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N28478

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2013 Boeing 737-924ER · CFM International CFM56-7B27E series

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Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Location
Chicago, IL
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
31649
Year built
2013
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-fan
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
July 23, 2013
Certificate issued
July 25, 2013
Expires
July 31, 2029
Mode S code
A2E045
Boeing 737-924ERAirframe model · 191 seats · 2 engines · 130 registeredTCDS A16WEAirframe · Boeing 737-924EREngine modelCFM International CFM56-7B27E series

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every CFM International CFM56-7B27E model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 109

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

2007In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 15

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

NTSB DCA25LA238Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFort Myers, FLThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to two flight attendants.Jun 16, 2025 · No damage

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N28478Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Boeing 737-924ER aircraft

Service difficulty reports · 33

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR CALA2026092919978Light Sys · intermittentEMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING & SIGNS ABOVE SEAT 7 ABC INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING. ALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND SIGNS OPERATE NORMALLY. NO FLICKERING OR FLASHING NOTED.Sep 26, 2026 · N28478 · Boeing 737924ER · Emergency LightingSDR CALA2026071217722Flap System · faultedON APPCH GEAR DOWN F15 SLCTD. IND WAS 5 ON THE GAUGE. AFTER GO ARNDWORKED NRML ON RETURN PERFORMED FSEU INBD FAULT AND EXISTING FAULTS TEST, TASK 27-51-00-740-801. NO FAULTS INBD AND ON GND. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY. RAN FLAPS COUPLE OF TIMES AND INSPECTED THEM, Jul 9, 2026 · N28478 · Boeing 737924ER · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR CALA2026061917189Engine · odorSMELL ON TAKEOFF/CLIMB FROM AIR SYSTEM. STRONG- EST IN FWD CABIN . CREW FELT TEMP MILD EFFECT FOUND HISTORY ON PRIOR OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE OF #1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR WASH REF L/P 9275012. SLIGHT OIL SMELL REMAINED IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED FIM TASK 05-5Jun 18, 2026 · N28478 · Boeing 737924ER · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
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Reports on N28478 not matched to an aircraft · 2

They name N28478, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR GILALEX404ASupport Angle · buckledAIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW SAIB CE-04-34. BUCKLING WAS FOUND ON BOTH OF THE SUPPORT ANGLES JUST BELOW THE HORIZONTAL STAB. MOUNTING BOLTS. SMALL CRACKS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THESE SUPPORT ANGLES. MINOR BUCKLE FOUND AT LT SIDE OF LOWER STIFFENER AT ARROW NUMBEApr 9, 2004 · N28478 · Amrgen AA5B · Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach FittingsSDR GILALEX404Support Angle · buckledAIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW CE-04-34. BUCKLING WAS FOUND ON BOTH OF THE SUPPORT ANGLES (1 AND 2) JUST BELOW THE HORIZONTAL STAB. MOUNTING BOLTS. SMALL CRACKS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THESE SUPPORT ANGLES. MINOR BUCKLE FOUND AT LT SIDE OF LOWER STIFFENER AT ARROW Apr 9, 2004 · N28478 · Amrgen AA5B · Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach Fittings

STCs that may be installed · 429

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N28478 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

1950Luscombe 8A · S/N 1345Cancelled Feb 2, 1950 · Built 1940 · Jacobs Guy A, Eugene, OR