# N455UW: 1991 Boeing 737-4B7, registration cancelled 2018-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-4B7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4b7) (registry code 138449C)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Serial number: 24997
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1991
- Last registry action: August 1, 2013
- Mode S code: A58686
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455UW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=455UW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455UW-2018-03-01

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 737-4B7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4b7.md

## Service difficulty reports (140, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAA2013061200017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013061200017), Jun 11, 2013: BLOWER. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, ENROUTE, CREW REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED WITH THE SUSPECT BEING A VENT FAN ON ALTERN
- [SDR USAA2013061200001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013061200001), Jun 11, 2013: UNKNOWN. ODOR. DURING CRUISE, ENROUTE, CREW REPORTED A SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REPORTED THAT WHILE DEPRESSURIZING, SMELL DISSIPATED. FLIGHT LAND
- [SDR USAA2013061200008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013061200008), Jun 10, 2013: WIRE. BROKEN. CREW REPORTED THE RED EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT 11C INOP. MX SPLICED BROKEN WIRE FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 11C. REF SWPM 20-30-12. LIGHT OPS CHECKS OK.
- [SDR USAA2013032800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013032800001), Mar 27, 2013: BRACKET. BROKEN. CREW REPORTED THE LOW LEVEL LIGHTING BRACKET IS BROKEN ON EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT 11C. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BRACKET. CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR USAA2013030700012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013030700012), Mar 6, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. CREW REPORTS THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON AISLE SEAT EXIT ROW INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT OVERWING EXIT ROW, A/C LEFT, PER BSW
- [SDR USAA2013021100018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013021100018), Feb 8, 2013: LENS. MISSING. CREW REPORTED THE LEFT AFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHT LENS MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED. OPS CHECK OK.
- [SDR USAA2013020700018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013020700018), Feb 6, 2013: LENS. MISSING. CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LENS COVER IS MISSING ON EXIT SIGN, AIRCRAFT LEFT, EMERGENCY EXIT ROW. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED NEW LENS COVER ON LEFT EMERG
- [SDR USAA2013011800004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013011800004), Jan 18, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DIRECTIONAL SIGN (A/C LEFT) INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. CHECKS OK IAW AMM 33-51-0
- [SDR USAA2013010200013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013010200013), Jan 1, 2013: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE R2 DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LEFT OVERHEAD BATTERY CHARGER ASSEMBLY PER AMM 31-51
- [SDR USAA2012110900015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012110900015), Nov 8, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. RON - NR 3 SLAT SKIN CRACKED 61 INCHES OUTBOARD OF INBOARD END AT TRAILING EDGE OF LOWER LEADING EDGE SKIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLAT IAW JOB CARD 03C30227005.
- [SDR USAA2012091700036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012091700036), Sep 12, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. C5 CHECK - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E+3 INCHES, S22L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E+3 INCHES, S22L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 31.
- [SDR USAA2012091700035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012091700035), Sep 12, 2012: SKIN. DELAMINATED. C5 CHECK - DELAMINATION ON RIGHT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP, INBOARD UPPER SKIN, 6 INCHES FROM INBOARD END & 6 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. REPLACED RIGHT OUTBOARD AFT FLA
- [SDR USAA2012091700034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012091700034), Sep 12, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. C5 CHECK - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 855, S24L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 855, S24L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01.
- [SDR USAA2012091200011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012091200011), Sep 12, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. C5 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 780, S22L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 780, S22L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01.
- [SDR USAA2012091200010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012091200010), Sep 11, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. C5 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 953, S24R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 953, S24R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01-2R-31, DETAILS 'X' & 'XIX'.
- [SDR USAA2012062900009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012062900009), Jun 28, 2012: SIGN. LOOSE. CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ON SEAT 12C LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED LENS ON EXIT SIGN AT SEAT 12C.
- [SDR USAA2012052900005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012052900005), May 27, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT FLASHLIGHT NOT BLINKING. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY, CHECKS OK.
- [SDR USAA2012040300009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012040300009), Mar 29, 2012: LENS. MISSING. EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS MISSING AT ROW 2A-C OVERHEAD BIN (BULL NOSE). REPLACED LENS ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR USAA2012032900015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012032900015), Mar 24, 2012: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. SHEAR SKIN /CDFI VISIT - 5/8 INCH CRACK AFT FRAME OF FORWARD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT ABOVE TOP INBOARD MOUNT HOLE OF BOTTOM STOP. REPAIRED AFT FRAME OF FORWARD CARGO 
- [SDR USAA2012032800007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012032800007), Mar 24, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. CDFI VISIT - .5 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA CUTOUT AT BS 430 BETWEEN S28L TO S28R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA 
- [SDR USAA2012032800003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012032800003), Mar 24, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. SHEAR SKIN / CDFI VISIT - CRACK ON INNER CHORD FROM BOTTOM FASTENER DOWN TO END OF CHORD AT BS 639, RBBL 63.5. REPAIRED FRAME AT BS 639, RBBL 63.5 IAW TYPICAL R
- [SDR USAA2012012300030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012012300030), Jan 22, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CREW REPORTED THE FLASHLIGHT MOUNTED IN BULKHEAD AT AIRCRAFT ENTRY NOT FLASHING AND STRAPS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FORWARD ENTRY BULKHEAD EMERGENCY FLASHLI
- [SDR USAA2012011800019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012011800019), Jan 17, 2012: LENS. OUT OF POSITION. CREW REPORTED SEAT 11C EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS OUT. MAINTENANCE RE-INSTALLED EXIT SIGN LENS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR USAA2011112100006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011112100006), Nov 18, 2011: LIGHT. MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ON END BAY OF SEAT 12ABC IS MISSING ONE LAMP AND "EXITS" LENS. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED LAMP AND LENS PER AMM 33-51-12
