Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Location
Chicago, IL
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
66142
Year built
2020
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-fan
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
August 1, 2020
Certificate issued
September 27, 2024
Expires
September 30, 2031
Mode S code
A31A73

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every GE GENX-1B74/75/ model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 98

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

2012In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 116 ADs
20121
20153
20168
20176
201815
20196
202011
20218
202213
202310
20248
20259
202618
See all 116 ADs

Information bulletins that may apply · 9

Advisory, not mandatory.

Historical bulletins · 1

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N29981Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Boeing 787-9 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N29981Matched 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 787-9 aircraft

Service difficulty reports · 9

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

SDR CALA2025040103365Sink · odorSMOK IN MID CABIN GALLEY FROM DRAIN C/W SMOKE IN CABIN INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-99-99A-282A-A. ALSO COMPLETED FORM 46-6020. INFLIGHT CREW REPORTS A MUSTY SMELLING VAPOR WAS NOTED FROM MID GALLEY SINK DRAIN ALONG WITH A SUCTION N OISE. DUE TO REPORTS C/W VISUALApr 1, 2025 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Waste Disposal SystemSDR CALA2024111101097Concentrator · faultySTATUS MSG MEDC LEFT CHANNEL A FAULTED CAUSING MULTIPLE STATUS MESSAGES AND THE INABILITY TO TURN OFF THE LEFT EAI VALVE. REF IPD 26-10-01-020-941A ITEM #730. MEDC P/N 30295-0101. VERIFIED L ENG MEDC S/W # GRH5C-0118-9101 INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED MEDNov 11, 2024 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Engine Indicating SystemSDR CALA2023050501376Light · brokenDOOR 2 GALLEY 4 RH FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT BROKEN REF HAECO NON-ROUT INE NO.:9455479,ORIGINATED BY EMP V903194,SPEC NO.:B787-33-3-000 1. PERFORMED BY EMP V903194,REPLACED DR2 GALLEY 4 RH FWD EMERGENCY LT AND CONDITIONAL CHK "NORMAL" REF AMM 33-51-05-00A-720A REV17May 5, 2023 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Emergency LightingSDR CALA2022111403131Lens · detachedSEAT 10D EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS HANGING OUT. REPLACED WCU BATTERY 24, OPERATIONAL CHECK NOW NORMAL. OPS CHK GOODNov 14, 2022 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Emergency LightingSDR CALA2022062701577Cabin Air Sys · odorELE BURNING SMELL 4L/4R AFTER T/O RETURNED TO AIRPORT SMELL DISAPATED.AIRCRAFT HAS NO HISTORY AND NO CURRENT FAULTS DURING BITE CHECKS OF IFE SYSTEMS (CHECKED MONITORS SYSTEMS. AND POWER OUTLETS),OPERATED OVENS AND COFFEE MAKERS, OPERATED LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS.Jun 25, 2022 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Air Distribution SystemSDR CALA2022022100468Pressure Blkhd · damagedRII INSPECTION REQUIRED PRESSURE BULKHEAD AND J & Y CHORDS AT STA. 100 ARE BEING REPLACED DUE LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE. REF LP 7695225. REQUIRED AS MAJOR REPAIR. AN ESFR MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED AND RECORDED. COMPLETED/FILED ESFR FORM. SFR 1027782. COMPLETED/FILED Feb 21, 2022 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Fuselage Main, BulkheadSDR CALA2022022100467Stringer · damagedRII INSPECTION REQUIRED 2EA SKIN REPAIRS AT STA. 95.5 STRINGER 25L DUE TO LIGHTING STRIKES REF. LP 7695225. REGUIRED AS MAJOR REPAIR. AN ESFR MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED AND RECORDED. COMPLETED/FILED ESFR, SFR #1027780. COMPLETED/FILED ESFR, SFR #1027780.Feb 21, 2022 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Fuselage Main, Plate/SkinSDR CALA2022022100452Skin · damagedEVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE AT STA 95.5 APPROX AT S-25L REMOVED PAINT REF SRM B787-A-51-23-03-00A-010A-A . ACP''D UT INSPECTION PER AVO9399 ITEM B1, 2 AND 3 AFTER REWORK. ADDITIONAL DAMAGED AREA AWAITING ENGINEERING DISPOSITION. IFeb 18, 2022 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Fuselage Main, StructureSDR CALA2020103001227Oil System · malfunctionedENGINE OIL SYSTEM RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW INDICATING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL PUMP. FIM TASK REF: G73-90-F8-04A-421C-A CMC MESSAGE 7332682 FLIGHT STATUS: A INTERMITTENCE CODE: M PH: CLIMB NARRATIVE: ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL CHAN-A (RIGHT ENGINE) CMC MESOct 29, 2020 · N29981 · Boeing 7879 · Turbine Engine Oil System

STCs that may be installed · 56

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 · 2

These aircraft carried N29981 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.