# N984UA: 1978 Boeing 737-291, registration cancelled 2002-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-291](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (registry code 138448W)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21642
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1978
- Last registry action: July 23, 2002
- Mode S code: ADBBC3
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3746° N, 80.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=984UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984UA-2002-07-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 737-291: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR 2000UALA00282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00282), May 20, 2000: SENSOR. OUT OF ADJ. AFT CARGO LIGHT INDICATION. *S/D* ADJUSTED DOOR SENSOR TARGET. DOOR INDICATION SYSTEM HAS PERFORMED NORMAL SINCE THE ADJUSTMENT.
- [SDR 99UAL900035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900035), Jan 16, 1999: BRAKES. MALFUNCTIONED. EXCESSIVE BRAKE DECAY. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM TEST PER APPLICABLE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM CHECKED OK. NO FAULTS FOUND.
- [SDR 98UAL900596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900596), Dec 9, 1998: AIR DIST. ODOR. OIL SMELL COMING FROM BOTH PACKS. CHECKED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PACK COALESCER BAGS, WATER SEPARATOR, AND PACK DUCTS FOR OIL RESIDUE OR CONTAMINATION. OPERATIONAL
- [SDR 97UAL900208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900208), Mar 14, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT AT DOOR 1R INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 97UAL900143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900143), Feb 19, 1997: TIRE. FAILED. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BLOWN NR 2 TIRE AND APPARENT BRAKE FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT EITHER NR 3 OR NR 4 TIRE BLEW DUE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NO FIRE OCCUR
- [SDR 96UAL900520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900520), Jul 11, 1996: FIRE WARNING. ACTIVATED. NUMBER TWO ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO FIRE WARNING, FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED.
- [SDR 95UAL900244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900244), Nov 2, 1995: CIRCUIT BREAKER. BURNED. FOUND BURNED AND MELTED WIRE INSULATION STARTING AT APU GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (C803) AND RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES INTO WIRE BUNDLE (BLUE AND YELLOW P
- [SDR 95ZZZX1698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1698), Mar 1, 1995: BLADE. CRACKED. PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR VIBRATION. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, NR 1 BLADE WAS CRACKED IN HALF IN FILLET AREA, ONLY BLADE BUSHING PREVENTED SEPARATION FRO

## 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 19970219009029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970219009029I), Feb 19, 1997: Boeing 737291 (N984UA), Denver, CO. Narrative: on takeoff roll, united flight 592 blew number 4 right main gear tire. Crew elected to abort takeoff. As a result of aborted takeoff, all four main…

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