- Registered owner
- United Airlines Inc
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 678
- Year built
- 1997
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- July 7, 1997
- Certificate issued
- April 1, 2013
- Expires
- April 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A54299
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 366
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1990 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 20 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 |
Airframe · Airbus Industrie A320-232
AD 2026-17-04Landing GearAD 2026-17-01FuselageAD 2026-18-03WingsInformation bulletins that may apply · 6
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Airbus Industrie A320-232
SAIB NE-19-03Escape Slide Maintenance Tasks and Intervals - JASC 2565SAIB NM-15-02Cabin Equipment/FurnishingsSAIB NM-14-21Communications: Honeywell RTA 44D VHF TransceiversSAIB NM-13-24Air Conditioning System: Air Distribution FanSAIB NM-13-03Hydraulic Power System: Power Transfer UnitSAIB NM-06-57Reports of damage to airplanes and to property on the ground caused by blue or clear ice falling from airplanes.NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N438UAMatched 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 Airbus Industrie A320-232 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N438UAMatched 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 Airbus Industrie A320-232 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 127
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR CALA2026102220530Plate · corrodedAFT CARGO BAY, AFT LAV EXHAUST VENT BETWEEN FR 69 & FR 70, STR 30R - 33R HAD CORROSION ON LOWER, INBD SIDE AT CONTACT POINT OF VENT OUTLET & AIRFRAME. R & R THE PLATE, FR 69-70 S30-33R IAW SRM 53-41-00-210 -030-C1, SRM 53-41-11-283-065, & SRM 51-72-11-911-001SDR CALA2026102220520Sign · missingMAIN CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIERS AT THE LT & RT OVERWING HATCH (4EA, FWD AND AFT) ARE NOT INSTALLED. INSTALLED MAIN CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIERS AT THE LT & RT OVERWING HATCHES FWD AND AFT IAW AMM 33-51-13-400-001-A OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-13-4SDR CALA2026092119596Transceiver · faultedELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AFTER LANDINGPICTURE UPDATE. BRIEFED FLIGHT CREW. CREW STATED A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT IN FLIGHT DECK, AND WAS NOTIEABLE UPON ENTERING THE COCKPIT. CAPT ALSO REPORTED HEARING A CRACKLING/POPPING NOISE NEAR THE LT INSTRUMENT PANEL. V
See all 127 reportsSTCs that may be installed · 304
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 304 STCs