# N178AW: 1981 Boeing 737-277, registration cancelled 2005-02-09 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 9, 2005 - Exported to: Pakistan - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-277](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-277) (registry code 138447D) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 22645 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 30, 1986 - Certificate issued: September 22, 2004 - Last registry action: September 22, 2004 - Mode S code: A136FA - Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178AW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178AW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178AW-2005-02-09 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 737-277: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-277.md ## Service difficulty reports (135, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AWXA200400848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400848), Aug 3, 2004: TRANSMITTER. FALSE INDICATION. ON CLIMBOUT OF LAS EN ROUTE FOR SFO AT FL 190 NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 10 PSI, FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE, TURNED BACK TO LAS AND LANDED W - [SDR AWXA200400841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400841), Aug 1, 2004: TRANSMITTER. FAULTY. ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT LAS EN ROUTE FOR LAX NR 1 ENGINE TAKEOFF EPR ONLY REACHED 1.57, NR 2 ENGINE WAS NORMAL, REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 75 KTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND R - [SDR AWXA200400577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400577), May 26, 2004: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DEN - EEL - DURING 4-DAY CHECK THE OVERHEAD (CEILING) EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 9 WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CEILING MOUNTED - [SDR AWXA200400345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400345), Apr 4, 2004: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHX - EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE AFT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BAT - [SDR AWXA200400309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400309), Mar 25, 2004: SPLICE. BROKEN. PHX - EEL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH SWITCH IN ARMED POSITION, IN ON POSITION ALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND IN O - [SDR AWXA200400301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400301), Mar 22, 2004: CHARGER. FAILED. PHX - EEL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON WITH THE FLIGHT DECK SWITCH IN ARMED POSITION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND RE - [SDR AWXA200400229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400229), Feb 26, 2004: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. PHX - EEL - DURING 4-DAY CHECK FOUND THE L-1 & R-1 DOOR EXTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IN FORWARD - [SDR AWXA200400199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400199), Feb 20, 2004: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHX - EEL - DURING 4-DAY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT FORWARD AND MID CABIN SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGE - [SDR AWXA200301569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301569), Dec 20, 2003: REFLECTOR. DEFECTIVE. PHX - EEL - DURING 4-DAY CHECK FOUND THE R-2 DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT INOPERATIVE, AFTER BULB REPLACEMENT LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVE - [SDR AWXA200301568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301568), Dec 20, 2003: REFLECTOR. DEFECTIVE. PHX - EEL - DURING 4-DAY CHECK THE RT LOWER EXTERNAL GROUND ILLUMINATION EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE, BULB REPLACEMENT HAD NO EFFECT. MAINTENAN - [SDR AWXA200301513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301513), Dec 5, 2003: COVER. DAMAGED. DURING CLIMB OUT OF OAK EN ROUTE FOR PHX A VERY LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE L-1 DOOR LOWER FORWARD HINGE SEAL, PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL, - [SDR AWXA200301262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301262), Oct 16, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION THE L-2 & R-2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT EXTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT ESCAPE SLIDES BATTERY BACK IN T - [SDR AWXA200301057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301057), Sep 13, 2003: GARLOCK SEAL. FAILED. ON CLIMB OUT OF PHX EN ROUTE FOR BOI THE NR 1 GENERATOR TEMPERATURE WENT INTO THE YELLOW FOLLOWED BY A GENERATOR HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT, ATTEMPT APU START WITH - [SDR AWXA200301004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301004), Aug 31, 2003: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING INSPECTION THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 3 LT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE SPLICE ON EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIG - [SDR AWXA200300772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300772), Jul 2, 2003: CIRCUIT BREAKER. WEAK. EN ROUTE FROM AUS TO PHX ALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS SWITCHED OFF TO CONSERVE BATTERY ENERGY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WEAK EMERG - [SDR AWXA200300687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300687), May 15, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-15 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN AT NR 2 FLAP TRACK ATTACH POINT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION ON LT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN - [SDR AWXA200300683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300683), May 15, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A .375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT FASTENER HOLE ON FUSELAGE SKIN, LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF R-1 DOOR CUTOUT BS 294.5. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FASTENER - [SDR AWXA200300686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300686), May 14, 2003: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DURING C-15 CHECK THE RT OUTBOARD HINGED FLAP TRAILING EDGE WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGE AND PERFORMED COMPOSITE REPAIR IAW BAC5514-589/510 - [SDR AWXA200300685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300685), May 14, 2003: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME OF R-1 DOOR AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY END OF CRACK; STOP DR - [SDR AWXA200300684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300684), May 14, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-15 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727-727A AND LT KEEL BEAM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER & TRIPLER AND TRIMMED OUT COR - [SDR AWXA200300682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300682), May 14, 2003: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING C-15 CHECK EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 27 RT LOWER LOBE AT BS 907. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER SPLICE AND TRIMMED AWAY CORROSIO - [SDR AWXA200300649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300649), May 14, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A .5000 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE LOWER LOBE FRAME AT BS 827, LBL 22. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE LOWER LOBE FRAME AT BS - [SDR AWXA200300638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300638), May 14, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS ON FLOORBEAM WEB ANGLE AT BS 639, LBL 45.50. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED FLOORBEAM WEB ANGLE AT BS 6 - [SDR AWXA200300637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300637), May 14, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON R-1 DOOR FRAME AT AFT NR 4 STOP FITTING CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AND PERFORMED - [SDR AWXA200300636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300636), May 14, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT L-1 DOOR ON THE AFT EDGE OF THE CENTER DOOR STOP ACCESS HOLE. