# N173AW: 1987 Boeing 737-33A, registration cancelled 2006-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2006
- Exported to: Indonesia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-33a) (registry code 1384673)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Serial number: 23632
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1987
- Certificate issued: November 24, 2004
- Last registry action: November 24, 2004
- Mode S code: A12467
- Owner when cancelled: [Rpk Capital I LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RPK%20CAPITAL%20I%20LLC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9022° N, 87.6833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60622, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173AW-2006-07-13

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 737-33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-33a.md

## Service difficulty reports (184, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AWXA200600531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600531), Mar 14, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STR 22R AND BS 727E. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 0
- [SDR AWXA200600527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600527), Mar 8, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED LOWER CHORD OF STAB STA 138.7 RIB, CRACKED .7 INCHES AT FORWARD ATTACH POINT OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. MAINTENANCE REMO
- [SDR AWXA200600520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600520), Feb 27, 2006: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE OF THRESHOLD SUPPORT ANGLE FROM BS 947 TO BS 967, BL 55R AND WL 
- [SDR AWXA200600583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600583), Feb 19, 2006: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 947 STR 22L CRACKED, 0.350 INCHES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 947 STR 22L IAW BOEING 
- [SDR AWXA200600543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600543), Feb 19, 2006: STRINGER. CORRODED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON STR 27L AND BS 967. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND RE-WORK WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW BOEING 737-
- [SDR AWXA200600528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600528), Feb 19, 2006: STRAP. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED 3 CRACKS, .25 INCHES IN LENGTH, ON INTERNAL STRAP AT BS 1006 FROM STR 27R TO STR 25R. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT AND REMOVED CRACKS O
- [SDR AWXA200600519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600519), Feb 19, 2006: STRINGER. CORRODED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON STRINGER 26R AT BS 1006. CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 53-00
- [SDR AWXA200600472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600472), Feb 19, 2006: STRINGER. CORRODED. MCN - DURING C22 DISCOVERED LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON STRINGER 25L AT BS 967. CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 53-00-03-1A1. MAINTENANC
- [SDR AWXA200600584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600584), Feb 18, 2006: ATTACH BRACKET. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED ATTACH CLIP TO FRAME CRACKED, 0.500 INCHES, AT BS 706 TO STR 11L. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED CLIP AT BS 706 STR 11L IAW BOEIN
- [SDR AWXA200600585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600585), Feb 13, 2006: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED STRINGER TO FRAME CLIP CRACKED, 0.25 INCHES, AT BS 663 TO STR 10R. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED CLIP AT BS 663 TO STR 10R IAW B
- [SDR AWXA200600582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600582), Feb 13, 2006: CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED STRINGER TO FRAME CLIP CRACKED, 0.35 INCHES AT BS 639 STR 1. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED CLIP AT FRAME BS 639 STR 1 IAW BOEING
- [SDR AWXA200600556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600556), Feb 13, 2006: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED CRACKED STRINGER TIE CLIP, CRACKED .25 INCHES, AT BS 639 STR 2R. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER TIE CLIP AT BS
- [SDR AWXA200600555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600555), Feb 13, 2006: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED STRINGER CLIP CRACKED, .400 INCHES IN LENGTH, AT BS 616 AND STR 2L. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW CLIP AT BS 616 AND S
- [SDR AWXA200600550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600550), Feb 13, 2006: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED STRING 10L CLIP CRACKED, .375 INCHES, AT BS 663. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STRINGER TIE CLIP AT STR 
- [SDR AWXA200600547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600547), Feb 13, 2006: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED STRINGER TO FRAME CLIP CRACKED, .4 INCHES, AT BS 639, STR 4R. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER TI
- [SDR AWXA200600526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600526), Feb 13, 2006: FRAME. CORRODED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME TIE AT BS 967 BETWEEN STR 27L AND STR 27R. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND RE-WOR
