# N508SW: 1990 Boeing 737-5H4, registration cancelled 2018-04-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 18, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 737-5H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-5h4) (registry code 138449D) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Serial number: 24185 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 17, 1990 - Certificate issued: September 12, 2014 - Last registry action: September 12, 2014 - Mode S code: A6594D - 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/N508SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=508SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508SW-2018-04-18 From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 737-5H4: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-5h4.md ## Service difficulty reports (354, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWAA2014091632045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014091632045), Sep 11, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED AT BS 360+12 STRINGER 15L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014070329625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014070329625), Jun 26, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 348.2, STRINGER 16L. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014062729463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014062729463), Jun 26, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. R2 DOOR EXTERIOR EMER ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2014060928802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014060928802), Jun 6, 2014: COVER. LOOSE. RIGHT EMER EXIT SIGN FWD OF OVERWING EMER EXIT, COVER LOOSE. R & R SIGN ASSEMBLY IAW SIP. - [SDR SWAA2014040726862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014040726862), Mar 31, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 482B+3.5' TO BS 482B+7, STRINGER 8L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014040726861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014040726861), Mar 31, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 482A+14.5' TO BS 482A+16, STRINGER 8L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014021024971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014021024971), Feb 5, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 380+6, STRINGER 16R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2013111922572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013111922572), Nov 17, 2013: SPINDLE. CORRODED. NR 1 FLAP CARRIAGE SPINDLE CORRODED. R & R NR 1 SPINDLE IAW SWA MT. - [SDR SWAA2013103121729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013103121729), Oct 28, 2013: LENS. LOOSE. RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LOOSE. SECURED LENS IAW SIP. - [SDR SWAA2013090319764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090319764), Aug 20, 2013: BRACKET. CRACKED. NR 3 FLAP TRACK FAIRING BRACKET CRACKED ON INTERNAL AREA. R&R BRACKET IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619535), Aug 20, 2013: ANGLE. CRACKED. LT WING NR 3 INBD LOWER SIDE INTERNAL AREA ANGLE CRACKED. R&R ANGLE IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082319469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082319469), Aug 20, 2013: ANGLE. CRACKED. LT WING NR 3 FLAP TRACK INBD UPPER SIDE ANGLE CRACKED. R&R ANGLE IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013090519872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090519872), Aug 12, 2013: FRAME. CRACKED. STUB FRAME CRACKED AT BS 947.5, BETWEEN STRINGER 15L TO STRINGER 17L. R&R FRAME IAW DRAWING SRM. - [SDR SWAA2013100320750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013100320750), Aug 10, 2013: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. LT WING NR 4 INBD FLAP TRACK CORRODED. REPAIRED FLAP TRACK IAW EA & EO. - [SDR SWAA2013082619533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619533), Aug 10, 2013: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 908 STRINGER 4R. R&R SPLICE IAW DRAWING & SRM. - [SDR SWAA2013082619536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619536), Aug 10, 2013: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED BETWEEN BS 351.2 & BS 360 RBL 2.0. R&R WEB IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619534), Aug 10, 2013: STRAP. CRACKED. UPPER STRAP CRACKED AT BS 908 STRINGER 3R. R&R STRAP IAW DRAWING & SRM. - [SDR SWAA2013090919975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090919975), Aug 9, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. FS SKIN CRACKED AT BS 908, STRINGER 3R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2013090619932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090619932), Aug 9, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. FS SKIN CRACKED AT BS 360, BETWEEN STRINGER 1 & STRINGER 2L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2013090319763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090319763), Aug 9, 2013: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 767+11.250, STRINGER 18L. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2013083019737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013083019737), Aug 9, 2013: ANGLE. CRACKED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FWD FACE BULKHEAD ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 727, BETWEEN STRINGER 26L TO STRINGER 27L. R&R ANGLE IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082319468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082319468), Aug 9, 2013: ANGLE. CRACKED. SPLICE ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 767+6.5 STRINGER 17L. R&R ANGLE IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082319467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082319467), Aug 9, 2013: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT BS 787 STRINGER 18L. R&R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081919303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081919303), Aug 9, 2013: LENS. DAMAGED. FWD LAVATORY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT LENS DAMAGED. R&R LENS IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2013090919974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090919974), Aug 8, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. LT WING INBD FIXED LE SKIN CRACKED AT WBL 213. