# N161UA: 1977 Boeing 747-238B, registration cancelled 2003-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2003
- Exported to: Swaziland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-238B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-238b) (registry code 1384828)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21352
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1991
- Certificate issued: December 30, 2002
- Last registry action: December 31, 2002
- Mode S code: A0F728
- Owner when cancelled: [Art 21352 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ART%2021352%20LLC)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7984° N, 122.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161UA-2003-08-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747-238B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-238b.md

## Service difficulty reports (12)

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

- [SDR 99UAL900574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900574), Nov 4, 1999: LIGHT. INOP. EEL STRIP AT BOTTOM OF CIRCULAR STAIR IS INTERMITTENT ON AND OFF NEAR 1ST CLASS GALLEY. *S/D* CYCLED EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH AND CHECKED LIGHT OPERATION. LIGHTS 
- [SDR 99UAL900314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900314), Jun 8, 1999: INS. MALFUNCTIONED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS, ON ACCOUNT OF CAPTAIN'S ATTITUDE FLAG IN VIEW. AFTER REVERSE, NR 4 GREEN LIGHT ON, SHUT ENGINE DOWN. REALIGNED INS AND FLAG WENT AW
- [SDR 98UAL900359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900359), Jul 25, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. OUTBOARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SEAT NEXT TO DOOR 3 RIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED BATTERY AND REINSTALLED FLASHLIGHT, OP'S CHECKED GOO
- [SDR 97UAL900732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900732), Sep 24, 1997: WIRE. FAILED. A ZONE CROSS AISLE EEL LIGHT INOPERABLE. REPLACED POWER FEEDER CABLE, OPS CHECKED OK.
- [SDR 97UAL900011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900011), Jan 9, 1997: SLIDE. CHAFED. SLIDE/RAFT REMOVED FOR TIME CONTROLLED OVERHAUL. DURING OVERHAUL, CHAFE DAMAGE FROM THE ASPIRATORS WAS DETECTED IN THE CYLINDER INFLATION BAG, BOTH LOWER AND UP
- [SDR 96UAL900912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900912), Nov 27, 1996: GEAR HANDLE. DIRTY. NOSE GEAR HAD TO BE EXTENDED BY ALTERNATE SYSTEM, HAD A RED GEAR LIGHT AND NO ALTERNATE NOSE GEAR OPEN LIGHT. GPWS SYSTEM GAVE AN AURAL GEAR WARNING, CYCLED GEA
- [SDR 96UAL900782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900782), Oct 8, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DOOR 1R EMERGENCY BUSTLE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR 96UAL900639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900639), Aug 19, 1996: FLAP. CORNER MISSING. OUTBOARD CORNER OF NR 16 KRUEGER PLAP WAS FOUND MISSING. DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF THE REMAINING FLAP STRUCTURE FOUND NO DELAMINATION OR CRACKS. INSTALLED DOUBL
- [SDR 96UAL900443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900443), Jun 12, 1996: CONTROL MODULE. DIRTY. NOSE GEAR HAD TO BE EXTENDED BY ALTERNATE SYSTEM, HAD A RED GEAR LIGHT AND NO ALTERNATE NOSE GEAR OPEN LIGHT. GPWS SYSTEM GAVE AN AURAL GEAR WARNING, CYCLED GEA
- [SDR 96UAL900001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900001), Jan 3, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. NOSE GEAR HAD TO BE EXTENDED BY ALTERNATE SYSTEM, HAD A RED GEAR LIGHT AND NO ALTERNATE NOSE GEAR OPEN LIGHT. GPWS SYSTEM GAVE AN AURAL GEAR WARNING, CYCLED GEA
- [SDR 95UAL900122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900122), Sep 7, 1995: DOUBLERS. CRACKED. THE 65B00283-1, 65B00283-2 DOUBLERS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS EMANATING FROM THE INBOARD EDGE. THE DOUBLERS WERE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED BY THE PRIOR OWNER. UAL RE
- [SDR 95UAL747001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL747001), Jan 12, 1995: SLIDE. DEFECTIVE. DURING INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT TOP TUBE DID NOT INFLATE DUE TO MECHANIC ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR DURING DEPLOYMENT. SLIDE/RAFT WAS TRAPPED IN DOORWAY. REPLACED S

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20000227015409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000227015409I), Feb 27, 2000: Boeing 747238B (N161UA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-5) During pushback, aircraft struck jetway causing damage to the pitot tube and an 8 inch gash 4 to 5 feet from the nose on the left side. No injuries to the…

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