N87513 — 2008 Boeing 737-824
Active registrationChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 23, 2026
N87513 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2019, no injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 23, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- 31621
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Model
- 737-824
- Year
- 2008
- Category
- Fixed wing multi-engine
- Engine
- Cfm Intl Cfm56-7b26/3
- Registration
- Active
- Registered to
- United Airlines Inc — Chicago, IL
Accident & incident history
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.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2008 Boeing 737-824).
- Jul 1, 2008registered — United Airlines Inc
Frequently asked
- Has N87513 been in an accident?
- Yes. N87513 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2019.
- What kind of aircraft is N87513?
- N87513 is a 2008 Boeing 737-824 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 31621.
- Who is N87513 registered to?
- N87513 is registered to United Airlines Inc of Chicago, IL. Registration status: active.
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