N904UA

BENJAMIN D EGGERS CHALLENGER II · 2006 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: EGGERS BENJAMIN D, TN (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (CALA)Operatoron 1995-10-29Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1995-10-29 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING B-737-500 No injuries Part 91UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by UNITED AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA96IA005

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.

OTHER · 2008-03-19 Unresolved
ATA 5720

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.

Source: SDR 2008UALA01539
OTHER · 2008-02-20 Unresolved
ATA 2560

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.

Source: SDR 2008UALA00961
Earlier reports · 1995–2007 · 30 reports

2007

INADEQUATE Q C · 2007-12-27 Unresolved
ATA 2612

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA05322
NO TEST · 2007-10-07 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA04103
NO TEST · 2007-08-10 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA03125
OTHER · 2007-07-16 Unresolved
ATA 2565

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA02680
OTHER · 2007-02-18 Unresolved
ATA 2710

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA00492
OTHER · 2007-02-18 Unresolved
ATA 2565

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA00498
OTHER · 2007-02-18 Unresolved
ATA 5310

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA00499
NO TEST · 2007-01-18 Unresolved
ATA 2565

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.

Source: SDR 2007UALA00137

2006

OTHER · 2006-10-27 Unresolved
ATA 3200

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.

Source: SDR 2006UALA02093
OTHER · 2006-10-23 Unresolved
ATA 2565

Part: VALVE — UNSERVICEABLE (ESCAPE SLIDE) · airframe 44,228 hrs · 27,917 cycles

LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE.

Source: SDR 2006UALA02084
OTHER · 2006-10-23 Unresolved
ATA 2565

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.

Source: SDR 2006UALA02046

2005

NO TEST · 2005-12-26 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 41,917 hrs · 26,515 cycles

ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 14 BACK.

Source: SDR 2005UALA01518
OTHER · 2005-06-13 Unresolved
ATA 3397

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.

Source: SDR 2005UALA00561

2004

OTHER · 2004-06-07 Unresolved
ATA 5330

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.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00558
OTHER · 2004-04-06 Unresolved
ATA 5313

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.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00313
OTHER · 2004-03-30 Unresolved
ATA 5313

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.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00292
OTHER · 2004-03-30 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,519 hrs · 23,816 cycles

STA 194 STR 17 RIGHT WEB CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED WEB.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00294
OTHER · 2004-03-30 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

STA 194 STR 17 LEFT HAS A CRACKED WEB. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED WEB.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00293
OTHER · 2004-03-30 Unresolved
ATA 5311

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.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00295
OTHER · 2004-03-24 Unresolved
ATA 5311

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.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00273
OTHER · 2004-02-24 Unresolved
ATA 5312

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.

Source: SDR 2004UALA00166

2003

NO TEST · 2003-05-05 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR 2003UALA00413
NO TEST · 2003-05-05 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR 2003UALA00411

2001

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2001-02-01 Unresolved
ATA 2751

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 29,737 hrs · 18,869 cycles

FLAP EXTENSION PROBLEM. *S/D* REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR.

Source: SDR 2001UALA00070

2000

OTHER · 2000-11-01 Unresolved
ATA 5754

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.

Source: SDR 2000UALA00655
OTHER · 2000-07-03 Unresolved
ATA 5312

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.

Source: SDR 2000UALA00747

1999

FALSE WARNING · 1999-05-18 Unresolved
ATA 3260

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.

Source: SDR 99UAL900283

1996

NO TEST · 1996-01-19 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR 96UAL900050

1995

FALSE WARNING · 1995-09-18 Unresolved
ATA 5270

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (DOOR)

ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS, DUE TO DOOR WARNING LIGHT. ADJUSTED DOOR SWITCH PER MM.

Source: SDR 95UAL900137
NO TEST · 1995-08-23 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR 95UAL900107