# N520SW: 1991 Boeing 737-5H4, registration cancelled 2019-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 25319
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1991
- Last registry action: August 30, 2018
- Mode S code: A68A93
- 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/N520SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SW-2019-01-02

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 737-5H4: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-5h4.md

## Service difficulty reports (375, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SWAA2016061652915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016061652915), Jun 15, 2016: RELAY. OVERHEATED. CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHTS ON CAPTAIN SIDE DO NOT EXTINGUISH IN OFF SWITCH POSITION. ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTED DURING FLIGHT. FOUND R120 RELAY OVERHEATED. R & R R120
- [SDR SWAA2016060852667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016060852667), May 26, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB CRACKED AT BS 360, STRINGER 20R. REPAIRED WEB IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2016060852656](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016060852656), May 25, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED AT BS 787+11, STRINGER 17L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2016060652380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016060652380), May 25, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB CRACKED AT BS 360, BETWEEN STRINGER 19R - 20R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2016060652379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016060652379), May 25, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB CRACKED AT BS 328, STRINGER 20R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW ACO.
- [SDR SWAA2016050951665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016050951665), May 2, 2016: SLIDE. LOOSE. L1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE HOUSING CAME LOOSE. SECURED SLIDE IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2016041150796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041150796), Apr 9, 2016: COOLING FAN. FAULTY. HAD STRONG FUMES & SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REALLY SMELLED IT A LOT. DECLARED EMER LANDING. MAIN EQUIP COOLING FAN FOUND AT FAULT. R & R MAIN
- [SDR SWAA2016040750672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016040750672), Apr 6, 2016: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. L1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE OUT OF POSITION. REPOSITIONED SLIDE IAW MT.
- [SDR SWAA2016010747789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016010747789), Jan 5, 2016: LIGHT. LOOSE. LEFT OVERHEAD BIN EMER LIGHT LOOSE AT ROW 6. SECURED LIGHT IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2015102745388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015102745388), Oct 21, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING REAR SPAR WBL 163, UPPER CHORD FWD ROW OF FASTENERS CRACKED. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2015102745387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015102745387), Oct 13, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 520+4, STRINGER 8R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2015102645335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015102645335), Oct 13, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED, BETWEEN BS 380+12 - 380+14, STRINGER 1L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2015081842941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015081842941), Aug 17, 2015: SLIDE. LOOSE. R2 DOOR EMER EVAC SLIDE LOOSE. SECURED SLIDE IAW MT.
- [SDR SWAA2015050139208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015050139208), Apr 29, 2015: SKIN. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING NR 9 FLIGHT SPOILER UPPER SURFACE DELAMINATED. R & R SPOILER IAW MM.
- [SDR SWAA2015032337712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015032337712), Mar 20, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT ENTRY DOOR EMER EXIT SIGN LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R BULB IAW MM.
- [SDR SWAA2015022036767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015022036767), Feb 17, 2015: LENS. MISSING. RIGHT OVERWING EMER EXIT SIGN LENS MISSING. INSTALLED LENS IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2014112434419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014112434419), Nov 23, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AFT GALLEY EMER EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EXIT LIGHT IAW MM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110633903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633903), Oct 18, 2014: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 908 STRINGER 6L. REPAIRED SPLICE IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014110733902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110733902), Oct 14, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING NR 2 SLAT SKIN CRACKED INBD SIDE. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533783), Oct 12, 2014: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT BS 520 STRINGER 17L. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014103033543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033543), Oct 12, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. CHANNEL STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 727 STRINGER 23L. R & R CHANNEL IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014103033542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033542), Oct 12, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. CHANNEL STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 727 STRINGER 23R. R & R CHANNEL IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014110733901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110733901), Oct 11, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING NR 2 SLAT SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110633867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633867), Oct 11, 2014: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 908 STRINGER 4L. R & R SPLICE IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533782), Oct 10, 2014: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 727B STRINGER 4R. R & R TIE CLIP IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014102233244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102233244), Oct 10, 2014: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 727C STRINGER 4R. R & R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014101733097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014101733097), Oct 10, 2014: LENS. BROKEN. LEFT DOOR EMER EXIT LENS ON SIDEWALL BROKEN. R & R LENS IAW MM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110733900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110733900), Oct 9, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 747+16.5 STRINGER 23L. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014102233292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102233292), Oct 9, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING STRUT ASSEMBLY SKIN PANEL CRACKED AT STATION 289. R & R SKIN IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014111834263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111834263), Oct 8, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 827, STRINGER 20L. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EO & EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014110333640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110333640), Oct 8, 2014: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING INBD FORE FLAP DELAMINATED ON UPPER SKIN. REPAIRED FORE FLAP IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014102033154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102033154), Oct 8, 2014: SKIN. DEBONDED. RIGHT WING INBD FORE FLAP UPPER SKIN DISBONDED. REPAIRED FORE FLAP IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014111834262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111834262), Oct 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 1006+4, STRINGER 4L. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014111134017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111134017), Oct 7, 2014: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CHANNEL CRACKED AT BS 907 STRINGER 6L. R & R CHANNEL IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014111134032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111134032), Oct 5, 2014: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED AT BS 520 + 10 BETWEEN STRINGER 24L TO 22L. R & R WEB IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014111134031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111134031), Oct 5, 2014: SCUFF PLATE. CRACKED. CENTER SCUFF PLATE CRACKED ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUT OUT. REPAIRED SCUFF PLATE IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014110333639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110333639), Oct 5, 2014: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED AT BS 520 + 10 BETWEEN STRINGER 24R TO 22R WING TO BODY FAIRING STRUCTURE. R & R WEB IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014111834261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111834261), Oct 4, 2014: LINK ASSY. CRACKED. R1 DOOR UPPER HINGE LINK TORQUE TUBE STRUCTURE CRACKED. R & R LINK ASSEMBLY IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2014111334140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111334140), Oct 4, 2014: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CHANNEL CRACKED AT BS 360, STRINGER 5R. REPAIRED CHANNEL IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014103033541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033541), Oct 4, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED BETWEEN BS 685 TO 706 RBL 24.5. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014103033538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033538), Oct 4, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 360 BETWEEN STRINGER 13R TO 14R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014103033537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033537), Oct 4, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 188 STRINGER 17R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014103033536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033536), Oct 4, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 767 BETWEEN STRINGER 27R TO 27L. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933430), Oct 4, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 747 BETWEEN STRINGER 27R TO 27L. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933429), Oct 4, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 747 BETWEEN STRINGER 27L TO 27R. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014102033153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102033153), Oct 4, 2014: DRAIN. CRACKED. FORWARD CGO COMPARTMENT BASE OF DRAIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 380 TO 400 BETWEEN STRINGER 28L TO 27L. R & R BASE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014111834260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111834260), Oct 3, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN UPPER LOBE CRACKED AT BS 400+15, STRINGER 1L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014111134030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111134030), Oct 3, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 460 STRINGER 21L. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533781), Oct 3, 2014: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED BETWEEN BS 360 TO BS 351.2, BETWEEN STRINGER 28R TO 28L. R & R WEB IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110333638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110333638), Oct 3, 2014: PLATE. CRACKED. PLATE CRACKED AT BS 794 BETWEEN STRINGER 23R TO 24R. R & R PLATE IAW SRM & DWG.

All 375: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SW-2019-01-02/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N520SW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520SW): Wing D-1, S/N 1000

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