N54538
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.
4 reports on file, 2025-09-19 – 2026-08-27.
Part: FILTER — ODOR (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,946 hrs · 1,118 cycles
DIRTY SOCK ODOR COMING FROM PACKS, ON GROUND AND WHEN AT IDLE IN DESCENT. NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGINE OR APU BLEED. INBD CREW FAILED TO NOTIFY CONTROLLER CENTER ON ARRIVAL OF THIS DISCREPANCY. RAN PACKS WITH APU, INSPECTED SUPPLY DUCTS FOR RECIRCULATION AND MIXER UNIT IAW AMM 21-21-00-210-804-A, REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41/401, NO DIRTY ODOR NOTED. OK TO CONTINUE.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (CABIN AIR) · airframe 2,898 hrs · 1,097 cycles
STRANGE ODOR ON DESCENT STARTED AT 13000 DAMP DIRTY SOCK SMELL PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A TYPE 6 LEVEL A PERFORMED PACK BURN FOR 25 MINS AND ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTER CARTRIDGES PER AMM TASK 21-21-41-000-001-A PACKS RAN NORMAL AND NO SMELLS INDICATED ALSO INSPECTED RIGHT PACK AND NO INDICATIONS OF RESIDUE.
Part: CONTROL LEVER — FAULTED (ZONE 700) · airframe 1,974 hrs · 750 cycles
LGCIU 1 & 2 FAULT UPON GEAR EXTENSION. GRAVITY GEAR EXTENSION SUCCESSFUL. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LANDING-GEAR NORMAL CONTROL-LEVER (6GA) IAW AMM 32-31-11-400-001-A. COMPLETED UP TO INCLUDING STEP 4. B. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF LG LANDING-GEAR NORMAL CONTROL-LEVER IAW AMM 32-31-11-400-001. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-002-A. MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL INDICATION NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CABIN PRESSURE — OVERPRESSURED · airframe 191 hrs · 75 cycles
CABIN OVERPRESS PRIOR TO DOOR OPEN ECAM FOLLOWED PACKS OFF NO FAULTS ON POST FLT REPORT ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF RESIDUAL PRESS CONTROLLER REF AMM 21-31-00-710-802-A AND BITE TEST OF BOTH PRESS CONTROLLERS REF AMM 21-31-00-710-002-A. NO FAULTS FOUND. NO HISTORY NOTED.