- Registered owner
- United Airlines Inc
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 1680
- Year built
- 2002
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- March 26, 2002
- Certificate issued
- April 1, 2013
- Expires
- April 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A60814
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 |
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| 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 N488UAMatched 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 N488UAMatched 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 · 105
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR CALA2026081418631Battery · dischargedCOCKPIT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT HAS A DEAD BATTERY. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM 25-65-98.SDR CALA2026032714859Skin · contaminatedLH TOP SKIN PANEL, FOUND LIQUID ENGRESS INDICATION AT 12 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE AND 14 INCHES FROM T/E DEFECT IS 1 INCH DIA. IN SI ZE. REPAIRED L/H ELEVATOR TOP SKIN 12IN FROM I/B 14IN FROM T/E 1.38I N DIG ZONE A IAW SRM 55-21-11-300-004 CATEGORY A REPAIR.SDR CALA2026032314762Skin · damagedLEFT TOP SKIN PANEL, FOUND LIQUID ENGRESS INDICATION AT 154.5 INCH ES FROM INBD EDGE AND 9 INCHES FROM T/E. DEFECT IS 1 INCH DIA. IN SIZE. REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR TOP SKIN 154.5 IN FROM INBD 9IN FROM T/E 1. 25IN DIA ZONE A IAW SRM 55-21-11-300-004, CATEGORY A RE
See all 105 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