| Line number | 1039 |
| Type | 324 W |
| Engines | Rolls Royce RB211-535E4-C |
| Mode S | AA1368 |
| Configuration | F24PY55Y134 |
| Name | |
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| Date | Registration | Remarks |
| 25/11/2003 | N74856 | roll out. |
| 17/12/2003 | N74856 | first flight. |
| 27/01/2004 | N74856 | del & rgd to Continental Airlines; '856'. |
| 28/01/2004 | N74856 | ferried Boeing Field-Orlando as COA9971. |
| 00/01/2010 | N74856 | ferried ?-Indianapolis as COA997_; for installation of blended winglets. |
| 13/02/2010 | N74856 | ferried Indianapolis-Newark as COA9971 with blended winglets. |
| 14/02/2010 | N74856 | in service: Newark-Santo Domingo as COA743. |
| 02/05/2010 | N74856 | Continental Airlines agreed with United Airlines to merge into United Airlines. |
| 01/10/2010 | N74856 | Continental Airlines merged with United Airlines into United Airlines; '3856'. |
| 06/01/2011 | N74856 | last service: Denver-Houston as COA1098; ferried Houston-Amarillo as COA9972; for repaint. |
| 08/01/2011 | N74856 | ferried Amarillo-Houston as COA9971 in 2010 United Airlines c/s with "United" titles. |
| 09/01/2011 | N74856 | in service: Houston-Orlando as COA686. |
| 02/05/2020 | N74856 | last service: Chicago/ORD-Denver/DEN as UAL1821; parked because of COVID-19 pandemic. |
