, WEB AND SKIN GOUGED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO.
2007
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 55,933 hrs · 20,635 cycles
CREW REPORTS HAD TE FLAG DISAGREE MSG , FLAP HANDLE SELECT 25 DEG, FLAP IND STOPPED AT 21 DEG. CREW REPORTED LANDING SMOOTH 138K WT 174TH.
Part: OXYGEN MASK — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 54,941 hrs · 20,260 cycles
PBE BY DOOR 2L IS RIPPED OPEN. 09-07-07 REPLACED SMOKE HOOD OF OXYGEN MASK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (LAVATORY) · airframe 53,591 hrs · 19,789 cycles
EEL LIGHT BAR AT THE MID LAV IS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EEL LIGHT BAR AT MID LAV. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
2006
Part: PLUNGER — BINDING (OXY MASK DOOR) · airframe 51,923 hrs · 19,175 cycles
K LAV OXYGEN MASK DOOR FAILED DROP CHECK, DOOR DID NOT OPEN. THE PROBLEM WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A PLUNGER THAT WAS BINDING. REPLACED PLUNGER.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (R2 DOORWAY)
MAIN ENTRY DOOR 2R FRAME IS CRACKED AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPLACED WITH A NEW MAIN ENTRY CABIN DOOR. REMOVED DOOR SENT TO SHOP FOR EVALUATION. ROOT CAUSE OF CRACK IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 51,721 hrs · 19,098 cycles
SLIDE LIGHT INOP 2R.
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 51,486 hrs · 19,000 cycles
RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO ELECTRICAL/SMOKE ODOR ON FLIGHT DECK. C-B PULLED AND SMELL DISSIPATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FO'S CDU.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 50,817 hrs · 18,762 cycles
FUSELAGE DENTED AND CRACKED, APPROX 3 FEET AFT OF DOOR 2L, 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE WATER LINE. DENT CUT OUT AND REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED · airframe 49,997 hrs · 18,473 cycles
RETURNED TO ORD DUE TO FUEL FILTER EICAS MESSAGE. REPLACED MAIN FUEL FILTER, RAN ENGINE NO FAULTS OR LEAKS, CLEARED MESSAGE. NO REPEATS SINCE EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL FINDINGS AS ENGINEERING NEVER RECEIVED THE FUEL FILTER.
2004
Part: BEARING CAGE — FAILED (NR 3) · airframe 43,705 hrs · 16,123 cycles
RT ENGINE OIL TEMP IN YELLOW AND OIL FILTER BYPASS EICAS MESSAGE. SHOP TEARDOWN CONFIRMED THAT THE NR 3 BEARING CAGE HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE FIRST FAILURE OF THIS TYPE.
2003
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 41,369 hrs · 15,296 cycles
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT, INOPERATIVE AT DOOR 4L. RELAMPED.
2002
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
FORWARD CABIN FLOOR BODY STATION 365 RBL 15 TO RBL 48 T-CAP HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED T-CAP.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
AFT PIT FRAME UPPER FLANGE HAS EXCESSIVE MAT LOSS AFTER BLENDOUT OF DAMAGE AND CORROSION, STATION 1320 BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 27L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED STRAP REPAIR.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
AFT PIT FRAME UPPER CAP DENTED STATION 1400 AT STRINGER 26L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FRAME.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
FORWARD CABIN RIGHT HAND CREASE BEAM BODY STATION 297-377, RBL 64 HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS ON INBOARD CHORD. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED CHORD.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
CABIN FLOORBEAM BODY STATION 310 RBL 39 IS CORRODED ON UPPER SURFACE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP AND NESTED ANGLE T-CAP ON FLOORBEAM.
Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
ON AFT PRESS CABIN PRESSURE DECK DUE TO EXCESS MAT'L LOSS AT LBL 11 TO LBL 13 AMD STATION 1680 TO STATION 1683. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED WITH DOUBLER AND FILLER.
Part: FRAME — DENTED · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
AFT PIT FRAME STATION 1600 ABOVE STRINGER 26L IB CAP DENTED, SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
CREASE BEAM I/B CHORD AT DOOR 2R IS CORRODED STATION 720 TO STATION 755. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. I/B CHORD OF CREASE REPLACED AND INSPECTED.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
FORWARD CABIN FLOORBEAM STATION 310 LBL 18 HAS EXCESIVE MAT LOSS AFTER DAMAGE CLEAN UP. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED ANGLE AND STRAP REPAIR.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
RIGHT HAND CREASE BEAM INBOARD CHORD HAS CORROSION ON TOP AND BOTTOM AT STATION 755 TO STATION 780. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED DAMAGE CHORD SECTION AND INSTALLED SPLICE.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
AFT CABIN LEFT HAND CREASE BEAM INBOARD CHORD DUE TO CORROSION AT STATION 1584 AND LBL 64. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DAMAGE REMOVED AND REPAIRED SLICED IN WITH REINFORCING ANGLES AND FILLER.
Part: STRINGER — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
STATION 602-604 STRINGER 16L DENTED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE.
Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
CABIN AFT PRESSURE DECK HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS AT STATION 1681 RBL 12, STATION 1681 TO 1684 RBL 14 TO RBL 54, STATION 1688 RBL 50 AND STATION 1699 RBL 44. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
Part: CREASE BEAM — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
CABIN CREASE BEAM INNER CHORD LOWER LEG, HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS AT FASTENER HOLE BODY STATION 753, LBL 65, WATERLINE 208. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INNER CHORD REPLACED.
Part: FLOORBEAM — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,696 hrs · 13,917 cycles
STATION 1600, FLOORBEAM CAP RBL 5 TO LBL 18 HAS GOUGES IN AREA OF AFT CABIN. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FLOORBEAM DOUBLER INSTALLED.
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 32,659 hrs · 12,066 cycles
DOOR 1 RIGHT SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
1999
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (LE SLAT)
LANDED ORD UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO L/E SLAT ASYMMETRY. *S/D* FAILURE OF ONE OF THE TWO INBOARD SLAT LOSS INDICATION SWITCHES CAUSED THE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. REPLACED THE BAD SWITCH AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE WITHOUR FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN INDUSTRY PROBLEM WITH THE 757 AIRCRAFT. UNITED IS CORRECTING THE PROBLEM DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISITS.
1997
Part: GIRT BAR — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR)
SLIDE LIGHT ABOVE DOOR 2L DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WITH SLIDE ARMED. CLEANED AND LUBED GIRT BAR MECHANISM, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FAN — FAILED (CABIN)
NOTICIED A STRONG ACRID SMELL IN THE CABIN AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. *S/D* REMOVED RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO CABIN ODOR.
1996
Part: FILL VALVE — NOT CLOSED (POTABLE WATER)
CREW REPORTED POTABLE WATER QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO AFTER TAKEOFF ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXTERNAL AIR NOISE NEXT TO DOOR 2R. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, FOUND ALL DOORS CLOSED. INSPECTION REVEALED WATER FILL VALVE IN OPEN POSITION. CLOSED SAME. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAX. OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.