# N9003U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: January 30, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9003U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9003U

## Aircraft that carried N9003U

- [Cancelled 2025-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003U-2025-01-30): Textron 182T, S/N 18283289, built 2025. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2017-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003U-2017-07-07): Malone Scott EXEC, S/N 002, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Malone Scott M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALONE%20SCOTT%20M), [Troutdale, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Troutdale)
- [Cancelled 1997-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003U-1997-10-14): Boeing 737-222, S/N 19041. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

## NTSB investigations on N9003U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91IA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91IA081), Apr 10, 1991: Boeing 737-222 (N9003U), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: TURBINE BLADE FAILURE FROM FATIGUE. FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT WERE INOPERATIVE ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, INADEQUATE SERVICE OF AIRCRAFT AND DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY SLIDE.
- [NTSB DCA71IZ003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71IZ003), Dec 31, 1970: Boeing 737 (N9003U), Washington, DC, incident, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9003U (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19910409031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409031729I), Apr 9, 1991: Boeing 737222 (N9003U), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Left engine caught fire after departure. Returned. Evacuated on taxiway. Had one slide problem.
- [Incident 19850928055939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850928055939I), Sep 28, 1985: Boeing 737222 (N9003U), Huntsville, AL. Small curl of smoke noted from overhead panel battery switch. Diverted. Replaced battery switch.

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