Airliner

N518UA

1990 Boeing 757-222

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1990
Serial
24871
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W PW2040
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N518UA on the FAA register

Type
1990 Boeing 757-222
Serial
24871
Engines
2 × P & W PW2040
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2017-04-10
Airworthiness date
1990-09-14
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A680EA
Mode S (octal)
51500352
Seats (type)
178
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N518UA.
  • 2006-03-15
    Accident at Omaha, NE.
  • 1990-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N518UA

N518UA is a 1990 Boeing 757-222, serial number 24871. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W PW2040 engines and 178 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 14, 1990.

N518UA has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-03-15 Accident · Omaha, NE Serious injury NTSB · CHI06LA099
Reported aircraft: Boeing 757-222
Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with unforecast mountain wave turbulence during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the mountain wave (terrain induced) turbulence.

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.