# N9003U: Boeing 737-222, registration cancelled 1997-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (registry code 1384473)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19041
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AC7200
- 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: 41.8813° 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/N9003U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9003U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003U-1997-10-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 737-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 96UAL900340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900340), May 13, 1996: LINE. LEAKING. CREW REPORTS LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID WHEN GEAR LOWERED ON APPROACH. DECLARED AN AMBER ALERT. *S/D* FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE TO A-SYSTEM LEAKING. INSTALLED 

## 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 SEA91IA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91IA081), Apr 10, 1991: Boeing 737-222 (N9003U), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: TURBINE BLADE FAILURE FROM FATIGUE. FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT WERE INOPERATIVE ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, INADEQUATE SERVICE OF AIRCRAFT AND DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY SLIDE.
- [NTSB DCA71IZ003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71IZ003), Dec 31, 1970: Boeing 737 (N9003U), Washington, DC, incident, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910409031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409031729I), Apr 9, 1991: Boeing 737222 (N9003U), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Left engine caught fire after departure. Returned. Evacuated on taxiway. Had one slide problem.
- [Incident 19850928055939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850928055939I), Sep 28, 1985: Boeing 737222 (N9003U), Huntsville, AL. Small curl of smoke noted from overhead panel battery switch. Diverted. Replaced battery switch.

## Other aircraft with N9003U

- [Cancelled 2025-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003U-2025-01-30): Textron 182T, S/N 18283289, built 2025. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2017-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003U-2017-07-07): Malone Scott EXEC, S/N 002, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Malone Scott M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALONE%20SCOTT%20M), [Troutdale, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Troutdale)

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