# N342UA: 1988 Boeing 737-322, registration cancelled 2009-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2009
- Exported to: Slovak Republic
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-322](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (registry code 138447Y)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24246
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1988
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2009
- Last registry action: March 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A3C67F
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342UA-2009-05-06

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 737-322: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322.md

## Service difficulty reports (51, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 2008UALA03161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008UALA03161), Jun 2, 2008: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. EEL LIGHTS INOP FROM SEAT 15 TO BACK OF AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT MOISTURE CONTAMINATION. CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION POINTS ALONG EEL ON THE AFT END. AC OK FOR SERVI
- [SDR 2008UALA02498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008UALA02498), Apr 28, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT AFT GALLEY AREA 3' STRIP INOP. REPLACED EEL STRIP. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR 2007UALA04536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007UALA04536), Nov 1, 2007: FITTING. GOUGED. FWD ENTRY DOOR FWD LOWER ROLLER FITTING GOUGED. LIGHTLY BLENDED FITTING. INSTALLED HORSESHOE SHIM.
- [SDR 2007UALA04524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007UALA04524), Nov 1, 2007: GIRT BAR. DAMAGED. AFT ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE GIRT HANGING DOWN TOO FAR. REPLACED AFT ENTRY SLIDE ASSY.
- [SDR 2007UALA03136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007UALA03136), Aug 11, 2007: OXYGEN MASK. FAULTY. CAPTAIN'S OXYGEN MASK RUNS CONTINUOUSLY IN RESET TEST.
- [SDR 2007UALA01662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007UALA01662), May 27, 2007: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. FIRST CLASS SECTION EEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTIONS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR 2007UALA01292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007UALA01292), Apr 24, 2007: FEEDER CABLE. DEFECTIVE. FIRST 10 ROWS OF COACH EEL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EEL LIGHT FEEDER CABLE FROM WALL TO STRIP.
- [SDR 2006UALA01905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA01905), Sep 30, 2006: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT ON EXTERIOR OF ACFT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT.
- [SDR 2006UALA01904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA01904), Sep 30, 2006: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AFT CABIN EEL LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 15 AFT TO AND INCLUDING EEL STRIP IN FRONT OF AFT GALLEY CART STOWAGE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED CABLE AND AFT EEL STRIP.
- [SDR 2006UALA01683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA01683), Aug 29, 2006: WIRE. INOPERATIVE. EEL LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 15 TO BACK OF AIRCRAFT. REPLACED CABLE.
- [SDR 2006UALA00974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00974), May 20, 2006: KEELBEAM. DAMAGED. RT WHEEL WELL KEELBEAM ATTACHED ANGLE HAD HOLE PREVIOUSLY DRILLED INTO AT BS 678.
- [SDR 2006UALA00973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00973), May 19, 2006: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CHANNEL ON UPPER FLANGE IS CRACKED JUST FWD OF BS 360 FRAME, STRINGER 16L.
- [SDR 2006UALA00972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00972), May 19, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FWD GALLEY DOOR FWD AND AFT FRAMES CRACKED AT LOWER STOP FITTING MOUNT HOLE.
- [SDR 2006UALA00971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00971), May 19, 2006: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. FWD GALLEY DOOR CREASE BEAM INBD OF THRESHOLD FROM STA 294-340 HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR 2006UALA00959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00959), May 17, 2006: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. FWD ENTRY DOOR CREASE BEAM FROM APPROX STA 320 - STA 360 HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR 2006UALA00958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00958), May 17, 2006: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD INSIDE UPPER LEFT WIRE BUNDLE PASS THROUGH HAS DAMAGE IN SEVERAL AREAS.
- [SDR 2006UALA00957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00957), May 17, 2006: STRAP. CRACKED. AFT PIT STATION 847 S21R AND S22R STRAP UNDER INNER CHORD OF FRAME IS CRACKED.
- [SDR 2006UALA00931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00931), May 11, 2006: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CABIN FLOOR CREASE BEAM WEB CORRODED LT BS 418.
- [SDR 2006UALA00671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00671), Apr 10, 2006: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ALL EEL LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 15 INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR 2006UALA00524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00524), Mar 20, 2006: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. FLAP DISAGREE ILLUMINATED ON APPROACH. ON APPROACH, THE FLAP DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMUNATED. THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR SHOWED RIGHT FLAP AT 2, LEFT 
- [SDR 2006UALA00315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006UALA00315), Feb 17, 2006: COVER. MISSING. SECTION OF EEL TRACK COVER MISSING AT ROW 3 & 4.
- [SDR 2005UALA01514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005UALA01514), Dec 22, 2005: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EEL LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 15 AFT. REPLACED EEL STRIP.
- [SDR 2004UALA01128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004UALA01128), Nov 16, 2004: WIRE. FAILED. EEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM SEATS 17 TO AFT GALLEY. REPLACED FLOOR FEEDER CABLE FOR EEL LTS FROM ROW 17 BACK.
- [SDR 2003UALA00125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003UALA00125), Jan 30, 2003: INVERTER. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 15 TO THE REAR OF AIRCRAFT. REPLACED INVERTER AND POWER CABLE AT ROW 18, EEL LIGHTS OP CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR 2002UALA00812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00812), May 5, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. CABIN FRAME 951 AT STRINGER 5R & 6R HAS FASTENER HOLES OVERSIZED PAST LIMITS. HOLES INDICATED CRACK FREE AT .2802, LIMIT .233. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTAL
