# N9008U: Boeing 737-222, registration cancelled 1998-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 1998
- 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: 19046
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: AC72AF
- 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: 41.8500° 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/N9008U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9008U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008U-1998-11-10

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 737-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 97UAL900154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900154), Feb 22, 1997: LATCH PLATE. BENT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SYR DUE TO CABIN PRESSURE PROBLEMS. *S/D* FOUND DOOR FRAME LATCH PLATE BENT (NOT FLUSH) CAUSING SEAL NOT TO SEAT ON THE FRAME. REPAIRED COV
- [SDR 96UAL900305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900305), May 1, 1996: LIGHT STRIP. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 12 INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT STRIP. CHECKS O.K.
- [SDR 95UAL737077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL737077), May 26, 1995: FIRE CONTL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT, DUE TO A FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE FIRE CONTROL UNIT.

## 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 NYC70I0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70I0049), Nov 5, 1969: Boeing 737 (N9008U), Tannersville, PA, incident, no 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 19951203044009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951203044009I), Dec 3, 1995: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 12/03/95, UAL704 had flap problems and landed at mci at 1750 LCL, without incident. Investigation revealed the left flap asymmetry transmitter…
- [Incident 19910203008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203008809I), Feb 3, 1991: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. A system failed on final approach. Lost nose wheel steering on rollout. Main gear isolation valve housing cracked.
- [Incident 19901127056889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901127056889I), Nov 27, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. While on descent into airport aircraft received a lightning strike. Landed safely. Replaced the radome.
- [Incident 19800219026929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800219026929I), Feb 19, 1980: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Chicago, IL. Flight returned to O'Hare because of a cracked pilot's windshield.
- [Incident 19800127019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127019319I), Jan 27, 1980: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Minneapolis, MN. Aircraft had a hydraulic "a" system failure & aborted takeoff. Rupture found hydraulic flexible pressure line.

## Other aircraft with N9008U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9008U): Airbus A319-115, S/N 5786, built 2013
- [Cancelled 2007-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008U-2007-08-08): Beech A200, S/N BD-05, built 1975. Exported to Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Air Serv](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SERV), [Warrenton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Warrenton)

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