- [SDR AWXA200600471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600471), Feb 13, 2006: WEB. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED WEB CRACKED, 3.0 INCHES, FROM BS 616 TO BS 639 AT STR 17R, CREASE BEAM 5-17 RT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT 
- [SDR AWXA200600470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600470), Feb 13, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED FRAME 639 WEB CRACKED, .75 INCHES, ABOVE CREASE BEAM AT STR 16R. NO REPAIR DATA COULD BE FOUND IN THE SRM. MAIN
- [SDR AWXA200600460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600460), Feb 11, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STR 24R AND BS 870. THREE EXISTING REPAIRS IN AREA, BETWEEN 847 AND BS 875 BELOW STR 20R, WHICH WOULD EXCEE
- [SDR AWXA200600586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600586), Feb 9, 2006: SHEAR WEB. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED WEB CRACKED, 1.1 INCHES, AT BS 560 TO BS 580 BL 65L. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGE FROM WEB AT BS 560 TO BS 580, BL 65L IAW BOEIN
- [SDR AWXA200600542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600542), Feb 8, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED, .5 INCHES IN LENGTH, AT BS 727E+7" AT STR 19R. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 
- [SDR AWXA200600522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600522), Feb 8, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 985, BOTH SIDES OF STR 27L. ALSO AT BS 1006 OUTBOARD SIDE OF ST
- [SDR AWXA200600521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600521), Feb 8, 2006: ATTACH ANGLE. CORRODED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED CORROSION ON AFT CARGO FLOOR WEB ATTACH ANGLE AT BS 767+6" TO 785 AND BL 19R. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIM
- [SDR AWXA200600338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600338), Feb 8, 2006: SKIN. DEBONDED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED DISBOND AREA ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP AT THE INBOARD END, FROM WS 230.68L TO WS 239.68L
- [SDR AWXA200600337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600337), Feb 7, 2006: SKIN. DEBONDED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED DISBOND AREA ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LT OUTBOARD FORE FLAP, 93 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD END, FROM WS 290.69L TO WS 296.69L.
- [SDR AWXA200600336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600336), Feb 7, 2006: SKIN. DEBONDED. MCN - DURING C22 CHECK DISCOVERED DISBOND ARE ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RT INBOARD MID FLAP TRAILING EDGE WEDGE, 32 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD END, FROM WS 101.7
- [SDR AWXA200600132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600132), Jan 24, 2006: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EEL - DURING INSPECTION MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT SEATS 1A AND 1B EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 BATTERIES IN FIRST
- [SDR AWXA200501564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200501564), Dec 19, 2005: TRIM SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. PHX - ABORTED TAKEOFF - FLT 227 - CREW REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 45 KNOTS. CAPTAINS TRIM S
- [SDR AWXA200501094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200501094), Sep 22, 2005: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EEL - DURING 4 DAY CHECK, DISCOVERED PASSENGER ROW NR 18 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ROW NR 18
- [SDR AWXA200501016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200501016), Aug 30, 2005: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EEL - DURING INSPECTION DISCOVERED EMERGENCY EXIT PATHWAY LIGHTS AT ROWS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 ARE ON DIM WITH SWITCH IN OFF OR ARMED POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLA
- [SDR AWXA200500982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500982), Aug 17, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. PHX - DURING 4 DAY CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACK ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE APPROX 1' AFT AND 1' BELOW EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT OF MLG WHEEL WELL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGE
- [SDR AWXA200500718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500718), Jun 14, 2005: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. DURING C-21 CHECK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEATS 1-4 INOPERATIVE AND SEAT 17 LAMP OUT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGER IAW BOEING 737-30
- [SDR AWXA200500700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500700), Jun 13, 2005: FITTING. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STABILIZER BEAM ATTACH FITTING ON WING AT RSS 197.56. MAINTENANCE BLENDED CORRO
- [SDR AWXA200500699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500699), Jun 13, 2005: STIFFENER. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK DISCOVERED 2 CRACKS .113 INCHES IN LENGTH ON ANGLE LOCATED AT BULKHEAD STA 178 LBL 5.7 WL 184. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT AND RE
- [SDR AWXA200500717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500717), Jun 12, 2005: SPAR. CRACKED. DURING C-21 CHECK, DISCOVERED RT HORIZONTAL STAB CHANNEL CRACKED ON AFT SPAR WEB AT STAB STATION 170. MX CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION ON AFT SPAR WEB AT STAB STATION
