N26906 — 2012 Boeing 787-8

Aircraft record

Serial number

34829

Manufacturer

Boeing

Model

787-8

Year

2012

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

Ge Genx Series

Registration

Active

Registered to

United Airlines Inc — Chicago, IL

View the FAA registry record for N26906 →

Accident & incident history

1. ENG15IA037Oct 10, 2014LondonInjury n/a

   A shutdown of the displays due to the inability to operate through a rapid transient radiated electric field brought on by a near field lightning strike. Contributing to the loss of displays for the remainder of the flight was the lack of guidance to the crew to perform a controlled power reset to the display.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2012 Boeing 787-8).

1. Oct 31, 2012registered — United Airlines Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N26906 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2012 Boeing 787-8 above.

• until Jun 22, 19831979 Cessna U206G (s/n U20605371)
• until Oct 3, 19801979 Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A (s/n AA5A0803)

Frequently asked

Has N26906 been in an accident?

Yes. N26906 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N26906?

N26906 is a 2012 Boeing 787-8 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 34829.

Who is N26906 registered to?

N26906 is registered to United Airlines Inc of Chicago, IL. Registration status: active.