- [SDR USAA2011102600008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600008), Oct 24, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 747+3 1/4 INCHES, S22L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 747+3 1/4 INCHES, S22L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 13 DETAIL XI.
- [SDR USAA2011102600005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600005), Oct 24, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727F +3 INCHES, S21L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727F +3 INCHES, S21L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31 DETAIL XI.
- [SDR USAA2011102500013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102500013), Oct 24, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - MFEC INSPECTION SHOWS A CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 767+7 INCHES, S24L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 767+7 INCHES, S24L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR
- [SDR USAA2011102500012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102500012), Oct 24, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - MFEC INSPECTION SHOWS A CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727G+15 INCHES, S25L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727G+15 INCHES, S25L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 RE
- [SDR USAA2011102600012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600012), Oct 23, 2011: TAB. DELAMINATED. C4 CHECK - AREA OF DELAMINATION ON RIGHT ELEVATOR TAB AT OUTBOARD END. REPLACED RIGHT ELEVATOR TAB IAW JOB CARD 03C71227004.
- [SDR USAA2011102600011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600011), Oct 23, 2011: ELEVATOR. DELAMINATED. C4 CHECK - AREA OF DELAMINATION ON RIGHT ELEVATOR 9.5 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE & 39 INCHES INBOARD OF OUTBOARD EDGE. REPLACED RIGHT ELEVATOR IAW JOB CARD
- [SDR USAA2011102400012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102400012), Oct 22, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 747F+8 INCHES, S22L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 747F+8 INCHES, S22L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.
- [SDR USAA2011102400011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102400011), Oct 22, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 747+17 INCHES, S25L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 747+17 INCHES, S25L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.
- [SDR USAA2011102600009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600009), Oct 20, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727G-4, S24L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727G-4, S24L IAW EA 103453 & 103460.
- [SDR USAA2011102400010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102400010), Oct 20, 2011: FLAP. DEBONDED. C4 CHECK - AREA OF DISBONDING ON RIGHT INBOARD AFT FLAP APPROX 12 INCHES FROM INBOARD END ON LOWER SURFACE. REPLACED RIGHT INBOARD AFT FLAP ASSEMBLY IAW B737 AM
- [SDR USAA2011102600004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600004), Oct 19, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 785, S25L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 785, S25L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31 DETAIL XIX.
- [SDR USAA2011102400009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102400009), Oct 19, 2011: EXHAUST GATE. DELAMINATED. C4 CHECK - 1 INCH AREA OF DELAMINATION ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD EXHAUST GATE. REPLACED LEFT WING OUTBOARD EXHAUST GATE IAW B737 AMM 27-51-35.
- [SDR USAA2011102600010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011102600010), Oct 18, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. C4 CHECK - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 933, S24L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 933, S24L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 31.
- [SDR USAA2011091900014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011091900014), Sep 17, 2011: LENS. MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE BULL NOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS AT SEAT ROW 3DEF MISSING. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED BULL NOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS AT SEAT ROW 3DEF.
- [SDR USAA2011091500010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011091500010), Sep 15, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK/BATTERY INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK/BATTE
- [SDR USAA2011082900003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011082900003), Aug 26, 2011: SMOKE DETECTOR. NO TEST. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE AFT RT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED AFT RT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AS REQUIRED.
- [SDR USAA2011071200005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011071200005), Jul 11, 2011: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SEAT LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AT ROWS 6-9. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CHARGER ASSEMBLY PER AMM 33-51-962-016 AT ROW 12L.
- [SDR USAA20110125SB014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110125SB014), Jan 24, 2011: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. CLT - PILOT REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MIDDLE AIRCRAFT, OVERHEAD AND AIRCRAFT LEFT, OVERWING, DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WITH THE SWITCH ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED
- [SDR USAA20110124SB013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110124SB013), Jan 21, 2011: BATTERY PACK. FAULTY. CLT - EN ROUTE FROM FLL TO CLT, CREW REPORTED THE CENTER OVERHEAD AND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE BLINKING ON AND OFF DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE RE
- [SDR USAA20110119SB011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110119SB011), Jan 19, 2011: FUSE. BLOWN. CLT - MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROWS 12 THRU 19 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT TO A BLOWN FUSE ON MODULE M1136. REPLA
- [SDR USAA2010101992323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010101992323), Oct 17, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - C3 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727F + 18, S25L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727F + 18, S25L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.
- [SDR USAA2010101992322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010101992322), Oct 17, 2010: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - C3 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR INNER DOUBLER FOR DOOR STOP FITTING ON AFT FACE OF DOOR. REPLACED FRAME ANGLE AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR IA
- [SDR USAA20091204SB156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20091204SB156), Dec 2, 2009: DOOR. OUT OF ADJUST. CLT - PILOT REPORTED THE L1 FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SNAGS THE UPPER INSIDE CORNER WHEN OPENING (HINGE-SIDE). DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FORW
- [SDR USAA2009110993062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2009110993062), Nov 7, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. SAL - MAJOR REPAIR - Q2 CHECK - CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D, S22R - S24R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D, S22R - S24R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.
- [SDR USAA2009110292970](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2009110292970), Nov 1, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. SAL - MAJOR REPAIR - Q2 CHECK - CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE R1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT, BS 303.9 - BS 312, S8R - S11R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE R1 DOOR UP
- [SDR USAA2009110393009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2009110393009), Oct 30, 2009: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. SAL - MAJOR REPAIR - Q2 CHECK - CRACKED BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM WEB AT BS 178, RBL 5.7, WL 190. REPAIRED BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM WEB AT BS 178, RBL 5.7, WL 190 IA

All 140: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455UW-2018-03-01/reports.md

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