Airliner

N27959

2015 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
36407
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N27959 on the FAA register

Type
2015 Boeing 787-9
Serial
36407
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B74/75/
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2015-09-24
Airworthiness date
2015-09-16
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2CB14
Mode S (octal)
50545424
Seats (type)
422
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
6,430 nm
Cruise (type)
490 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N27959.
  • 2015-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N27959

N27959 is a 2015 Boeing 787-9, serial number 36407. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GENX-1B74/75/ engines and 422 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 490 knots and a range of about 6,430 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 16, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27959.

Cruise
490 kt
Range
6,430 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
9,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft
5,700 ft
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the Boeing 787-9 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N27959.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.