# N9038U: Boeing 737-222, registration cancelled 1999-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 1999
- 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: 19076
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: AC7DD4
- 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/N9038U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9038U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9038U-1999-04-21

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 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 96UAL900887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900887), Nov 19, 1996: FIRE LOOP. DEFECTIVE. TWENTY MILES OUT OF GRR HAD FIRE WARNING FLICKER ON NUMBER TWO ENGINE. ON FINAL 2 MILES OUT, FIRE WARING LIGHT CAME ON SOLID AND NUMBER TWO ENGINE EXHAUST GAS T
- [SDR 96UAL900475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900475), Jun 24, 1996: FIRE MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW REPORTED NUMBER TWO ENGINE HAD FIRE WARNING ON TAXI IN. LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER BOTH BOTTLES WERE SEQUENTIALLY DISCHARGED. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL CHECK 
- [SDR 96UAL900184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900184), Mar 12, 1996: TOGGLE. BROKEN. DURING INSPECTION OF FLAPS FOR A AIRCRAFT ROLLING PROBLEM WITH FLAPS AT 10 DEGREES, FOUND LEFT SIDE FOREFLAP LOOSE FROM MIDFLAP. LEFT OUTBOARD TOGGLES WERE FOUN

## 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 CHI97FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA030), Nov 19, 1996: Boeing 737-222 (N9038U), Grand Rapids, MI, no damage. Probable cause: a passenger sustained a fractured ankle during an emergency evacuation for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19961118042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961118042169I), Nov 18, 1996: Boeing 737222 (N9038U), Grand Rapids, MI. NR2 engine fire warning and smoke. Evacuated after landing. Slides 1L and 2L failed. Passenger attendant injuries. (-23) uala acft N9038U, B-737-222, on short…
- [Incident 19860118004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118004039I), Jan 18, 1986: Boeing 737222 (N9038U), St Louis, MO. Left engine oil quantity decreasing. Engine shutdown. Diverted. Oil line fitting had backed out of oil filter.

## Other aircraft with N9038U

- [Cancelled 2011-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9038U-2011-02-15): Hines Raye B P5151, S/N 1509688408. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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