- [SDR 2002UALA00809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00809), May 4, 2002: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. BODY STATION 178 BULKHEAD RBL 5.7, WL 207 PREVIOUSLY ROUTED OUT FOR ED PROBLEM, AND BULKHEAD SKIN UNDER CHORD ANGLE IS DAMAGED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED TO AIR
- [SDR 2002UALA00808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00808), May 4, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. BULKHEAD 178 RIGHT HAND CHORD AT WL 207 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED CHORD.
- [SDR 2002UALA00807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00807), May 3, 2002: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. DAMAGE FOUND FORWARD CABIN STATION 277 RBL 53 UPPER FLOORBEAM HOLE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLER REPAIR.
- [SDR 2002UALA00806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00806), May 3, 2002: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND AT LEFT HAND WHEEL WELL BULKHEAD STATION 665 LBL 32. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLER REPAIR.
- [SDR 2002UALA00805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00805), May 3, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN STATION 827 STRINGER 9R FRAME IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLER REPAIR.
- [SDR 2002UALA00799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00799), May 2, 2002: SKIN. CANNING. AFT CARGO DOOR SKIN DENT COUPLED WITH OIL-CANNING: 14 INCHES DOWN AND 9 INCHES FORWARD FROM UPPER AFT CORNER OF DOOR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FILLER AND STIF
- [SDR 2002UALA00793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00793), May 1, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT HAND AFT SIDE OF BODY STATION 188 FRAME IS CRACKED IN THE RADIUS OF THE WEB AT WL 207. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED. VERIFIED NO CRACK
- [SDR 2002UALA00791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00791), May 1, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT HAND AFT SIDE OF BODY STATION 188 FRAME IS CRACKED IN THE RADIUS OF THE WEB AT WL 207. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR. VERIFIED NO CRAC
- [SDR 2002UALA00788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00788), Apr 29, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. THERE IS A 2.5 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE AT LOWER AFT RADIUS OF DOOR 1R OPENING. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED. VERIFIED CRACK FREE AFTER DAMAG
- [SDR 2002UALA00750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00750), Apr 23, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. EXTERNAL FUSELAGE AT KEEL BEAM STATION 698 LBL 4 LOWER SKIN CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. EXTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED.
- [SDR 2002UALA00748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00748), Apr 21, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM AT BODY STATION 335 RBL 16 TO RBL 24 HAS CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED FLOORBEAM.
- [SDR 2002UALA00747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00747), Apr 21, 2002: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. RIGHT HAND CABIN STATION 727B TO 727C STRINGER 17R WL 208 CREASE BEAM WEB CORRODED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED CREASE BEAM WEB.
- [SDR 2002UALA00746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00746), Apr 21, 2002: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. STRINGER 17R CREASE BEAM HAS CORROSION FROM STATION 294 TO 328 RBL 58 INBOARD ANGLE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SECTION OF CREASE BEAM INBOARD CHORD AN
- [SDR 2002UALA00745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00745), Apr 20, 2002: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. LEFT HAND CABIN STATION 727C TO 727D STRINGER 17 WL 208 CREASE BEAM WEB CORRODED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED WEB.
- [SDR 2002UALA00742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00742), Apr 19, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT HAND STUB FRAME STATION 294 STRINGER 17R WL 208 CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2002UALA00741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00741), Apr 19, 2002: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. CREASE BEAM WEB CORRODED 3 AREAS STATION 620 - 640 RIGHT HAND SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED STRINGER 17R CREASE BEAM WEB.
- [SDR 2002UALA00740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00740), Apr 19, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. STATION 867 FRAME IS CRACKED AT STRINGER 9R RIVET HOLE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2002UALA00729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00729), Apr 18, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN STATION 887 STRINGER 9R FRAME IS CRACKED AT RIVET. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2002UALA00728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00728), Apr 18, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN STATION 867 STRINGER 9L FRAME IS CRACKED AT RIVET. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2002UALA00727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00727), Apr 18, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN FRAME STATION 847 CRACKED AT STRINGER 9L RIVET. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2002UALA00725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002UALA00725), Apr 17, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN FRAME AT STATION 847 STRINGER 9R IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED.
- [SDR 99UAL900541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900541), Oct 20, 1999: ENGINE. BIRD STRIKE. ON TAKEOFF, NUMBER TWO ENGINE ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. THIS RESULTED IN A JUMP OF ENGINE VIBRATION FROM ZERO TO TWO.
- [SDR 99UAL900231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900231), Apr 23, 1999: BEARING. WORN. SIGNIFICANT AIRFRAME VIBRATION FELT IN CONTROLS, FLOOR, AND GLARESHIELD. *S/D* THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY A WORN BEARING AND BUSHINGS ON THE LEFT HAND ELEVATOR
- [SDR 97UAL900885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900885), Dec 17, 1997: WINDSHIELD. SHATTERED. CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED. *S/D* REPLACED CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD.
- [SDR 97UAL900478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900478), Jun 18, 1997: PRSOV. FAILED. RIGHT BLEED TRIPOFF LIGHT ON AND A SECOND LATER LEFT BLEED TRIPOFF LIGHT ON. TOTAL LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURES. ACCOMPLISHED 

All 51: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342UA-2009-05-06/reports.md

## 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 19950522015499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950522015499I), May 22, 1995: Boeing 737322 (N342UA), Lincoln, NE. Narrative: on Monday, may 22, 1995, N342UA, a Boeing 737-322 operated by united airlines as flt. 1185, a normally scheduled flight from neward, NJ, to denver,…

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