# N54SW: 1978 Boeing 737-2H4, registration cancelled 2013-08-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 21, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Boeing 737-2H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (registry code 138448C) - Serial number: 21535 - Year built: 1978 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 1, 1978 - Last registry action: September 25, 2008 - Mode S code: A6D738 - Location: [Sunrise, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sunrise) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 26.1105° N, 80.3740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33326, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54SW-2013-08-21 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 737-2H4: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4.md ## Service difficulty reports (103, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2002F00919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00919), Aug 7, 2002: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM CLE, NOTED ABNORMAL HIGH OIL TEMP ON NR 1 ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED I - [SDR 2002F00194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00194), Jan 16, 2002: SPAR. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT WING UPPER SPAR CHORD ALONG EDGE BETWEEN SPLICE PLATE AND CHORD STATION 663 OUTBOARD OF BBL 70.85 APPROXIMATELY 3.5 INCHES LONG. (M) - [SDR 2002F00157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00157), Jan 15, 2002: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT WING STATION 453 HAS A CRACKED RIB AT THE FORWARD VENT STRINGER FORWARD ATTACH BOLT. (M) - [SDR 2002F00195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00195), Jan 14, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB FORWARD LOWER CORNER EXTERIOR SKIN HAS A ONE INCH CRACK AT FASTENER STATION 794. (M) - [SDR 2002F00160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00160), Jan 14, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND STATION 1125 W/L 250 SUBWEB UNDER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT FRAME, HAS SIX CRACKS EMANATING FROM THREE LIGHTENING HOLES IN THE SUB WEB. (M) - [SDR 2002F00196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00196), Dec 31, 2001: SUPPORT. CRACKED. LEFT W/W FAIRING SUPPORT PLATE CRACKED AT FS 661. (M) - [SDR 2002F00118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00118), Dec 29, 2001: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. AS VIEWED FROM THE E/E COMPT, THERE IS CORROSION ON A MAIN DECK FLOOR SUPPORT AT BS 312 LBL 11R, ON ITS LOWER SIDE AROUND A SCREW HOLE. (M) - [SDR 2002F00119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00119), Dec 28, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FORWARD CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE, FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT BS 294 RBL 10 TO LBL 10 WL 208 HAS CORROSION. (M) - [SDR 2002F00043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00043), Dec 26, 2001: SUPPORT. CRACKED. FOUND STRINGER SUPPORT TIE CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 727B LONGERON 6L. (M) - [SDR LCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LCQ04), Dec 20, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. BS 727 STRINGER 18A RIGHT, NOTED CRACK IN THE I/B STRINGER 18A WEB STRAP. CRACK EMANATING FROM HOLE AT BS 725.5 AND PROPAGATING DOWN AND FORWARD (LOOKING AT FAS - [SDR 2002F00159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00159), Dec 19, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FOUND SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED AT STATION 787 STRINGER 6R. (M) - [SDR 2002F00156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00156), Dec 19, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED AT STATION 727A STRINGER 3R, 4R AND 5R. (M) - [SDR 2002F00128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00128), Dec 19, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND BS 727 STRINGER 18A LEFT VERTICAL OUTER CHORD IS CRACKED FROM THE FORWARD HOLE BS 727.5 AND PROPAGATES AFT APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH IN LENGTH. (M) - [SDR 2002F00127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00127), Dec 19, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION AROUND FLOORBEAM FASTENER HOLES AT STATION 344 LBL 10 AND STATION 360 RBL 1. (M) - [SDR 2002F00126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00126), Dec 19, 2001: ANGLE. CORRODED. FOUND R2 DOOR THRESHOLD AREA HAS CORROSION ON SUPPORT ANGLES BS 950 THROUGH 1006 RBL 52. (M) - [SDR 2002F00125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00125), Dec 19, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. FOUND STRINGER TIE CLIPS CRACKED AT STATION 727B, STRINGER 3R, 4R, 5R AND 6R. (M) - [SDR 2002F00124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00124), Dec 19, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FOUND SHEAR TIE CLIP IS CRACKED AT STATION 616 STRINGER 5R. (M) - [SDR 2002F00123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00123), Dec 19, 2001: CLIP. CRACKED. LEFT CABIN STATION 747 STRINGER 4 AND STRINGER 7 HAS ATTACH CLIPS CRACKED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00122), Dec 19, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK IN U-CHANNEL TIE CLIP AT STRINGER 4L FLIGHT STATION 625. (M) - [SDR 2002F00121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00121), Dec 19, 2001: CLIP. CRACKED. LEFT CABIN STATION 827 STRINGER 6L HAS ATTACH CLIP CRACKED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00120), Dec 19, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND BS 727 STRINGER 18A RIGHT, CRACK IN INBOARD STRINGER 18A WEB STRAP. CRACK EMANATING FROM HOLE AT BS 725.5 AND PROPAGATING DOWN AND FORWARD. (M) - [SDR 2002F00130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00130), Dec 18, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. ON INSPECTION OF BS 178 BULKHEAD, NOTED CRACK FROM AFT SIDE ON PILOT SIDE INSPECTED SIDE CHORD AREA ABOVE W/L 207. TWO INCH CRACK DOWN RADIUS OF SIDE CHORD. (M) - [SDR 2002F00129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00129), Dec 18, 2001: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT FORWARD PIT FUSELAGE STATION 380 LBL 51 FRAME ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. (M) - [SDR 150070003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/150070003), Dec 18, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. ON INSPECTION OF THE 178 BULKHEAD NOTED CRACK FROM AFT SIDE ON PILOTS SIDE. (INSPECTED SIDE CHORD AREA ABOVE WL 207). NOTED APPROX 2 INCHES CRACK DOWN RADIUS OF - [SDR 