Airliner

N78017

2002 Boeing 777-224

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
31679
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GE90-90B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N78017 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Boeing 777-224
Serial
31679
Engines
2 × Ge GE90-90B
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2002-03-15
Airworthiness date
2002-03-07
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA9321
Mode S (octal)
52511441
Seats (type)
400
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N78017 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1948-11-12
    N78017 previously assigned to a Globe SWIFT (s/n 2017); cancelled.
Overview

About N78017

N78017 is a 2002 Boeing 777-224, serial number 31679. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GE90-90B engines and 400 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 7, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78017.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78017.

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.