# N343SW: 1989 Boeing 737-3H4, registration cancelled 2017-10-27 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 27, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 737-3H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (registry code 138447K) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Serial number: 24151 - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 23, 1989 - Certificate issued: May 3, 1999 - Last registry action: July 25, 2011 - Mode S code: A3CA18 - Owner when cancelled: [Southwest Airlines Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20CO) - Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.8326° N, 96.8491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75235, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=343SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343SW-2017-10-27 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 737-3H4: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4.md ## Service difficulty reports (247, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWAA2012030501884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012030501884), Mar 2, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED FROM BS 920 TO BS 923, STR 23L. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA & SRM. - [SDR SWAA120754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA120754), Jan 30, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 500B+15, STR 19R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA116997](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA116997), Oct 11, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED SPV CHECK, FOUND STUB BEAM FRAME CRACKED AT RT BS 616, BOTTOM FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO INNER CHORD. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA114470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA114470), Jun 20, 2011: SIGN. BROKEN. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGN ASSY PER MM. - [SDR SWAA114208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA114208), Jun 8, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 2HC2 CHECK FOUND, LT WING NR 2 SLAT L/E SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA114202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA114202), Jun 8, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED HC2 CHECK FOUND, LT WING NR 1 SLAT L/E SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA112011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA112011), Mar 22, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 259.5+13, STR 16R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111974), Mar 21, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 515D, STR 15L. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111973), Mar 21, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 396, STR 25R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111972), Mar 21, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 515, STR 18R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111971), Mar 21, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 259.5+13, STR 16R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111191), Feb 28, 2011: WEB. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND L2 DOOR FWD WEB CRACKED AT BS 947.5, STR 10L. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111127), Feb 19, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 750, STR 14L. REPAIRED SKIN PER ER AND EA. - [SDR SWAA111126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111126), Feb 19, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 1001, STR 5R. REPAIRED STRINGER PER SRM AND ER. - [SDR SWAA111100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111100), Feb 19, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22YY CHECK, FOUND LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM WEB CRACKED AT BS 708, BBL 0.07. REPAIRED WEB PER SI. - [SDR SWAA111074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111074), Feb 19, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 907, STR 25L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111073), Feb 19, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 927, STR 26R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111072), Feb 19, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 947, BETWEEN STR 25L TO STR 26L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111043), Feb 17, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 500, STR 2L. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111042), Feb 17, 2011: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 360, STR 15L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA111041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA111041), Feb 17, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 947, STR 26R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA110981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110981), Feb 15, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 714, BL 0. REPAIRED BEAM PER EA. - [SDR SWAA110980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110980), Feb 15, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 727A, STR 9L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SI. - [SDR SWAA110979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110979), Feb 15, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 597, STR 4L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SI. - [SDR SWAA110978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110978), Feb 15, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 360, STR 8L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SI. - [SDR SWAA110977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110977), Feb 15, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 787, STR 10R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SI. - [SDR SWAA110976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110976), Feb 15, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 727A, STR 6R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SI. - [SDR SWAA110975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110975), Feb 15, 2011: FLAP. DELAMINATED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND RT WING I/B FORE FLAP DELAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORE FLAP PER MM. - [SDR SWAA110974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110974), Feb 15, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM CRACKED AT BS 727B, RBL 25. REPAIRED BEAM PER EA. - [SDR SWAA110973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110973), Feb 15, 2011: LIGHT. BROKEN. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND R2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM. - [SDR SWAA110764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110764), Feb 12, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED 22Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 867, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA110098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA110098), Jan 6, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MM. - [SDR SWAA106587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA106587), Oct 21, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV1 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 750, STR 14L. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA. - [SDR SWAA106054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA106054), Oct 9, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT BULLNOSE LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK ASSY PER MM. - [SDR SWAA106053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA106053), Oct 9, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP AT 19. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM. - [SDR SWAA106052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA106052), Oct 9, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP BETWEEN ROW 17 TO ROW 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM. - [SDR SWAA105583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA105583), Sep 16, 2010: SIGN. BROKEN. DURING SCHEDULED 2HC1 CHECK, FOUND RT OVERWING LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT SIDEWALL SIGN BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGN PER MM. - [SDR SWAA105582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA105582), Sep 16, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED 2HC1 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 922, STR 23R. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA. - [SDR SWAA101067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA101067), Feb 25, 2010: WEDGE. DELAMINATED. DURING SCHEDULED HC2 CHECK, FOUND RT WING NR 5 SLAT O/B TRAILING EDGE WEDGE CORNER DELAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 SLAT PER MM. - [SDR SWAA101066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA101066), Feb 23, 2010: SIGN. BROKEN. DURING SCHEDULED HC2 CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGN PER MM. - [SDR SWAA101065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA101065), Feb 23, 2010: HOOK. LOOSE. DURING SCHEDULED HC2 CHECK, FOUND R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE CONTAINER HOOK LOOSE. SECURED HOOK PER MM. - [SDR SWAA100849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100849), Feb 15, 2010: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED SPV CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AT BS 976, STR 24L. REPAIRED STRINGER SECTION PER SRM. - [SDR SWAA100848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100848), Feb 15, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED SPV CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 971, STR 24L. REPAIRED SKIN PER ER. - [SDR SWAA100839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100839), Feb 15, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED SPV CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 759 TO BS 761, STR 19L. REPAIRED SKIN PER ER. - [SDR SWAA100837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100837), Feb 13, 2010: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AFT OUTBOARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT PER MM. - [SDR SWAA100387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100387), Jan 23, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 515D, STR 16R. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA. - [SDR SWAA100386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100386), Jan 23, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 515D, STR 15R. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA. - [SDR SWAA100385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100385), Jan 23, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 516D, STR 15R. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA. - [SDR SWAA100384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA100384), Jan 20, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 930, STR 21L. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA. - [SDR SWAA097310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA097310), Nov 17, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 727B, STR 14L. REPAIRED SKIN PER SEW EA. All 247: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343SW-2017-10-27/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 FTW03MA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03MA160), May 25, 2003: Boeing 737-300 (N343SW), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight crew's failure to align the airplane's ground track with the runway centerline before touchdown and the flight crew's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after… ## 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. - [Accident 20030525009369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525009369A), May 25, 2003: Boeing 7373H4 (N343SW), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Southwest airlines flight 2066 enroute from las to ama; during rollout after touch down departed the runway at the 3,000 foot mark as the result of… --- 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.