# N985UA: 1979 Boeing 737-291, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-291](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (registry code 138448W)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21747
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1979
- Last registry action: August 1, 2011
- Mode S code: ADBF7A
- Location: [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985UA-2013-07-15

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR 2001UALA00158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00158), Feb 27, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. SEVERAL FATIGUE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR AND FORWARD OF THE STA 360 PRODUCTION JOINT. *S/U* FASTENER HOLE CRAC
- [SDR 2000UALA00753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00753), Apr 14, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON THE BODY STATION 178 BULKHEAD WEB. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE CRACKS REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM 53-10-11.
- [SDR 98UAL900246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900246), Jun 9, 1998: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. THE NUMBER ONE COMM WENT INOP AND WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE COCKPIT WAS VERY WARM WHILE THE CABIN WAS VERY COLD. *S/D* RE
- [SDR 97UAL900148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900148), Feb 20, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF DOOR 1R INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT DOOR 1R, OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.

## 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 19980608037449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608037449I), Jun 8, 1998: Boeing 737291 (N985UA), Omaha, NE. (-5)N985UA, a B-737-291, was enroute des moines, IA, to denver, CO, when the crew reported the number one com went inoperative followed by an electrical type…
- [Incident 19891031064239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891031064239I), Oct 31, 1989: Boeing 737291 (N985UA), Medford, OR. NR2 engine lost oil pressure. Shut down and landed. Changed main oil screen gasket and o ring.

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