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRAC - [SDR AWXA200300608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300608), May 14, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON TRANSVERSE FLOORBEAM WEB OUTBOARD OF LBL 45.50, BS 639. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED ON WEB AT LBL 45.50, BS 639; F - [SDR AWXA200300602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300602), May 14, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FLOORBEAM WEB AT BS 639, RBL 45-50. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM; FABRICATED A FILLER, DOUBL - [SDR AWXA200300648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300648), May 13, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK 2 EACH 1INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FLOORBEAM STRUCTURE AT AFT END OF AILERON TOWER SHAFT QUADRANT CUTOUT BS 676, LBL 24.5. - [SDR AWXA200300647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300647), May 13, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK 2 EACH 1 INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FLOOR BEAM UPPER STRUCTURE AT AFT END OF AILERON QUADRANT CUTOUT BS 676, RBL 24.5. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAG - [SDR AWXA200300646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300646), May 13, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON MAIN WHEEL WELL UPPER COMPRESSION FRAME AT BS 663, RBL 24.5. MAINTENANCE REMOVED VERTICAL STIFFENER, WEB DOUBLER, - [SDR AWXA200300645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300645), May 13, 2003: PANEL. DELAMINATED. DURING C-15 CHECK THE NO. 5 SPOILER WAS FOUND DELAMINATED AT THE INBOARD AFT EDGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NO.5 SPOILER PANEL IAW BMM 27-62-12, PG. - [SDR AWXA200300644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300644), May 13, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A .7500 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE INTERIOR SHEAR WEB BELOW THE RT EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR WEB - [SDR AWXA200300643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300643), May 13, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A .5000 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON RADIUS OF SIDE FRAME AT BS 597, LBL 70. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AT BEND OF THE FLANGE ON SIDE FRAME AT - [SDR AWXA200300642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300642), May 13, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON MAIN WHEEL WELL COMPRESSION CHORD AT BS 663, LBL 24.5. MAINTENANCE REMOVED WEB STIFFENER, FLO - [SDR AWXA200300634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300634), May 13, 2003: PANEL. DELAMINATED. YVR - FLIGHT CONTROL - DURING C-15 CHECK THE NO. 8 SPOILER WAS FOUND DELAMINATED AT THE MID CENTER AFT EDGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 8 SPOILER P - [SDR AWXA200300633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300633), May 13, 2003: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DURING C-15 CHECK THE NR 3 SLAT INBOARD END UPPER SKIN WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 SLAT IAW AWA T/C R3M27002. - [SDR AWXA200300632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300632), May 13, 2003: SLAT. DELAMINATED. DURING C-15 CHECK THE NR 5 SLAT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 5 SLAT IAW AWA T/C R3M27008. - [SDR AWXA200300630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300630), May 13, 2003: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. DURING C-15 CHECK EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGER M1051 LOCATED IN AFT AISLE CEILING HAS NO OUTPUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHA - [SDR AWXA200300609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300609), May 13, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 639. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LT FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS - [SDR AWXA200300604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300604), May 13, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT RIVET HOLE ON INTERNAL FUSELAGE CENTER WEB BS 706, BL 0. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED AREA OF - [SDR AWXA200300603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300603), May 13, 2003: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON CENTER SECTION ANGLE BS 663, LBL 60. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE AT BS 663, LBL 60; FABRICATED A NEW REPLA - [SDR AWXA200300678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300678), May 7, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-15 CHECK A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON SHEAR BEAM WEB OF STR 18A LT, AFT OF BS 706 FRAME TRUNNION BEAM SUPPORT FITTING IN FORWARD OUTBOARD CORNER. MAINT - [SDR AWXA200300224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300224), Mar 1, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION THE AFT LT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK FOR THE AFT GALLEY EMERG - [SDR AWXA200300112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300112), Feb 9, 2003: CABLE. OUT OF RIG. ON DECENT INTO PHX EN ROUTE FROM AUS AFTER LOWERING LANDING GEAR RECEIVED UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION, 3 RED OVER 3 GREEN, DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT - [SDR AWXA200300042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300042), Jan 15, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. PHX - EEL - DURING INSPECTION THE VERTICAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT THE L2 DOOR AND OVER WING EXIT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERG - [SDR AWXA200201184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200201184), Dec 11, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT LT OVERWING EXIT, L-2 DOOR, AND R-2 DOOR WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY E - [SDR AWXA200201110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200201110), Nov 12, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION THE R-2 DOOR WALL MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R-2 DOOR WALL MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT - [SDR AWXA200201109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200201109), Nov 12, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION THE L-2 DOOR WALL MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L-2 DOOR WALL MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT - [SDR AWXA200201108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200201108), Nov 12, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION THE LT EXIT ROW WALL MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT EXIT ROW WALL MOUNTED EMERGENCY LI - [SDR AWXA200201058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200201058), Oct 29, 2002: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. FLT 0221 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO AUS PASSENGER AT SEAT ROW 18 COMPLAINED OF NOXIOUS ODOR THAT CAUSED EYES TO IRRITATE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ALSO SMELLED NOXIOUS ODOR All 135: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178AW-2005-02-09/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19871127077509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127077509I), Nov 27, 1987: Boeing 737200 (N178AW), Omaha, NE. Nr 2 engine failed on climb. Returned. Cause unknown. ## Other aircraft with N178AW - [Cancelled 2017-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178AW-2017-04-24): Let BLANIK L-13, S/N 026631. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barron Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRON%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Perry, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Perry) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.