# N591UA: 1996 Boeing 757-222, registration cancelled 2005-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28142
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1996
- Last registry action: July 19, 2005
- Mode S code: A7A2E1
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Arlington%20Heights)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0645° N, 87.9867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N591UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=591UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591UA-2005-09-28

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 757-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 99UAL900624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900624), Dec 3, 1999: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT ORD DUE TO ENGINE INDICATION. *S/D* THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED FOR FLUCTUATING ENGINE PARAMETERS. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD A L
- [SDR 96UAL900999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900999), Dec 30, 1996: BULB. FAILED. RIGHT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT, OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 DCA01MA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA065), Sep 11, 2001: Boeing 757 (N591UA), Shanksville, PA, destroyed, 44 fatal. Probable cause: The Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the…

## 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.

- [Accident 20010911039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010911039179A), Sep 11, 2001: Boeing 757222 (N591UA), Shanksville, PA, Destroyed, 45 fatal. (-23) The aircraft was enroute from newark, NJ to san francisco, CA. Was hijacked and crashed in Shanksville, PA. The a/c was destroyed and all 45 souls on…

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