- [SDR AWXA200500696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500696), Jun 7, 2005: STIFFENER. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK DISCOVERED CRACK .322 INCHES LONG AT FORMED CHANNEL LOCATED AT BS 178 WL 230 RBL 17.1. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND FABRICATED
- [SDR AWXA200500693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500693), Jun 7, 2005: STIFFENER. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 178 WL 230 RBL 17.1. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED SUPPORT ANGLE AND FABRICATED SUPPORT A
- [SDR AWXA200500713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500713), Jun 2, 2005: DOUBLER. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND TOP 3 OUTBOARD SCREW HOLES ON FIRST OFFICERS NR 1 WINDOW FRAME TO HAVE EVIDENCE OF CRACKING INSIDE HOLES. MAINTENAN
- [SDR AWXA200500710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500710), Jun 2, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. MCN - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND 2 CRACKS .275 INCHES IN LENGTH. BOTH CRACKS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE NR 4 SLAT SKIN, AT SS 72 TO SS 74. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DA
- [SDR AWXA200500692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500692), Jun 2, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND 3 CRACKS .271 INCHES LONG AT FRAME WEB STA 178 WL 230 RBL 17.1. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA FROM FRAME WEB STA
- [SDR AWXA200500691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500691), Jun 2, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK DISCOVERED 2 CRACKS .275 INCHES LONG LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NR 6 SLAT SKIN, SLAT STATION 307 TO SLAT STATION 309. M
- [SDR AWXA200500678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500678), Jun 2, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-21 CHECK, FOUND FLOOR WEB CRACKED AT BS 196.5, WL 207, RIGHT BL 28. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED FLOOR WEB AT BS 196.5, WL 207, RIGHT BL 28 AND FABRICAT
- [SDR AWXA200500677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500677), Jun 2, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-21 CHECK, FOUND FLOOR WEB CRACKED AT BS 196.5, WL 207, LEFT BL 28. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED FLOOR WEB AT BS 196.5, WL 207, LEFT BL 28 AND FABRICATED
- [SDR AWXA200500741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500741), Jun 1, 2005: SKIN. DELAMINATED. FOUND DISBOND AREA ON UPPER SURFACE OF NR 5 SLAT, 1.75 IN FROM OUTBOARD END, FROM RT SS 252 TO RT SS 253. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT SKIN AND DISBOND CORE FROM UPPER SU
- [SDR AWXA200500690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500690), Jun 1, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND A CRACK .275 INCHES IN LENGTH AT BULKHEAD WEB BS 178, WL 234, AND LBL 14. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED AREA AT BULKHEAD WEB BS 178, WL 23
- [SDR AWXA200500689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500689), Jun 1, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND CRACK .211 INCHES LONG AT 178 BULKHEAD FRAME WEB, RBL 17, WL 182. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AT BULKHEAD FRAM
- [SDR AWXA200500688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500688), Jun 1, 2005: SUPPORT BEAM. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON DIAGONAL SUPPORT BEAM BOTTOM SIDE AROUND FASTENER HOLES FROM BS 1006 TO BS 1016, RBL 6. MAINTENANCE BL
- [SDR AWXA200500719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500719), May 31, 2005: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-21 CHECK, FOUND CRACK .750 INCHES IN LENGTH AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOCATED ON FORWARD EDGE BELOW HOLD OPEN HOOK. MX REMOVED CRACKED CARGO DOOR FRAME IAW
- [SDR AWXA200500687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500687), May 31, 2005: ANGLE. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND CRACK .5 INCH IN LENGTH AT R1 DOOR CUTOUT ANGLE ON BS 294.5 AND BS 294.6, BETWEEN STRINGER 7R AND STRINGER 8R. MAIN
- [SDR AWXA200500686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500686), May 31, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND A CRACK .375 INCH AT 178 BULKHEAD WEB, WL 207, RBL 10. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA FROM 178 BULKHEAD WEB, WL 2

All 184: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173AW-2006-07-13/reports.md

## 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 19901221062289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901221062289I), Dec 21, 1990: Boeing 73733A (N173AW), Wichita, KS. Captain made a nonscheduled stop at Wichita due to a passenger needing medical assistance.
- [Incident 19900425032089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425032089I), Apr 25, 1990: Boeing 73733A (N173AW), Moline, IL. Pilot became ill en route. First officer with assistance from a flight attendant declared emergency and landed.

## Other aircraft with N173AW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173AW): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12859, built 2022
- [Cancelled 2014-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173AW-2014-03-13): Bell UH-1H, S/N 7120173. Owner: [US Department Of State](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE), [Patrick Afb, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Patrick%20Afb)

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