Airliner

N87513

2008 Boeing 737-824

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
31621
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26/3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N87513 on the FAA register

Type
2008 Boeing 737-824
Serial
31621
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26/3
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2008-07-01
Airworthiness date
2008-06-27
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC0B80
Mode S (octal)
53005600
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-23
    Accident at Denver, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-07-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N87513.
  • 2008-06-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N87513

N87513 is a 2008 Boeing 737-824, serial number 31621. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 1, 2008 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B26/3 engines and 149 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 27, 2008.

N87513 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-12-23 Accident · Denver, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DCA20LA047
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-824
Probable cause: Maintenance personnel s excessive grinding of the left main landing gear s aft trunnion pin during its initial overhaul, which caused heat damage to the base metal and led to the fatigue crack that caused the pin to fail during the accident flight. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to detect the excessive grinding during the initial overhaul and the fatigue crack during the subsequent overhaul.
1965-01-07 Accident · Gardenville Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0031
Reported aircraft: Republic RC3 — a different aircraft that carried the N87513 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PWR PLT-PROP SERVO VALVE PISTON BINDING, UNKN REAS

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.