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2013090919973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090919973), Aug 8, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. RT WING INBD FIXED LE SKIN CRACKED AT WBL 213. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2013082619532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619532), Aug 8, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. CLIP CRACKED AT BS 320 BETWEEN STRINGER 20L TO STRINGER 21L. R&R CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619531), Aug 8, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. CLIP CRACKED AT BS 344 BETWEEN STRINGER 20L TO STRINGER 21L. R&R CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619530), Aug 8, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. CLIP CRACKED AT BS 328, BETWEEN STRINGER 20L TO STRINGER 21L. R&R CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082119391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082119391), Aug 8, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 380, STRINGER 20L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081619271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081619271), Aug 8, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 380, STRINGER 22L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081219100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081219100), Aug 8, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 380, STRINGER 21L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013090919972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090919972), Aug 7, 2013: WEB. CRACKED. LT NLG WW WEB CRACKED AT BS 243.7+3.5, WL 169.1. REPAIRED WEB IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2013090919971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090919971), Aug 6, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT CRACKED AT BS 947.5+10.5, STRINGER 17L-3.5. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EO & EA. - [SDR SWAA2013082619529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619529), Aug 6, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. FLOOR BEAM WEB CRACKED BETWEEN BS 380 TO BS 400, RBL 24.8. R&R WEB IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619528), Aug 6, 2013: STRAP. CRACKED. STRAP CRACKED AT BS 540 BETWEEN LBL 45.5 TO LBL 62.5. R&R STRAP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619539), Aug 6, 2013: STRAP. CRACKED. STRAP CRACKED AT BS 540 BETWEEN RBL 24.8 & RBL 45.5. R&R STRAP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081219099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081219099), Aug 6, 2013: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CHANNEL CRACKED AT BS 540, BETWEEN BL 0.0 TO LBL 24.8. R&R CHANNEL IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013090619931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013090619931), Aug 5, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. FS SKIN CRACKED AT BS 908, BETWEEN STRINGER 3R TO STRINGER 4R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2013082619527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619527), Aug 5, 2013: TIE DOWN. CRACKED. TRACK TIE DOWN CRACKED AT BS 460 LBL 18.2. R&R TIE DOWN IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082619526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619526), Aug 5, 2013: TIE DOWN. CRACKED. CARGO TRACK TIE DOWN CRACKED AT BS 482, RBL 13.8. REPAIRED TIE DOWN IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2013082619525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082619525), Aug 5, 2013: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED BETWEEN BS 344 TO BS 360 BL 0. R&R WEB IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082119390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082119390), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 747, STRINGER 16R. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013082019360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013082019360), Aug 5, 2013: STRAP. CRACKED. STRAP CRACKED BETWEEN BS 294.3 TO BS 360, LBL 51. R&R STRAP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081919302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081919302), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 907, STRINGER 8L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081919301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081919301), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 663.75, STRINGER 4L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081919300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081919300), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 460, STRINGER 16L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081519242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081519242), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 482, STRINGER 16L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081519241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081519241), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 440, STRINGER 8R. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. - [SDR SWAA2013081319161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013081319161), Aug 5, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 663.75, STRINGER 10L. R&R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DRAWING. All 354: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508SW-2018-04-18/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 LAX96IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96IA032), Oct 31, 1995: Boeing 737-5H4 (N508SW), Las Vegas, NV, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The flying pilot's inadvertent exposure to an unidentified ground-based laser beam. A factor in the incident is the lack of appropriate standards by the FAA and FDA for laser light exposure levels to… ## 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 20020428011729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020428011729I), Apr 28, 2002: Boeing 7375H4 (N508SW), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) On April 29, 2002, 0523 CDT the o'hare flight standards district office (FSDO) received a report from the great lakes regional control center notifying… --- 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.