# N145AW: Boeing 737-2A6, registration cancelled 2001-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-2A6](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2a6) (registry code 138448B)
- Serial number: 20194
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2000
- Last registry action: February 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A0B558
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Director Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20DIRECTOR%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3877° N, 97.7067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78758, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=145AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145AW-2001-06-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 737-2A6: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2a6.md

## Service difficulty reports (62, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AWXA9900332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900332), Sep 27, 1999: LINE. LEAKING. LOSS OF A-SYSTEM IN FLIGHT. REPLACED A-SYSTEM RETURN LINE. LEAK CK OK, SERVICED SYS TO FULL IAW 29-12 M & E (P/N 15-2900-3-0004).
- [SDR AWXA9900141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900141), Apr 17, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IN MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS DISCREPANCY, R2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CK NORMAL.
- [SDR AWXA9900042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900042), Feb 7, 1999: PACK. MALFUNCTIONED. AIR TURNBACK, SMOKE IN CABIN. CABIN SMELLED OF SMOKE AFTER DEPARTURE. SUSPECT SMELL CAME FROM RT PACK. AIR RETURNED TO ICT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED RT PACK TURBIN
- [SDR AWXA9800218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9800218), Oct 29, 1998: LIGHT. INOP. EMERGENCY EXIT LT ABOVE DOOR R2 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY IAW BMM 2560, OPS TEST GOOD.
- [SDR AWXA9800135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9800135), May 27, 1998: ENGINE. BIRD STRIKE. ON T/O AT APPROXIMATELY 120 KNOTS, HEARD A LOUD BANG ON LEFT OF A/C FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT YAW. AIRSPEED PAUSE AND BAD SMELL. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION OF NR
- [SDR AWXA9800059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9800059), Feb 19, 1998: WIRE. LOOSE. EMER LIGHT INOP AT 9BC. RECONNECTED WIRING. STC NR SA3432NM.
- [SDR AWXA9800102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9800102), Feb 1, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING AROUND FASTENERS AT THE E AND E DOOR AND THE NLG W/W AREA AS FOLLOWS: BS 358 RT OF ANTENNA BL 3 AFT LT CORNER OF E AND E DOOR CUTOUT
- [SDR AWXA9700686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700686), Dec 2, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. L1 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN PLACED ON GROUND SERVICE BUS. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OFF BATT OFF GOES OUT WHEN PLACED ON EXT POWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 POR
- [SDR AWXA9700668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700668), Nov 7, 1997: GASPER FAN. FAILED. WHILE LANDING IN TUCSON GOT A BAD SMELL THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. FOUND GASPER FAN BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED GASPER FAN.
- [SDR AWXA9700402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700402), Jul 20, 1997: COUPLER. LEAKING. AIR TURNBACK, NUMBER 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL AND LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. RETARDED NUMBER 1 THROTTLE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FOUND COUPLER BEFORE START VALVE
- [SDR AWXA9700398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700398), Jul 18, 1997: SIGN. INOPERATIVE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND RT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SIGN INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN, OPS CHECK GOOD STC - SA3432NM.
- [SDR AWXA9700216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700216), Apr 7, 1997: FIRE WARNING. SOUNDED. APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING WITH POWER AT IDLE, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/4 SECOND. THEN ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER
- [SDR AWXA9700214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700214), Apr 4, 1997: FIRE DETECT UNIT. INOPERATIVE. MOMENTARY FIRE WARNING SIGNAL ON DESCENT AT IDLE. LASTED ONE TENTH OF A SECOND WITH BRIEF FLASH OF FIRE WARNING MASTER LIGHT / BELL. NO LIGHT ON FIRE HANDLE. RE
- [SDR AWXA9700174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700174), Mar 6, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND R-1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR AWXA9700155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700155), Feb 25, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND ROW 3C EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE BROKEN. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT SEAT 3C, OPS CHECK NORMAL STC - SA3432NM.
