# N9040U: Boeing 737-222, registration cancelled 1999-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 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: 19078
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: AC8073
- 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/N9040U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9040U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9040U-1999-01-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR 97UAL900290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900290), Apr 14, 1997: AIR DISTRBUTION. ODOR. BURNING LIKE ODOR IN COCKPIT, POSSIBLY COMING FROM UNDER GLARESHIELD. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF ENTIRE COCKPIT AREA, FOUND ALL TO BE NORMAL. FOUND NO CIRCUIT B
- [SDR 96UAL900539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900539), Jul 15, 1996: COMPRESSOR BLADE. FAILED. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, MACH .75 AND 1.85 EPR, NUMBER TWO ENGINE MADE A LOUD THUMP NOISE AND LOST HALF ITS POWER. THERE WAS A STEADY VIBRATION. PULLED NUMBER TWO E
- [SDR 95UAL900176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900176), Oct 6, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. FIRST CLASS EEL LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED EEL LIGHTS.
- [SDR 95UAL737052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL737052), Apr 13, 1995: WHEEL. FAILED. ON DEPARTURE, MAIN GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RETURNED TO ORD. REPLACED MAIN GEAR INNER CYLINDER DUE TO POSSIBLE HEAT DAMAGE. REP

## 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 BFO88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA061), Jun 26, 1988: Boeing 737 (N9040U), Salisbury, MD, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950408031669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408031669I), Apr 8, 1995: Boeing 737222 (N9040U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lost left outboard wheel assembly on takeoff. Returned. Wheel tore down fence. Hit parked autos. Bearing failure.
- [Incident 19880823047909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047909I), Aug 23, 1988: Boeing 737222 (N9040U), St Louis, MO. Left gear unsafe light on after departure but gear appeared normal. Light normal when extended to land. Landing ok.
- [Accident 19880626071089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626071089A), Jun 26, 1988: Boeing 737222 (N9040U), Salisbury, MD. Entered area of known turbulence. Had seat belt sign on a passenger ignored warning walked to lav broke her leg.

## Other aircraft with N9040U

- [Cancelled 2011-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9040U-2011-03-25): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608988, built 2010. Exported to Tanzania. Owner: [Cessna Finance Export Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20EXPORT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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