Aircraft Description
N772UA is a 1995 Boeing 777-222, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to United Airlines INC in Chicago, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 29, 1995. The registration certificate was issued on April 1, 2013. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w PW4000 SER engine producing 60000 pounds of thrust, N772UA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA7238 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N772UA was last tracked by AviatorDB near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (PHNL) on March 8, 2026. The FAA registry record for N772UA was last updated on January 2, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
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AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N772UA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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NTSB Accident History (1)
| Date | NTSB # | Damage | Highest Injury | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2021 | DCA21FA085 | MINR | None | The fatigue failure of the right engine fan blade. Contributing to the fan blade failure was the inadequate inspection of the blades, which failed to identify low-level indications of cracking, and the insufficient frequency of the manufacturer’s inspection intervals, which permitted the low-level crack indications to propagate undetected and ultimately resulted in the fatigue failure. Contributing to the severity of the engine damage following the fan blade failure was the design and testing of the engine inlet, which failed to ensure that the inlet could adequately dissipate the energy of, and therefore limit further damage from, an in-flight fan blade out event. Contributing to the severity of the engine fire was the failure of the “K” flange following the fan blade out, which allowed hot ignition gases to enter the nacelle and imparted damage to several components that fed flammable fluids to the nacelle, which allowed the fire to propagate past the undercowl area and into the thrust reversers, where it could not be extinguished. |
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC