Aircraft Description
N816UA is a 1998 Airbus Industrie A319-131, a twin-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to United Airlines INC in Chicago, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 28, 1998. The registration certificate was issued on April 1, 2013. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a Iae V2500SERIES engine producing 25000 pounds of thrust, N816UA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB2169 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N816UA was last tracked by AviatorDB near Chicago O'hare International Airport (KORD) on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N816UA was last updated on December 31, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Airbus A319, a shortened variant of the revolutionary A320 family, established itself as a cornerstone of modern narrow-body aviation through its pioneering digital fly-by-wire technology. First flown on August 25, 1995, it is a low-wing twin-engine aircraft capable of seating 124-156 passengers in typical configurations. Measuring 33.84 meters in length with a 35.8-meter wingspan, the A319 delivers a range of 3,700 nautical miles at cruising speeds of 514 knots. Manufactured by Airbus SE, the aircraft has seen 1,518 units delivered across both ceo and neo variants. AviatorDB tracks 494 Airbus Industrie aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is A319.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N816UA. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2010 | DCA10IA021 | MINR | Minor | A mechanical failure of internal components of the right main landing gear door actuator resulting in the flight crew being unable to fully extend the right main landing gear using the normal and alternate procedures. Contributing to this incident was a circular reference in the company Flight Manual in which the Landing Gear Gravity Extension checklist referred back to the Landing Gear Unsafe Indication After Extension checklist rather than the Landing Gear - Partial Gear or Gear Up Landing checklist. |
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC