# N537UA: 1991 Boeing 757-222, registration cancelled 2016-11-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 4, 2016 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 757-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (registry code 1384956) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW2040](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (registry code 52121) - Data sheets: [TCDS A2NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NM), [TCDS E17NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E17NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 25157 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 18, 1991 - Certificate issued: October 8, 2014 - Last registry action: October 8, 2014 - Mode S code: A6CC31 - Owner when cancelled: [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.8813° N, 87.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60606, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N537UA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=537UA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537UA-2016-11-04 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 757-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222.md ## Service difficulty reports (101, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA2016041895276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2016041895276), Apr 14, 2016: SKIN. BENT. AFT CARGO DOOR, EXTERNAL SKIN IS BENT FWD & AFT CORNERS. CUT OUT DAMAGE & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS ON FWD & AFT LOWER CORNERS IAW SRM 52-30-01 FIG 201 RPR 4. - [SDR CALA2015112394856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2015112394856), Nov 19, 2015: COVER. UNSECURE. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE LAST 4 ROWS OF COACH ARE LIFTING UP OFF THE FLOOR. REPLACED EMER EXIT LIGHT COVER. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR CALA2015081194193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2015081194193), Aug 9, 2015: LIGHT. LOOSE. EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR STRIP LIGHTS LOOSE AT 26C. SPLICED IN NEW PIECE OF CABLE & SECURED COVER. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR CALA2015062994030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2015062994030), Jun 28, 2015: WIRE. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT TRACK COVER CAME OFF WITH WIRE DAMAGED IN AFT CABIN. REPAIRED & CHECKED EMER EXIT LIGHT FOR CORRECT OPERATION. - [SDR CALA2015051593780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2015051593780), May 13, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTING DOES NOT TURN ON IN FRONT OF AFT FWD LAVATORY FLOOR. REPLACED EMER LIGHT LAMP STRIP. EMER LIGHT TEST FROM AFT ATTENDANT PANEL OK IAW AMM 33-5 - [SDR CALA2014060291191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014060291191), Jun 1, 2014: OIL SYSTEM. LEAKING. OIL LEAK ON NR 2 ENG. EVIDENCE OF OIL WETNESS FROM BREATHER OUTLET. CLEANED AREA, OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL OK IAW AMM 79-00-95 PAGE 204, PARA F. - [SDR CALA2014052791152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014052791152), May 25, 2014: ACM. SEIZED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND LT PACK ACM SEIZED, SENDING SMOKE INTO CABIN. REPLACED LT ACM IAW AMM 21-51-03. OPERATION - [SDR CALA2014050690967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014050690967), May 2, 2014: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN PERFORMING THE REVERSE FLOW PROTECTION CHECK THE LT NR 1 ENG APPEARED TO HAVE A COMPRESSOR STALL & WENT SUB-IDLE & STAYED THERE WITH BOTH ENG BLEED VLVS OP - [SDR CALA2014043090935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014043090935), Apr 29, 2014: SILL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUT OUT LOWER SILL AT BS 1400 FRONT SIDE. CORROSION AFT CARGO BAY DOOR CUT OUT LOWER SILL BS 1400 STRINGER 27R FOUND TO - [SDR CALA2014041790854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014041790854), Apr 17, 2014: SKIN. BENT. AFT CARGO DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN IS BENT FWD & AFT CORNERS. CUT OUT DAMAGE & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS ON FWD & AFT LOWER CORNERS IAW SRM 52-30-01 FIG 201 RPR 4, SK - [SDR CALA2014041790845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014041790845), Apr 16, 2014: SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1664 BETWEEN STRINGER 20R - 21R. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01. - [SDR CALA2014010790060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014010790060), Jan 5, 2014: STATUS MESSAGE. ACTIVATED. RT ENG PRI CONT STATUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED AFTER ENG START. MESSAGE READ RT ENG PRI CONT & P T 2 EEC - [SDR CALA2014010290014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014010290014), Dec 30, 2013: BOLT. LOOSE. OIL LEAKING FROM NR 1 ENG FAN COWL. SECURED BOLT ON NR 1 ENG IDG, BOLTS TWO EACH ARE LOCATED AT 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. ACCOMPLISHED ENG RUN, NO LEAKS NOTED. SERVIC - [SDR CALA2013111993041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013111993041), Nov 16, 2013: SPRING. BROKEN. RETURN SPRING IN APU START SWITCH IS BROKEN. REPLACED SWITCH SPRING FUNCTION & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR CALA2013083090883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013083090883), Aug 29, 2013: SEAL. MIGRATED. BULB SEAL BETWEEN INBD & OTBD FLAP RT WING MIGRATED BACKWARDS & PARTIALLY DETACHED. SECURED BULB SEAL. - [SDR CALA2013082290668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013082290668), Aug 21, 2013: LIGHT. UNSECURE. NR 2 LT MED OVERHEAD EXIT LIGHT SECURED WITH TAPE. REPAIRED EXIT LIGHT. - [SDR CALA2013082290667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013082290667), Aug 21, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING COVER CRACKED & EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE BETWEEN SEAT ROWS 8 &12. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT & REPLACED COVER. - [SDR CALA2013082290666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013082290666), Aug 21, 2013: CAP. MISSING. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING ENDCAP MISSING AT MID LAVATORY. REPLACED END CAP. - [SDR CALA2013081990538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013081990538), Aug 17, 2013: SIGN. UNSECURE. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN DOOR 2L FELL OFF. SECURED EXIT SIGN. - [SDR CALA2013080590124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013080590124), Aug 2, 2013: COVER. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT DAMAGED NEAR DOOR 2L. SECURED COVER. - [SDR CALA2013073090094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013073090094), Jul 27, 2013: INDICATOR. DAMAGED. IN STOW BIN 1AB, O2 BOTTLE AND O2 BOTTLE NEXT TO AFT FWD LAV, HAVE INDICATION PRESSURE NEEDLES BENT OVER TO INDICATE FULL. REPLACED BOTH O2 BOTTLES. - [SDR CALA2013082790804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2013082790804), Jun 26, 2013: RETAINING CLIP. DAMAGED. EXIT LIGHT LENS RETENTION CLIPS DAMAGED OVER DOOR 2L. REINSTALLED SIGN. - [SDR UALA2013062404386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013062404386), Jun 22, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM TEE CORRODED AT BS 1680 RBL 48. REPAIRED CORRODED TEE IAW ECRA 5360-01315. THIS IS A MAJOR CATEGORY `A` REPAIR. - [SDR UALA2013061904247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013061904247), Jun 18, 2013: SKIN. GOUGED. RIGHT MAIN INBD FLAP UPPER SKIN GOUGED AT OTBD END 36" FROM T/E. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED BONDED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW REO G-16315, - [SDR UALA2013061404142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013061404142), Jun 14, 2013: WEB. CORRODED. CABIN FLOOR WEB CORRODED AT BS 1680, RBL 4-47. REPAIRED AFT FLOOR WEB IAW ECRA 5330-04259. - [SDR UALA2013061404141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013061404141), Jun 14, 2013: SKIN. DENTED. RIGHT INBD MAIN FLAP LOWER SURFACE HAS A DENT 3 INCHES WIDE BY 5 INCHES LONG BY .083" DEEP. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-53-01. REPAIRED RT INBD MAIN FLAP LWR - [SDR UALA2013061204001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013061204001), Jun 10, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM BS 324 IS CORRODED NEAR RBL 60. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-08, REPAIR 1. MAJOR REPAIR. - [SDR UALA2013061204015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013061204015), Jun 9, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM AT BS 365 HAS CORROSION FROM LBL 8 TO RT END OF BEAM, INSTALLED TEE REPAIR NR 3 IAW SRM 53-00-51. THIS IS A CATEGORY "A" MAJOR REPAIR. - [SDR UALA2013061204024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013061204024), Jun 8, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM TEE FOUND CORRODED AT BS 1640 LBL10-RBL60. REPAIRED TEE IAW SRM 53-00-51 REPAIR NR 3 AND THIS IS A CATEGORY "A" MAJOR REPAIR. - [SDR UALA2013041502578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013041502578), Apr 13, 2013: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. FLOOR SPONGY BETWEEN ROWS 9 AND 10. INSTALLED INTERM REPAIR PER AMM. LARGE AREA DELAMINATION. REPLACE PANEL BY NEXT C CHECK. DELAMINATION AREA EXTENDS BETWEEN C - [SDR UALA2013040302202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013040302202), Apr 1, 2013: CAP. MISSING. EMERGENCY LIGHT END CAPS MISSING IN FIRST CLASS. REPLACED CAPS. - [SDR UALA2013021800919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013021800919), Feb 16, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT LAV IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT. - [SDR UALA2013020400691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013020400691), Feb 3, 2013: DUCT. UNSECURE. CREW REPORTED A HUMMING NOISE IN AISLE AREA AT ROW 1. SECURED AIR DUCT OVERHEAD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. - [SDR UALA2013012200397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2013012200397), Jan 21, 2013: SWITCH. FAILED. MAIN CABIN LIGHTING IS LOST WHEN GROUND POWER CABLE DISCONNECTED AND A-CON APU POWER. BITE CHECKED BPCU SYSTEMS, CHECKED OK. FOUND THAT OVERHEAD EXTERNAL POWER - [SDR UALA2012072404022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2012072404022), Jul 22, 2012: FAN. FAILED. AT TOP OF DESCENT, ACRID ODOR, LIKE BURNING GUNPOWDER IN THE COCKPIT AND CENTER TO AFT FUSELAGE. REPLACED NR 1 EQUIP COOLING FAN. - [SDR UALA2012062903403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2012062903403), Jun 23, 2012: LANDING GEAR. SMOKE. SMOKE COMING FROM RT MAIN GEAR TIRES DURING WALKAROUND. INSPECTED RT MAIN GEAR AND BRAKE INSPECTION PER MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. - [SDR UALA2012031401676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2012031401676), Mar 14, 2012: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. AT 2500' LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION. MAINT TEXT: CREW VERBAL WAS HE HAD IT IN CABIN AUTO 1, PACK WAS OPERATING NORMAL. PNEU PRESSURE WAS GOOD ON BOTH ENGINE. HE - [SDR UALA2012011200264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2012011200264), Jan 12, 2012: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. FOUND LEFT WING AILERON INBD ACTUATOR LEAKING FROM ROD END SEAL. REPLACED LEFT WING AILERON INBD ACTUATOR. - [SDR UALA2011101005458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011101005458), Oct 9, 2011: CAP. MISSING. EMERGENCY ESCAPE FLOOR LIGHT STRIP END CAPS MISSING 6B, 8C,1B AND 1L CLOSET AREA. REPLACED 3 END CAPS. CHECKS OKAY. - [SDR UALA2011082404547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011082404547), Aug 23, 2011: STARTER. SHEARED. CREW REPORT: L ENG STARTER APPEARS TO HAVE SHEARED. SAMC TEXT: GRD CREW REPORTS SPARKS FROM UNDER ENG START VLV CONFIRMED OPENING BUT STARTER NOT TURNING. REPLA - [SDR UALA2011081504311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011081504311), Aug 12, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR COMMON TO LOWER FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT BS 580 DENT-GOUGE HAS RECEIVED FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH BUT COMPLIANCE TO 14 CFR 25.5 - [SDR UALA2011041901897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011041901897), Apr 19, 2011: AXLE. CHIPPED. RT NOSE TIRE OUTER AXLE BEARING SURFACE IS CHIPPED 1-16 WIDE BY 3-8 LONG. REPLACED NLG AXLE. REPLACED NR 1 AFT BRAKE ASSY. FOUND RT NOSE TIRE WITH BROKEN TREAD - [SDR UALA2011041201767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011041201767), Apr 12, 2011: WINDSHIELD. ARCED. F-O WINDSHIELD ARCING. REMOVED FO NR 1 WINDSHIELD. FOUND PRIMER LIFTING ON LOWER FRAME. CLEANED FRAME OF OLD PRIMER AND SEALANT. REAPPLIED FR PRIMER AND SEALANT - [SDR UALA2011032201385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011032201385), Mar 22, 2011: WEDGE. DAMAGED. FLT CREW ON WALKAROUND REPORTS METAL PROTRUDING FROM LEFT WING UPPER WINGROOT. NR 5 L/E SLAT HAS 4 X 4 INCH TEAR TO SKIN PANEL ON UPPER SURFACE ADJACENT TO TRAI - [SDR UALA2011021400780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011021400780), Feb 13, 2011: SEQUENCE VALVE. FAULTY. NOSE GEAR GREEN DOWN LIGHT OFF WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN. EICAS MESSAGE 'GEAR DISAGREE' DISPLAYED. DOORS AMBER LIGHT OFF. GEAR LIGHT WAS ON. INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL - [SDR UALA2010092103500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2010092103500), Sep 20, 2010: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. RIGHT ENGINE OIL FILTER EICAS, FLIGHT DIVERTED. NR 2 ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND IS BEING HELD. COVER WAS REINSTALLED WITH NO FILTER ELEMENT INSTALLED. REINSTAL - [SDR UALA2010083003212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2010083003212), Aug 30, 2010: WIRE. FAILED. FLOOR TRACK AT ROW 26-31 LIGHT INOP. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND BAD LEAD ASSY WIRE. REPLACED ASSY WIRE, OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK WAS ACP ON NR 2227N00028. - [SDR UALA2010083003210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2010083003210), Aug 30, 2010: TEAR STRAP. DEBONDED. SKIN PANEL TEAR STRAP AT FUSELAGE STA 620, BETWEEN STR 4R AND STR 10R DEBONDED. REPAIRED DEBONDED STRAP AT STA 620, STR 4R TO 10R IAW UAL JC 596970400. WORK WAS - [SDR UALA2010062802288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2010062802288), Jun 27, 2010: BATTERY PACK. FAULTY. FOUND BATTERY PACK FOR EGRESS LIGHTING NOT WORKING FWD OF AFT LAV DOOR. REPLACED EGRESS LIGHTING, BATTERY PACK. OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR UALA2010051401642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2010051401642), May 14, 2010: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. 4 RT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK GOOD. All 101: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537UA-2016-11-04/reports.md ## 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. - [Incident 20140506009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140506009469I), May 6, 2014: Boeing 757-222 (N537UA), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. On may 06, 2014, at approximately 1300 CDT, united 757-222, N537UA, flight 297, diverted into Lincoln municipal airport (lnk) due to a right engine oil filter… - [Incident 20020305006769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020305006769I), Mar 5, 2002: Boeing 757222 (N537UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) On March 5, 2002 the o'Hare (FSDO) flights standards district office received a notice by fax from the great lakes region operations center. The notice… - [Incident 19950707033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950707033399I), Jul 7, 1995: Boeing 757200 (N537UA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Encountered severe hail storms en route. Damaged windshield nose wings engine vanes cowlings and etc. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.