# N7260U: 1978 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2002-06-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 18, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (registry code 1384073) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21407 - Year built: 1978 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 4, 1978 - Certificate issued: May 2, 1978 - Last registry action: July 17, 2001 - Mode S code: A9BC41 - 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/N7260U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7260U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7260U-2002-06-18 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 727-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222.md ## Service difficulty reports (22) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA00880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00880), May 26, 2001: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. A/C RETURNED TO MIA AFTER NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. - [SDR 2000UALA00726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00726), Oct 13, 2000: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DUE TO GROUND EQUIPMENT IMPACT, STRINGER 22R BUCKLED BETWEEN BS 302.5 & 334.5. BS 328 FRAME WEB & SAFE CHORD BUCKLED & CRACKED ALONG A 13 INCH SECTION ADJACENT - [SDR 2000UALA00608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00608), Oct 11, 2000: FRAME. BUCKLED. ON OCTOBER 11 A CART COLLIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. IT MADE A HOLE IN THE AIRCRAFT FOUR FEET AFT OF THE AC POWER PLUG. THE BS 328 FRAME WEB AND FAIL-SAFE CHORD WER - [SDR 2000UALA00439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00439), Jul 18, 2000: ACCESS PANEL. LOOSE. CREW REPORTED A FUEL LEAK AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO ORD. REQUESTED FIRE EQUIPMENT. TOWED TO GATE. *S/D* FUEL ACCESS PANEL 7216 WITH MISSING AND UNDERTORQUED FASTEN - [SDR 2000UALA00170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00170), Mar 30, 2000: TUBE. BROKEN. FUEL TANK NR 1 DROPPED FROM 11,600 TO 10,900 ON TWO SUCCESSIVE LEGS WHILE FEEDING ALL ENGINES FROM TANK 2. BALANCE WAS CORRECTED AND REMAINED STABLE WITH X-FEED - [SDR 2000UALA00143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00143), Mar 18, 2000: RELAY. TRIPPED. RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK TRIPPED ON GROUND. CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. *S/D* SUSPECTED RELAY ITEM R20 THAT POWERS THE COOLING FAN. REPLACED RELAY. - [SDR 99UAL900493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900493), Sep 27, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT DOOR 2R INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REPLACED BATTERIES. - [SDR 99UAL900428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900428), Aug 16, 1999: ELBOW. CRACKED. DURING CLIMB, FEEDING FUEL FROM NR 2 TANK, TANK NR 1 DROPPED 1,000 LBS. CONDITION CORRECTED WITH CROSSFEED. *S/D* FOUND CRACKED ELBOW OF THE NR 1 FUEL VENT SYST - [SDR 99UAL900330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900330), Jun 18, 1999: POWER DIVIDER. FAILED. OVER EASTERN KANSAS FLIGHT LOST NAV 1 AND 2 AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF NAVIGATING. REQUESTED VECTORS TO DEN. *S/D* FAULTY NR 2 VOR ANTENNA POWER DIVIDER. REPL - [SDR 99UAL900301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900301), May 31, 1999: CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAILED. WHEN WEATHER RADAR TURNED ON GYRO AND STEER FLAGS VISIBLE. RETURNED TO ORD. *S/D* REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER C833. - [SDR 99UAL900017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900017), Jan 6, 1999: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 AND NR 4 TIRES GROUND DOWN ON LANDING DUE TO LOCKED WHEELS. NR 2 TIRE BLEW AT GATE. *S/D* SUSPECTED ANTISKID FAILURE. ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF ANTISKID SYSTEM, - [SDR 98UAL900382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900382), Aug 11, 1998: MOTOR. LEAKING. LOST ALL A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO ORD. *S/D* FLAP DRIVE MOTOR FOUND LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. REPLACED FLAP DRIVE MOTOR SYSTEM, OPS - [SDR 98UAL900075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900075), Feb 19, 1998: BEARING. FAILED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO OMA. *S/D* THE STARTER DRIVE BALL BEARING CAGE FAIL - [SDR 97UAL900677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900677), Sep 4, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EEL SYSTEM SECTION INOPERATIVE AT THE OVERWING EXIT. *S/D* MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN LAMP SECTION. LAMP SECTION REPLACED AND SYSTEM CHECKED OK. - [SDR 97UAL900337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900337), Apr 29, 1997: FUEL FLOW GAUGE. FAILED. ON FINAL APPROACH, HAD SMOKE FORMING IN COCKPIT. NR 1 FUEL FLOW GUAGE WENT INOPERATIVE AND SMOKE SUBSIDED. - [SDR 96UAL900926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900926), Dec 5, 1996: OVEN. DAMAGED. RETURNED TO BOS DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. *S/D* STRONG SMOKE ODOR AND ELECTRICAL SMELL CAME FROM FORWARD GALLEY AREA. SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE OVEN. FOUND COOKIE - [SDR 96UAL900798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900798), Oct 10, 1996: EPR INDICATION. LOW. UNABLE TO REACH TAKE OFF EPR, MAX WAS 2.1, DESIRED WAS 2.8, THROTTLES FULL ADVANCE. DID NOT EXCEED EGT LIMITS. *S/D* RAN ALL ENGINES AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE NOR - [SDR 96UAL900726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900726), Sep 21, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. LEADING EDGE SLAT NR 4 PARTIALLY EXTENDED. VERIFIED BY VISUAL CHECK. ON GROUND FLAPS MOVED TO TAKEOFF SETTING DURING SEVERAL OPERATIONS. - [SDR 96UAL900545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900545), Jul 16, 1996: SLIDE. LEAKED. DURING SHOP OVERHAUL OF SLIDE, REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL TIME EXPIRATION INFLATABLE PORTION DEVELOPED A 3 INCH SEAM LEAK UNDER THE SLIDE. SCRAPPED SLIDE. - [SDR 96UAL900125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900125), Feb 19, 1996: FIRE BELL. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT CREW ADVISED FIRE WARNING SYSTEM BELL DOES NOT RING WHEN SYSTEM IS TESTED. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: REPLACED AURAL WARNING BOX ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONALLY, - [SDR 95UAL900308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900308), Dec 8, 1995: FIRE SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. NR 3 ENGINE FIRE TEST INOPERATIVE IN ENGINE POSITION. FIRE WALL ON NR 3 TESTS NORMALLY. ENGINE FIRE SENSOR REPLACED. - [SDR 95UAL727006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727006), Jan 11, 1995: EEL RELAY. INTERMITTENT. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH COCKPIT SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION. REPLACED R70 AND R600 RELAYS. ## 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 19980219006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980219006639I), Feb 19, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on 02-19-98 uala flight 448, a Boeing 727-222 enroute des moines, IA to denver, co lost oil pressure in the #1 engine. The crew shut down the engine… - [Incident 19900412015109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412015109I), Apr 12, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Portland, OR. Loud noise and vibration from NR3 engine. Shut down and landed. Aircraft ferried for repairs. - [Incident 19890517028189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517028189I), May 17, 1989: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Des Moines, IA. Unsafe lights appeared on gear extension. Made a fly-by. Landed safely. Gear handle was not seated properly. - [Incident 19870227012979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227012979I), Feb 27, 1987: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Washington, DC. Lost a system hydraulic fluid through wing flap selector valve crack. System not shut down as quantity was depleted - [Incident 19780815037109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037109I), Aug 15, 1978: Boeing 727 (N7260U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Gear door warning lights came on during landing. 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