# N9053U: Boeing 737-222, registration cancelled 1997-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1997
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- 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: 19934
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AC8493
- 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/N9053U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9053U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9053U-1997-11-19

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 (6)

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

- [SDR 97UAL900500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900500), Jul 1, 1997: TARGET. OUT OF POSITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT LLUMINATING ON TAKEOFF. *S/D* REPOSITIONED TARGET FOR SENSOR, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 97UAL900440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900440), Jun 6, 1997: ACCESSORY UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR LEVER WOULDN'T MOVE PAST OFF. ACCOMPLISHED IRREGULAR PROCEDURE AND RETRACTED GEAR USING OVERRIDE TRIGGER. ON GEAR EXTENSION, LEVER L
- [SDR 97UAL900385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900385), May 21, 1997: ACM. FAILED. ABNORMAL OIL SMELL WITH HAZE IN CABIN ON CLIMBOUT. *S/D* FOUND AIR CYCLE MACHINE LEAKING OIL. REPLACED (ACM) AND 35 DEGREE CONTROLLER, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 96UAL900401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900401), Jun 3, 1996: LIGHT. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE AFT GALLEY DOOR FAILS A-CHECK TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR 95UAL900250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900250), Nov 7, 1995: STRUT. CRACKED. NR THREE MAIN LANDING GEAR INNER CYLINDER BRAKE FLANGE HAS TWO CRACKS. CRACKS START FROM THE INSIDE OF THE MOUNT BOLT HOLES AT THE 2 O'CLOCK AND 10 O'CLOCK POSI
- [SDR 95UAL900004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900004), Jun 19, 1995: HYD HOSE. FAILED. RETURNED TO FIELD UNDER AN AMBER ALERT DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. RIGHT UPLOCK ACTUATOR HOSE FAILED AT THE B-NUT. REPLACED HOSE SYSTEM OP CHECKS OK.

## 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 NYC74IN037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN037), Oct 29, 1973: Boeing 737 (N9053U), Keating, PA, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19910424023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424023119I), Apr 24, 1991: Boeing 737222 (N9053U), Rochester, NY. Electrical odor and smoke from left flight director. Turned it off. Burnt resistor in flight director.

## Other aircraft with N9053U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9053U): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 0658, built 1987

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