# N998UA: 1982 Boeing 737-291, registration cancelled 2002-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2002
- Exported to: Uganda
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-291](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (registry code 138448W)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22741
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1982
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1995
- Last registry action: November 20, 2001
- Mode S code: ADF21E
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Arlington%20Heights)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0645° N, 87.9867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998UA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=998UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N998UA-2002-11-13

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 (9)

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

- [SDR 2001UALA01922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01922), Sep 2, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. STATION 178 WEB CRACKED AT LBL 5, 7 AND WL 200. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
- [SDR 2001UALA01915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01915), Aug 31, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. BULKHEAD BODY STATION 178, RBL 7, WL 224 CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2001UALA01888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01888), Aug 30, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER 6-L CRACKED AT BODY STATION 787. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHEDINSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR 2001UALA01887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01887), Aug 30, 2001: DOUBLER. GOUGED. FOUND GOUGE ON INTERNAL DOUBLER OF SKIN AT BODY STATION 787 STRINGER 6L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
- [SDR 2000UALA00475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00475), Aug 27, 2000: BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE INDICATES ZERO. *S/D* SLIDE 2L WAS REPLACED, DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND TO BE A BURST DISC ON THE SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE REGULATOR.
- [SDR 2000UALA00507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00507), Aug 25, 2000: COMPUTER. FAILED. ELEVATOR FEEL LIGHT INDICATION. *S/D* REPLACED ELEVATOR FEEL COMPUTER AND 2 FILTERS. TESTED ELEVATOR FEEL SYSTEM, SYSTEM FUNCTIONS NORMALLY.
- [SDR 2000UALA00228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00228), May 30, 2000: PANEL. FAILED. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURATION IN AUTO OR STANDBY. *S/D* A FAILURE OF THE CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR PANEL. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR.
- [SDR 97UAL900308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900308), Apr 16, 1997: END CAP. MISSING. ALL EEL LIGHTS ARE MISSING END CAPS. *S/D* FORWARD CABIN WAS REPORTED WET. END CAPS WERE REMOVED TO SHAMPOO THE CARPET. THE END CAPS WERE REPLACED FOLLOWING CAR
- [SDR 95UAL900077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900077), Aug 1, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT OVERWING ESCAPE PATH AFT LIGHT NEAR AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.

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