- [SDR AWXA9700099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700099), Jan 29, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND FWD GALLEY DOOR CRACKED IN THE DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED AND HFEC INSPECTED TO VERIFY CRACK CONTAINMENT IAW 
- [SDR AWXA9700098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700098), Jan 29, 1997: DRAG ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND RT UPPER WING TO BODY DRAG ANGLE AND RT LOWER WING TO BODY DRAG ANGLE CRACKED. FABRICATED, ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR PA
- [SDR AWXA9700100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9700100), Jan 28, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DAMAGED STRINGER 26L AT BS 370. REPAIRED CRACKED STRINGER AT STA 370 26L, WORK WAS DONE IAW 737-200 SRM 53-10-03.
- [SDR AWXA9600780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9600780), Dec 29, 1996: LIGHT. DAMAGED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT DOOR L-2 DAMAGED. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECK GOOD, STC - SA3432NM.
- [SDR AWXA960543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960543), Sep 30, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. PHX - FLT 2312 - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON SEAT 17C INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR AWXA960470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960470), Sep 3, 1996: WIRE. DISCONNECTED. PHX - FLT 2887 - REF MEL 33-19, EMERGENCY LIGHT ROW 12 INOP. RESPLICED WIRE AT ROW 12. OPS CHECK GOOD. MEL CLEARED. (M)
- [SDR AWXA960430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960430), Aug 14, 1996: WIRE. BROKEN. PHX - FLT 2312 - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND ROW 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPAIRED WIRING AT ROW 1. SYSTEM OPS NORMAL. (M)
- [SDR AWXA960427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960427), Aug 11, 1996: POWER UNIT. INOPERATIVE. PHX - FLT 2312 - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND R-2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR AWXA960494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960494), Jul 1, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHX - FLT 2573 - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. (X)
- [SDR AWXA960073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960073), Feb 12, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT LOWER CORNER FUSELAGE SKIN DELAMINATED. REPAIRED IAW ER 2-53-33-13.
- [SDR AWXA960067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960067), Feb 12, 1996: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND CRACK INDICATION NOTED BOTTOM LEFT E-F WINDOW POST. ACCESS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE EXTENT OF CRACK. REPAIRED LEFT E
- [SDR AWXA960074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960074), Feb 11, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND FORWARD GALLEY DOOR WAY OUTER SKIN CRACKED THROUGH FASTENER HOLE AT FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF D
- [SDR AWXA960071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960071), Feb 11, 1996: FRAME. DAMAGED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP AT STRINGER 22L, BS 420 DAMAGED. FRAME ALSO DAMAGED IN SAME AREA. REMOVED AND R
- [SDR AWXA960068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960068), Feb 11, 1996: SILL. CORRODED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FWD ENTRY DOORWAY MOPSILL AT BS 312 TO 344, WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATE
- [SDR AWXA960072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960072), Feb 10, 1996: SPAR CHORD. CORROSION. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD CORRODED ON THE FORWARD SIDE FROM APPRO
- [SDR AWXA960066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960066), Feb 10, 1996: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR, DOOR FRAME CRACKED IN LOWER RADIUS BY THE AFT NR 5 STOP PIN FITTING BS 877.09
- [SDR AWXA960065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960065), Feb 10, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN HAS GENERAL GOUGES OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTER SKIN I
- [SDR AWXA960064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960064), Feb 10, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR, DOOR FRAME CRACKED IN LOWER RADIUS BY THE FWD NR 5 STOP PIN FITTING, BS 800. 
