# N523SW: 1992 Boeing 737-5H4, registration cancelled 2020-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2020
- 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: 26565
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1992
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1992
- Last registry action: May 26, 2016
- Mode S code: A695B8
- 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/N523SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=523SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523SW-2020-01-06

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (424, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SWAA2016041350865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041350865), Apr 12, 2016: LENS. LOOSE. RIGHT OVERHEAD EMER EXIT LENS LOOSE AT ROW 8. SECURED LENS IAW SIP.
- [SDR SWAA2016031849998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031849998), Feb 28, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 482+6, STRINGER 21L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2016031749962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031749962), Feb 28, 2016: CREASE BEAM. CRACKED. LEFT CREASE BEAM CRACKED AT STATION 452 - 460. REPAIRED BEAM IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2016031149813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031149813), Feb 28, 2016: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT BS 460, STRINGER 16L. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2016031049791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031049791), Feb 28, 2016: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT BS 460, STRINGER 16L. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2016031749961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031749961), Feb 27, 2016: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. LEFT CREASE BEAM CORRODED AT STATION 452. REPAIRED BEAM IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2016031649956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031649956), Feb 27, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 452, STRINGER 17L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2016032250116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016032250116), Feb 26, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR BEAR STRAP SKIN CUT OUT CRACKED AT LOWER FWD CORNER. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2016031049790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016031049790), Feb 26, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB CRACKED, AT BS 328, BETWEEN STRINGER 20R - 22R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW ACO.
- [SDR SWAA2015110945866](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015110945866), Nov 6, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. R1 DOOR EXTERIOR EMER EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED LIGHT IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2015101244799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015101244799), Oct 7, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 520, STRINGER 16L. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2015080342439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015080342439), Jul 24, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 414 TO 415, STRINGER 1L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ER & EA.
- [SDR SWAA2015052640037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015052640037), May 21, 2015: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. R2 DOOR EMER EVAC SLIDE PRESS LOW. R & R SLIDE IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2015043039181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015043039181), Apr 29, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. L1 DOOR EMER EXIT SLIDE EXTERIOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R LAMP IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2015041038365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015041038365), Apr 7, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED AT BS 440+5, STRINGER 1L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2015041038364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015041038364), Apr 7, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED AT BS 420+6, STRINGER 1L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635082), Dec 14, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT EMER EXIT LIGHT BULB INOPERATIVE. R & R BULB IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635048), Dec 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT EMER EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN BS 727B TO 927. R & R BATTERY PACK IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2014120834763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014120834763), Nov 30, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WING NR 3 FLAP TRACK FAIRING INTERNAL ANGLE CRACKED. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014112634505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014112634505), Nov 16, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. FUSELAGE STRINGER CRACKED AT STATION 452, STRINGER 16R. REPAIRED STRINGER SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014121034898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121034898), Nov 14, 2014: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 986.5, STRINGER 20L. R & R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014120834762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014120834762), Nov 14, 2014: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 986.5, STRINGER 22L. R & R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635047), Nov 10, 2014: BEAM. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR D BEAM AFT END CRACKED. REPAIRED D BEAM IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635046), Nov 7, 2014: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT LOWER END T CHORD CRACKED AT BS 846.14. REPAIRED T CHORD IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635063), Oct 23, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME INNER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 348.2, STRINGER 17L. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014121234966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121234966), Oct 23, 2014: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CHANNEL CRACKED AT BS 908, STRINGER 6R. R & R CHANNEL IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014120134541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014120134541), Oct 23, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER CRACKED BETWEEN BS 908 TO 927 STRINGER 19R. R & R STRINGER IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635062), Oct 22, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 986, STRINGER 19L. R & R FRAME IAW EO & EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635044), Oct 21, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OUTER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 452, BETWEEN STRINGER 19R TO 20R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014120434671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014120434671), Oct 21, 2014: CHANNEL. CRACKED. SPLICE CHANNEL CRACKED AT BS360, STRINGER 4L. R & R CHANNEL IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014111134019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111134019), Oct 21, 2014: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING INBD AFT FLAP DELAMINATED ON UPPER SKIN. REPAIRED AFT FLAP IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533788), Oct 21, 2014: FLAP. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING INBD AFT FLAP DELAMINATED. REPAIRED AFT FLAP IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533787), Oct 21, 2014: SKIN. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING OTBD AFT FLAP LOWER SKIN DELAMINATED. REPAIRED AFT FLAP IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933437), Oct 21, 2014: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED AT BS 294.5 STRINGER 23L. R & R BRACKET IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635043), Oct 20, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. SPLICE ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 540 BETWEEN STRINGER 21L TO 22L. R & R ANGLE IAW EA & EO.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635042), Oct 20, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. SPLICE ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 540 BETWEEN STRINGER 21R TO 22R. R & R ANGLE IAW EA & EO.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533786), Oct 20, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT BS 540 BETWEEN BL 0 TO RBL 24.75. R & R INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533785), Oct 20, 2014: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 380 STRINGER 22L. R & R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933438), Oct 20, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT BS 540, BETWEEN BL 0 TO LBL 24.75. R & R INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635041), Oct 19, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB CRACKED AT BS 452, BETWEEN STRINGER 19R TO 20R. REPAIRED WEB IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014121635040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121635040), Oct 19, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 360, STRINGER 20R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014120834761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014120834761), Oct 19, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER CRACKED AT BS 328, STRINGER 20R. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014112634506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014112634506), Oct 19, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 312, STRINGER 26R TO 27R. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWAA2014111834264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014111834264), Oct 19, 2014: SUPPORT. CRACKED. ANGLE SUPPORT CRACKED AT BS 294.5+3 BETWEEN STRINGER 26R TO 27R. R & R SUPPORT IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014110533784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533784), Oct 19, 2014: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 360 STRINGER 10L. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933436), Oct 19, 2014: LENS. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT LENS ON SIDEWALL PANEL 2329Z BROKEN. R & R LENS IAW AMM.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933435), Oct 19, 2014: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT BS 420 STRINGER 9L. R & R TIE CLIP IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014102933434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933434), Oct 19, 2014: STRAP. CRACKED. ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT UPPER SURFACE STRAP CRACKED AT BS 344, RBL 47. R & R STRAP IAW SRM & DWG.
- [SDR SWAA2014121034897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121034897), Oct 18, 2014: WEB. CORRODED. WEB CORRODED BETWEEN BS 847 TO 867, STRINGER 17R. R & R WEB IAW EO & EA.
- [SDR SWAA2014120834760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014120834760), Oct 18, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OUTER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 188, STRINGER 17R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM.

All 424: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523SW-2020-01-06/reports.md

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