# N9072U: Boeing 737-222, registration cancelled 1997-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 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: 19953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1977
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AC8BDE
- 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/N9072U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9072U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072U-1997-12-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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

- [SDR 97UAL900404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900404), May 27, 1997: LIGHTS. ODOR. DURING APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW BEGAN TO GET A STRONG ODOR, IT SEEMED TO DISPATE SLIGHTY WHEN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF.
- [SDR 95UAL737023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL737023), Mar 7, 1995: HYD MODULE. CRACKED. AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR AND FLAPS UP, FLIGHT CONTROL WARNING LIGHT AND STANDBY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY LIGHT CAME ON. 'A' SYSTEM QUANTITY READ ONE GALLON.

## 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 NYC72IN149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN149), Jun 9, 1972: Boeing 737 (N9072U), Pittsburgh, PA, incident, no 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 19921127050529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921127050529I), Nov 27, 1992: Boeing 737222 (N9072U), Wichita, KS. First officer windshield cracked in flight. Landed at destination safely.
- [Incident 19850226008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850226008319I), Feb 26, 1985: Boeing 737* (N9072U), Chicago, IL. Taxied back to gate with priority handling due to ill passenger. Possible heart attack.

## Other aircraft with N9072U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9072U): Cessna S550, S/N S550-0106, built 1986

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