# N4717U: Boeing 747-122, registration cancelled 1998-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 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: 19878
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1970
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A5C831
- 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)
- Physical address: [Elk Grove Township, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elk%20Grove%20Township)
- 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/N4717U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4717U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717U-1998-02-12

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 (5)

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

- [SDR 96UAL900586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900586), Jul 31, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND ONE POPPED AND SEVERAL DISHED RIVETS ON BELLY SKIN FROM STATION 760 TO 780. INTERNAL INSPECTION FOUND CORRODED STRINGERS 47L AND 47R, STATION 760 TO 780. 
- [SDR 96UAL900168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900168), Mar 5, 1996: SLIDE. FAILED TEST. SLIDE FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DURING OVERHAUL. AIR RETENTION FAILED DUE TO SLIDE POROSITY. SLIDE SCRAPPED.
- [SDR 96UAL900092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900092), Feb 6, 1996: STRIP. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING INOP AT ROWS 37-49, RIGHT AISLE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP.
- [SDR 95UAL900216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900216), Oct 19, 1995: OVEN. OVERTEMP. FORWARD LOWER LOBE GALLEY FIRE WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE SETTING FOR THE FOOD STUFFS/PACKAGING PLACED IN THE OVEN. CORRECT
- [SDR 95UAL900139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900139), Sep 18, 1995: OIL PUMP SHAFT. FAILED. THE NR 4 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. MAIN OIL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. REPLACED ENGINE.

## 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 CHI83IA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA269), Jun 20, 1983: Boeing B-747 (N4717U), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI76IC005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76IC005), Jul 17, 1975: Boeing 747 (N4717U), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19951018039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018039679I), Oct 18, 1995: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 18, 1995, united airlines (uala) B747-122 aircraft N4717U flt 821 departed Honolulu International Airport for narita, japan.…
- [Incident 19890318021509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318021509I), Mar 18, 1989: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), Honolulu, HI. Passenger reported fuel leak at gate. Flight engineer checked it out. Reboarded and took off. No fuel leak found.
- [Incident 19830701040109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701040109I), Jul 1, 1983: Boeing 747* (N4717U), Omaha, NE. Landed at Omaha to remove four passengers for interference with the flight crew. Arrested by fbi agents.
- [Incident 19830620076152I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830620076152I), Jun 20, 1983: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Struck by N808FT a 747 while holding at takeoff run up pad.
- [Incident 19800423050259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423050259I), Apr 23, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), San Francisco, CA. RH wing escape slide door open and slide separated from aircraft during training flight.

## Other aircraft with N4717U

- [Cancelled 1964-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717U-1964-07-23): Cessna 180G, S/N 18051417. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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