Aircraft record

N591UA1996 Boeing 757-222

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 28, 2005.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 2001)29 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Arlington Heights, IL; owner city / state
Engine: PW2040 · 40,900 lb thrust; P & W
Owners: 1; since 1996
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2001
ADs may apply: 29; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 2; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: United Air Lines INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Arlington Heights, IL
Certificate issued: Jul 1, 1996
Canceled: Sep 28, 2005
Airworthiness: Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date: Jun 28, 1996

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Boeing
Model: 757-222
Year: 1996
Serial number: 28142
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 178
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: 20,000 and over lb
Mode S code: A7A2E1

Engine

Make and model: P & W Pw2040
Type: Turbo-fan
Power: 40,900 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1996 – 2005United Air Lines INCArlington Heights, IL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 11, 2001 · Shanksville, PA

The Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided requested technical assistance to the FBI, and any material generated by the NTSB is under the control of the FBI.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: DCA01MA065

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA01MA065)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (29)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2005-02-10	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls Royce Model RB211 Engines	Mar 7, 2005	Airframe (757-222)Certain serial numbers: 757 1–1018. Only with: Line numbers 1 through 1018 inclusive; equipped with Rolls Royce Model RB211 engines.
2004-12-07	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls Royce RB211 Engines	Jul 21, 2004	Airframe (757-222)Certain serial numbers: 757 1–735. Only with: Equipped with Rolls Royce RB211 engines; line numbers 1 through 735 inclusive.
2003-18-05	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Powered by Pratt & Whitney Engines	Oct 16, 2003	Airframe (757-222)Certain serial numbers: 757 1–735. Only with: Powered by Pratt & Whitney engines; line numbers 1 through 735 inclusive.
2003-14-08	Boeing Model 737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 757, and 767 Series Airplanes	Aug 18, 2003	Airframe (757-222)
2002-24-51	Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 Series Airplanes; Model 747 Series…	Jan 7, 2003	Airframe (757-222)

Show all 29 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2002-19-52	Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 Series Airplanes; Model 747 Series…	Sep 30, 2002	Airframe (757-222)
2002-10-02	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Jun 20, 2002	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 757-28-0057 or 757-28-0059, both Revision 1, dated February 28, 2002
2002-02-04	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Mar 19, 2002	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletins 757-29-0058 and 757-29-0059, both dated November 9, 2000
2001-23-14	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Dec 31, 2001	Airframe (757-222)
2001-22-13	Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes; and Model 747, 757…	Dec 6, 2001	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 737-27A1214 Rev 1; Alert Service Bulletins 747-27A2373, 757-27A0129, 767-27A0159, 777-27A0030
2001-20-12	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Nov 20, 2001	Airframe (757-222)Certain serial numbers: 757 1–764. Only with: Limited to line numbers 1 through 764 inclusive.
2001-20-11	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Nov 15, 2001	Airframe (757-222)
2001-13-15	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce Engines	Aug 7, 2001	Airframe (757-222)Only with: Equipped with Rolls Royce engines.
2001-10-14	Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes	Jun 8, 2001	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletins 737-35-1076, 737-35-1077, 747-35-2111, 757-35-0021, 757-35-0022, 767-35-0043, 767-35-0044, 777-35-0008, all dated March 1, 2001. Only with: Equipped with chemical oxygen generators.
2000-15-16	Boeing Model 737, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes	Sep 12, 2000	Airframe (757-222)Certain serial numbers: 737 1–2984; 757 1–798; 767 1–682; 777 1–083. Only with: Ranges are line numbers; equipped with Puritan-Bennett passenger and flight attendant oxygen masks as listed in Boeing Service Bulletins 737-35-1049, 757-35-0014, 767-35-0033, or 777-35-0005.
2000-04-18	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Apr 4, 2000	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27A0127, Revision 1, dated September 2, 1999
99-23-21	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Dec 21, 1999	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Service Bulletin 757-76-0009, Revision 1, dated December 3, 1998, or Boeing Service Bulletin 757-78-0012, dated August 31, 1989
99-10-14	Boeing Model 747-400, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes Equipped With AlliedSignal…	Jun 17, 1999	Airframe (757-222)Only with: Equipped with AlliedSignal RIA-35B Instrument Landing System (ILS) receivers, P/N 066-50006-0101.
98-26-04	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Dec 31, 1998	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-28A0045, Revision 1, dated November 19, 1998
98-13-12 R1	Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes	Dec 28, 1998	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletins 737-27A1212, 747-27A2368 Revision 2, 757-27A0128, 767-27A0156, 777-27A0029 Revision 1
98-13-12	Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes	Jul 6, 1998	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletins 737-27A1212, 747-27A2368, 757-27A0128, 767-27A0156, and 777-27A0029, dated March 26, 1998
98-03-10	Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, and 767 Series Airplanes	Feb 19, 1998	Airframe (757-222)Certain serial numbers: 737 1–2836; 747 1–1104; 757 1–731; 767 1–642. Only with: Equipped with non-powered IPECO pilots' seats; ranges are line position numbers.
97-18-04	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls Royce Engines	Sep 17, 1997	Airframe (757-222)Only with: Equipped with Rolls Royce engines.
97-18-05	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney Engines	Sep 17, 1997	Airframe (757-222)Only with: Equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines.
97-15-09	Boeing Model 757 and 767 Series Airplanes	Aug 1, 1997	Airframe (757-222)
97-09-06	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	May 15, 1997	Airframe (757-222)
96-19-17	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes	Oct 7, 1996	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-24A0079, dated August 8, 1996
95-10-13	Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls Royce Engines	Jun 15, 1995	Airframe (757-222)Serial numbers per Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-54A0030, Revision 1, dated December 20, 1993. Only with: Equipped with Rolls Royce engines.
95-01-05	Boeing Model 757 Equipped With Pratt & Whitney Model PW2000 Series Engines	Jan 20, 1995	Airframe (757-222)Only with: Equipped with Pratt & Whitney Model PW2000 series engines.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (2)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Engine fuel and control · fuel control · malfunctionedDec 3, 1999
RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT ORD DUE TO ENGINE INDICATION. *S/D* THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED FOR FLUCTUATING ENGINE PARAMETERS. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD A LEAKING MAIN PRESSURE SHUTOFF VALVE (MPSOV).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · bulb · failedDec 30, 1996
RIGHT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT, OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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