N904UA
Registered owner: EGGERS BENJAMIN D, TN (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 1995-10-29 | 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.
32 reports on file, 1995-08-23 – 2008-03-19.
Part: STRIP — LOOSE (RT WING) · airframe 48,123 hrs · 30,352 cycles
RTFL DUE TO A SMALL STRIP OF METAL HANGING FROM RIGHT WING. RE-BONDED METAL STRIP TO WING.
Part: GIRT BAR — FAULTY (L2 DOOR) · airframe 47,893 hrs · 30,212 cycles
THE 2L GIRT BAR WON`T STAY IN HOLDER DE-ARM POSITION. REPACKED SLIDE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2007 · 30 reports
2007
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (APU FIRE HANDLE) · airframe 47,454 hrs · 29,956 cycles
BULB BURNED OUT IN APU FIRE HANDLE. SAMC TEXT: CREW REPORTS 3 OF THE 4 BULBS ARE OPERATIONAL. SUSPECT BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB. REPLACED LAMP. AC OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — FAULTY (SEAT 20C) · airframe 46,830 hrs · 29,565 cycles
FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING STRIP SEAT 20C STICKING OUT FROM CLEAR PLASTIC HOUSING. REPLACED LIGHT IN HOUSING.
Part: POWER STRIP — CONTAMINATED (CABIN) · airframe 46,377 hrs · 29,282 cycles
FLOOR MOUNTED EEL LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 11 TO AFT GALLEY. REPLACED WET POWER STRIP. REPLACED WET POWER STRIP.
Part: SLIDE — FAULTY (L2 DOOR) · airframe 46,178 hrs · 29,154 cycles
THREADING ON DOOR 2L SLIDE IS COMING APART. [08-07-07] STOWED THREADING BACK IN SLIDE FLAP.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — MISROUTED (AILERONS) · airframe 45,102 hrs · 28,459 cycles
LT WING AFT AILERON BUS CABLE CONTACTING MLG BEAM APPROX RSS 268 ON OUTBD SIDE OF GEAR BEAM. AILERON CABLES MIS-ROUTED. IMPROPER ROUTING OF CABLES. REROUTED CABLES CORRECLTY.
Part: GAUGE — OBSTRUCTED (SLIDE) · airframe 45,102 hrs · 28,459 cycles
FOUND MAIN DECK AFT ENTRY DOOR SLIDE PRESS VIEW WINDOW FOGGY, GLAZED. REPLACED SLIDE.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOORWAY) · airframe 45,102 hrs · 28,459 cycles
FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR AFT FRAME IS CRACKED AT TWO PLACES AT LOWER STOP FITTING. THE CRACK LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: IN RADIUS OF FRAME AT INBOARD CORNER OF STOP FITTING AND ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME NEAR UPPER INBOARD CORNER OF STOP FITTING. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TWO EXTERNAL NESTED REPAIR ANGLES.
Part: SLIDE — FAULTY (R1 DOOR) · airframe 44,106 hrs · 28,045 cycles
FWD DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE IS FAULTY. SLIDE FAILED AD COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION TEST. REPLACED SLIDE.
2006
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (MLG) · airframe 44,340 hrs · 27,989 cycles
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, WHEN HANDLE WAS PLACED TO "OFF" POSITION, ALL GEAR EXTENDED. HANDLE THEN PLACED TO "DOWN" POSITION TO MATCH GEAR POSITION. HANDLE CYCLED UP AGAIN AND THEN PLACED TO "OFF" AGAIN. ALL SYSTEMS TESTED. OPERATIONAL NORMAL.
Part: VALVE — UNSERVICEABLE (ESCAPE SLIDE) · airframe 44,228 hrs · 27,917 cycles
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE.
Part: VALVE — UNSERVICEABLE (ESCAPE SLIDE) · airframe 44,228 hrs · 27,917 cycles
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. A ONE-HOUR WATER BATH TEST WAS DONE TO THE VALVE AND IT DID NOT SHOW ANY LEAKS. VALVE WAS DISMANTLED AND ALL O-RINGS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, NO EVIDENCE OF CAUSE. REPLACED VALVE AND BOTTLE.
2005
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 41,917 hrs · 26,515 cycles
ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 14 BACK.
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (ROW 15) · airframe 40,547 hrs · 25,658 cycles
EEL LIGHTS OUT FROM ROW 15 BACK. *S/D* EEL LIGHT CONNECTORS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED.
2004
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,793 hrs · 23,988 cycles
SKIN DAMAGED AT STA 290 BETWEEN STR 20R AND 22R. REPLACED SKIN PANEL AND STR 21R AND 22R SEGMENTS.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (NR 4 STRINGER) · airframe 37,519 hrs · 23,816 cycles
AFT CABIN NR 4L STR SPLICE IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (STRINGER) · airframe 37,519 hrs · 23,816 cycles
AFT CABIN NR 4R STR SPLICE IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,519 hrs · 23,816 cycles
STA 194 STR 17 RIGHT WEB CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED WEB.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
STA 194 STR 17 LEFT HAS A CRACKED WEB. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED WEB.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,519 hrs · 23,816 cycles
INTERNAL FUSELAGE BS 616R FRAME WEB FORWARD FACE BELOW FLOOR LINE S16R LOCATED UNDER OVERWING EXIT RIGHT SIDE HAS CRACK APPROX 1 INCH LENGTH COMING FROM FASTENER HOLE, FRAME INNER CORD. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,519 hrs · 23,816 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED STATION 520 STR 14R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER REPAIR.
Part: BULKHEAD — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,405 hrs · 23,751 cycles
NEED REPAIR TO BS 178 FWD BULKHEAD. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED WEB ON FWD BULKHEAD AT BS 178, LBL 5.7, WL 212.
2003
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ROW 15) · airframe 35,421 hrs · 22,556 cycles
EEL FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 15 THROUGH AFT GALLEY. REPLACED 4 EEL LIGHTS AND ONE EEL CABLE. OPS CHECK OK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,421 hrs · 22,556 cycles
EEL FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 15ABC THROUGH AFT GALLEY. *S/D* REPLACED EEL 4 EACH LIGHTS AND EEL CABLE. OPS CHECK OK.
2001
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 29,737 hrs · 18,869 cycles
FLAP EXTENSION PROBLEM. *S/D* REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR.
2000
Part: BELLCRANK — BROKEN (NR 3 KRUGER FLAP) · airframe 28,949 hrs · 18,418 cycles
ON ARRIVAL FOUND RETRACT LINK FOR NR 3 (RT INBOARD KRUEGER FLAP) LEADING EDGE DEVICE BROKEN. UNABLE TO RETRACT FLAP. *S/D* BELLCRANK 65C26766-1 WAS REPLACED WITH BELLCRANK 65C26766-4.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 27,878 hrs · 17,767 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON THE BODY STATION 178 BULKHEAD WEB. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE CRACKS REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM 53-10-08.
1999
Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR)
UNSAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. *S/D* NO GEAR DOWN INDICATION WITH GEAR EXTENDED. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND RELAY AND LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER ITEM C404 ON THE P6-3 PANEL, OPS CHECK OK.
1996
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR MOUNTED ESCAPE LIGHTING INOP ROWS 15 TO 20. RECONNECTED FLOOR MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING AT ROWS 15 THROUGH 20 TO POWER SOURCE AND OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.
1995
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (DOOR)
ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS, DUE TO DOOR WARNING LIGHT. ADJUSTED DOOR SWITCH PER MM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING ROW 4 TO ROW 14 AND LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS, CHECKS OK.