# N4714U: Boeing 747-122, registration cancelled 1998-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-122](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (registry code 1384872)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19876
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1970
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A5C7C8
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4714U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4714U-1998-02-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 747-122: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 97UAL900038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900038), Jan 5, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY SLIDE ILLUMINATION LIGHTS 1R, 2R, 2L, 4R, 4L, 5R, AND 5L ACTIVATE WHEN SWITCH IS ARMED. REPAIRED FRAYED WIRE THAT WAS SHORTING TO AIRCRAFT FRAME OVER 
- [SDR 96UAL901007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL901007), Dec 31, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FOUND DOOR 1L, 5L AND 5R SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAYED ON. UNABLE TO TURN OFF. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR 96UAL900638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900638), Aug 19, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FROM DOOR 2L TO SEAT 18A ARE INOPERATIVE. ADDITIONALLY, LAMP AT SEAT 20C IS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LEAD IN POWER CABLE AND ALSO SECURED LAMP
- [SDR 95UAL900179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900179), Oct 9, 1995: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT BODY GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, DUMPED FUEL, BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SHOWED OPEN. ALSO, AIRCRAFT VIBRATED. PER CREW, WITH GEAR DOWN, GEAR DOOR LIGHTS WE

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX96LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA035), Nov 1, 1995: Boeing 747-122 (N4714U), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), no damage. Probable cause: the failure of the passenger to comply with the fasten seatbelt signs and the verbal directives of the flight and cabin crew.
- [NTSB DCA85AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA003), Nov 16, 1984: Boeing 747-122 (N4714U), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Accident 19951101041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101041669A), Nov 1, 1995: Boeing 747122 (N4714U), Pacific Ocean, CA. Turbulence on flight. Seatbelt sign on passenger left seat to use lavatory. Leg was broken.
- [Incident 19890325018459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325018459I), Mar 25, 1989: Boeing 747122 (N4714U), Manila, RP, Minor damage. Panel tore off right wing inboard trailing edge. Returned. Appears panel tore off due to delamination from fatigue.
- [Accident 19841116067129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116067129A), Nov 16, 1984: Boeing 747122 (N4714U), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Two main tires blew out at V1. Aborted. Fuel leak from wing. Passengers injured when slide separated.

## Other aircraft with N4714U

- [Cancelled 1964-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4714U-1964-11-30): Cessna 180G, S/N 18051414, built 1964. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Missionary Aviation Fellowship](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSIONARY%20AVIATION%20FELLOWSHIP), [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)

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