- [SDR AWXA960063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960063), Feb 10, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND RT SIDE OF TAIL SECTION SKIN UNDER STAB, TAIL FIN CRACKED, (VORTEX GEN). FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKE
- [SDR AWXA960062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960062), Feb 10, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 1115, WL 244, STRINGER 13R. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 13R AN
- [SDR AWXA960061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960061), Feb 9, 1996: FRAME. DAMAGED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DRILL STARTS AND OPEN FASTENER HOLES IN FRAME AT STATION 277, STRINGER 4R. REMOVED DAMAGE FRO
- [SDR AWXA960060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960060), Feb 9, 1996: FRAME. DAMAGED. DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP AT STRINGER 22L, BS 420 DAMAGED, FRAME ALSO DAMAGED IN SAME AREA. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED 
- [SDR 96ZZZM315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM315), Feb 9, 1996: CLIP. DAMAGED. DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP, AT STRINGER 22L BS 420, DAMAGED, FRAME ALSO DAMAGED IN SAME AREA. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED
- [SDR AWXA960056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960056), Feb 8, 1996: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND S-8A INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 33 CRACKED JUST AFT OF FWD. GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT. REMOVED INTERCOST
- [SDR AWXA960050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960050), Feb 6, 1996: STRINGER. GOUGED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK WHILE WORKING CARD NR 00294992, FOUND GOUGE IN STRINGER 22L AT BS 500A PLUS 4. REMOVED DAMAGE IN STR
- [SDR AWXA960049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960049), Feb 6, 1996: DOUBLER. DISBOND. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DISBOND OF SKIN BONDED DOUBLER AT BS 917 BETWEEN STRINGER 22 AND 23 RT. REPAIRED DISBONDED DO
- [SDR AWXA960048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960048), Feb 6, 1996: DOUBLER. DISBOND. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DISBOND OF SKIN BONDED DOUBLER AT STATION 817 BETWEEN STRINGERS 21 AND 23 LEFT. REPAIRED DISB
- [SDR AWXA960047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960047), Feb 6, 1996: DOUBLER. DISBONDED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DISBOND OF SKIN BONDED DOUBLER AT STATION 877 BETWEEN STRINGER 21 AND 22 LEFT. REPAIRED DISBO
- [SDR AWXA960046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960046), Feb 6, 1996: DOUBLER. DISBOND. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DISBOND OF SKIN BONDED DOUBLER AT STATION 857, BETWEEN STRINGER 24 AND 25 LEFT. REPAIRED DISB
- [SDR AWXA960069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA960069), Feb 4, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. PAE - FLT NR 3839 - DURING SCHEDULED C-12 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND DENT IN SKIN STATION 350 RT BETWEEN STRINGER 17R AND 18R. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN 1.25 DIAMETER.
- [SDR AWXA9500796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9500796), Dec 4, 1995: TAXI LIGHT WIRE. FAILED. LAS/ELP - FLT 976 - AIR TURNBACK; ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW NOTED A MINOR ODOR. AFTER TAKEOFF AND ON WHEELS UP, SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT, SUBSIDING ON FINAL APPROAC
- [SDR AWXA9500753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9500753), Nov 13, 1995: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. PHX - FLT NR 573 - PHX-OAK - CREW REPORTED, ON DEPARTURE A LOUD NOISE ON THE RT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MA
- [SDR AWXA9500741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9500741), Nov 6, 1995: DOOR. NOT SECURED. LAS/PHX - FLT NR 312 - CREW REPORTED AIRFRAME VIBRATION AT TAKEOFF AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND GRO
- [SDR AWXA9500689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9500689), Oct 9, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TUS-PHX - CABIN WOULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE WITH LT PACK OFF AND THRUST AT IDLE. DUCT PRESSURE 14 PSI AT 12,000 FEET CABINS CLIMBS AT 1500 FPM. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED T
- [SDR AWXA9500625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9500625), Sep 11, 1995: EEL BATT PACK. DISCHARGED. PHX - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

All 62: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145AW-2001-06-21/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN87IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA059), Feb 26, 1987: Boeing 737-2A6 (N145AW), Durango, CO, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19880405020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405020179I), Apr 5, 1988: Boeing 7372A6 (N145AW), Albuquerque, NM. Flight diverted due to a fuel imbalance. Landed overweight. No malfunction found. Overweight by 3617 pounds.
- [Incident 19870225015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225015159I), Feb 25, 1987: Boeing 7372A6 (N145AW), Durango, CO, Minor damage. The aircraft departed the side of the runway on landing. Snow obscured runway markings.

## Other aircraft with N145AW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145AW): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1402, built 2004

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