N645UA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (CALA) | Operator | on 1993-07-16 | 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.
23 reports on file, 1995-03-08 – 2013-09-17.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 92,714 hrs · 14,745 cycles
STATION 246 LOWER FLOOR BEAM AT THE MID CHORD LOCATION HAS A CRACK AT STIFFENER LOCATION RBL 15 FROM THE UPPER HOLE 3-16 TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE WEB.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 22 reports
2004
Part: WIRE HARNESS — SPARKS (CABIN) · airframe 57,485 hrs · 9,251 cycles
WIRE BUNDLES UNDERNEATH PIT FLOOR FROM PDY 6R AREA TO PDU 6L AREA SPARKING AND POPPING CB'S. REPAIRED BY SPLICING IN NEW WIRING PER BOEING STANDARD PRACTICES.
Part: BEARING — BURNED (ATTITUDE IND) · airframe 55,674 hrs · 8,936 cycles
ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT, FIRST AND BUSINESS. BURNING SMELL WAS CAUSED BY FAILED ROTOR SPIN BEARING IN COCKPIT STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR (SAI). SHOP CONFIRMED SAI HAD OVERHEATED ROTOR BEARING. STATIC INVERTER (ON E1-4 SHELF) ALSO WAS FAILED. UNCERTAIN WHICH FAILURE OCCURED FIRST, BUT IT IS LIKELY THAT OVERHEATED SAI RESULTED IN FAILED INVERTER. SHOP HAS ONGOING PROJECT (BY ATTRITION) TO UPGRADE SAI'S BY REPLACING SPIN BEARING AND REDUCTION GEAR ASSY WITH MORE DURABLE CERAMIC MATERIAL. OVERHEATED SAI WAS NOT UPGRADED BEFORE FAILURE.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — LEAKING · airframe 54,850 hrs · 8,792 cycles
RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS AND UNSUITABLE WEATHER. ACTUAL FLUID LOSS UNDETERMINED, NO SIGNIFICANT LEAKS FOUND AND NO FURTHER LOSS OF FLUID.
2003
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 53,239 hrs · 8,533 cycles
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT NEAR GALLEY 402. ACCOMPLISHED WIRE BUNDLE REPAIR PER MM 33-51-10-301. DEVICE WORKS FINE.
Part: HINGE — CRACKED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 53,166 hrs · 8,515 cycles
RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP, AFT FLAP HINGE MID ATTACH FITTING, OUTBD AND INBD SIDES CRACKED AT LOWER ENDS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED FLAP HINGE PER SRM 57-53-02, FIG 201 AND REINSTALLED FITTING PER MM 27-51-06.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,166 hrs · 8,515 cycles
FLOORBEAM STATION 246 STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT LBL 26, FWD SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED STIFFENER PER SRM 51-40-2 AND BAC DWG 141T5814.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 53,166 hrs · 8,515 cycles
NR 2 PYLON OUTBOARD SIDE, FWD TORQUE BOX, NACELLE STA 240 AND WL 150, EXTERIOR SKIN IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED SIDE SKIN WITH DOUBLER-TRIPLER PER SRM 54-53-01.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,166 hrs · 8,515 cycles
SEAT TRACK BETWEEN STA 764-784, LBL 62 IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK AND FABRICATED SPLICE REPAIR PER BAC DWG 145T2222-4 AND SRM 51-40-2.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 53,166 hrs · 8,515 cycles
LT WING, INBOARD FLAP, AFT FLAP MID ATTACH FITTING IS CRACKED ON OUTBOARD AND INBOARD SIDES, T/E FLAP HINGE FITTING. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED FITTING PER SRM 57-53-02, FIG 201.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 53,166 hrs · 8,515 cycles
BULK CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT SKIN IS DENTED AND GOUGED BS 1450. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
2002
Part: SCAVENGE PUMP — FAILED (APU) · airframe 47,187 hrs · 7,475 cycles
APU TAILPIPE FIRE. FOUND TURBINE SCAVENGE PUMP FAILED WITH NO ROTATION DURING OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE TIE SHAFT DRIVE INSERT WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE POWER SECTION WAS ROUTED FOR DISASSEMBLY.
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 42,991 hrs · 6,751 cycles
EEL LIGHTING INOP AT SEAT 1E. SECURED EEL STRIP, OP CKS GOOD.
Part: PANEL — SEPARATED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 42,217 hrs · 6,625 cycles
AFTER ROTATION CREW REPORTED HAD LEFT ENG PANEL LOOSE AND FLOATING AROUND LEADING EDGE , AIRCRAFT LANDED AT JFK AMBER ALERT FOUND DAMAGE TO CORE COWL AND LEADING EDGE.
Part: DOOR — STUCK (AFT ENTRY) · airframe 42,097 hrs · 6,602 cycles
UNABLE TO OPEN LEFT REAR ENTRY DOOR. *S/D* FOUND PAWL ON DOOR ASSIST REEL WHICH IS A SUBASSEMBLY OF COUNTERBALANCE ASSEMBLY ENGAGED. DISENGAGED PAWL AND OPERATIONAL CHECK PROVIDED SATISFACTORY SYSTEM OPERATION.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 42,081 hrs · 6,599 cycles
AFT CARGO PIT AT BS 1197 +132 AT LBL 22-26, FRAME T-CAP IS CORRODED. REPLACED T-CAP PER BAC DWG 146T1060 AND INSTALLED PER SRM53-00-07, FIG 101.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 42,081 hrs · 6,599 cycles
MAIN CABIN BS 860 - 870 LBL 89 FLOORBEAM L-ANGLE BETWEEN UPPER CHORD TO SEAT TRACK CRACKED. C-CHECK. REPLACED L-ANGLE, REF SRM 51-40-02 FOR FASTENER INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 42,081 hrs · 6,599 cycles
EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN DENT STATION 445, BETWEEN STRINGERS 24L AND 26L. *S/D* SKIN REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01 FIGURE 206 WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT OSV TIMCO.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 42,081 hrs · 6,599 cycles
AFT CARGO PIT AT BS 1197 AT LBL 5 - 26 FRAME T-CAP HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. REPLACED T-CAP PER SRM.
2000
Part: FLOORBEAM — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 42,081 hrs · 6,599 cycles
CABIN FLOORBEAM T-CAP BROKEN OUT AT BS. 852 RBL.54. ACCOMLPISHED T-CAP REPAIR PER SRM53-00-51.
1999
Part: CONDUIT — DISLODGED (CARGO DOOR)
WHILE EN ROUTE, AIRCRAFT HAD FORWARD CARGO DOOR INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. DIVERTED JFK. OVERWEIGHT LANDING. *S/D* LARGE FORWARD CARGO DOOR ELECTRICAL CONDUIT PULLED AT LINK ARM PIVOT POINT AT FORWARD BRACKET WHEN DOOR IS CLOSING CAUSING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO DISLODGE AND GIVE EICAS INDICATIONS. REPLACED DAMAGED CONDUIT ASSEMBLY 287T4325-1. LARGE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
1997
Part: PRSOV — CLOGGED (RT ENGINE)
WHILE DESCENDING ON APPROACH, THE RIGHT ENGINE BLEED AIR TRIPPED OFF. *S/D* PRSOV MALFUNCTION. SHOP FOUND PRSOV REMOVABLE ORIFICE CLOGGED AND SENSE LINE LOOSE.
1995
Part: METERING UNIT — MALFUNCTION (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING START. NO COCKPIT INDICATION OF FIRE. BOTTLES DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHED. NO PIMU FAULTS. REPLACED FUEL METERING UNIT AS A PRECAUTION.