2002F00164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00164), Dec 17, 2001: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND SEAT TRACK AT STATION 400 LBL 43.5 CORRODED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00163), Dec 17, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND FORWARD PIT BS 460 LBL 11 LIGHTENING HOLE IS CRACKED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00162), Dec 17, 2001: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FOUND COCKPIT FLOOR LEFT SIDE F/S 227 WL 212 LBL 30 HAS CRACK IN FLOOR SUPPORT FORMER. (M) - [SDR 2002F00161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00161), Dec 17, 2001: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 363 RBL 22.5. (M) - [SDR 2002F00131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00131), Dec 17, 2001: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER AFT WEB SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED OUT AROUND FASTENERS AT FIN WL 58.18 AND BS 1088. (M) - [SDR 2002F00169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00169), Dec 16, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE PANEL NR 9545 HAS CRACKED RIB AT 85 INCH FROM LOWER END 9TH RIB. (M) - [SDR 2002F00168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00168), Dec 16, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CABIN UPPER FLOORBEAM CHORD AT BS 312 LBL 1 HAS CORROSION. (M) - [SDR 2002F00167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00167), Dec 16, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND FLOORBEAM LOWER SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 727 LBL 24. (M) - [SDR 2002F00166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00166), Dec 16, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT LBL 1, BS 947.5 AT UPPER END. (M) - [SDR 2002F00165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00165), Dec 16, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PANEL NR 9545 HAS A CRACKED RIB AT 94 INCHES FROM LOWER END OF 10TH RIB. (M) - [SDR 2002F00173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00173), Dec 15, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN AT FLIGHT STATION 800 STRINGER 22L CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 5 INCH LONG. (M) - [SDR 2002F00172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00172), Dec 15, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND CENTERWING FRONT SPAR SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED AT BS 538 RBL 8. (M) - [SDR 2002F00171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00171), Dec 15, 2001: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND RADAR MOUNT ATTACH ANGLE HAS A .800 INCH LONG CRACK AT LBL 5.7 WL 211 BS 178. (M) - [SDR 2002F00170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00170), Dec 15, 2001: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. FOUND FORWARD PIT STATION 380 STRINGER 19L ATTACH CLIP IS CRACKED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00175), Dec 14, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT FORWARD PIT STATION 420 ABOVE STRINGER 26 FRAME HAS A CRACK. (M) - [SDR 2002F00174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00174), Dec 14, 2001: SLAT. DELAMINATED. FOUND LEFT WING NUMBER TWO SLAT IS DELAMINATED IN SEVERAL AREAS. (M) - [SDR 2002F00200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00200), Dec 13, 2001: STRINGER CLIP. DENTED. FOUND STRINGER CLIP DENTED AND GOUGED AT STATION 747 STRINGER 21L. (M) - [SDR 2002F00198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00198), Dec 13, 2001: STRINGER CLIP. DENTED. FOUND STRINGER CLIP AT STATION 727B S22L IS DENTED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00197), Dec 13, 2001: FRAME. GOUGED. FRAME HAS TWO GOUGES AT BS 747 BETWEEN STRINGER 23L AND STRINGER 22L. (M) - [SDR 150070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/150070), Dec 13, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 800 STRINGER 22 LT. CRACK IS 2.6 INCH IN LENGTH. - [SDR 2002F00201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00201), Dec 12, 2001: DUCT. CRACKED. NR 1 ENGINE LEFT SIDE BLEED AIR DUCT ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. (M) - [SDR 2002F00275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00275), Sep 24, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. FOUND OUTER SKIN GOUGED ON EXISTING REPAIR AT STATION 380 AT STRINGER 24-25R. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER INSTALLATION AND REPAIR IAW 737 SRM 53-30-03 FIG NR 9. (M) - [SDR 20010112SG052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010112SG052), Dec 5, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLT 2544 - ACY - AFT AISLE OVERHEAD BULLNOSE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT AISLE OVERHEAD BULLNOSE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLY - [SDR 20000405AP005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000405AP005), Feb 28, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ACY - FORWARD BULLNOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. (M) - [SDR 2000ZZZM197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZM197), Feb 1, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLT 807 - ACY - FORWARD SECTION 'E PATH' LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD SECTION EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M) - [SDR SWAA990806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA990806), May 4, 1999: COVER. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED C2 CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING COVER CRACKED NEXT TO SEAT ROW 11. REMOVED AND REPLACED COVER PER MM. All 103: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54SW-2013-08-21/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (7) 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 20020807024969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807024969I), Aug 7, 2002: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On 08/07/2002 ryan international flight #9201, N54SW a B737-200, shut down #1 (left) engine and declared an emergency diverting the aircraft to pit. The… - [Incident 20010114000379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010114000379I), Jan 14, 2001: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On jan 14, 2001, at 0605E a B-727, s/n 21535, registered as N54SW, and operating as ryna flight #2543, diverted into "pit" after the pilot noted a mach… - [Incident 20000519032579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519032579I), May 19, 2000: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Middletown, PA. (-23)Enroute from columbus, oh to atlantic city, NJ, @ 27000' cruise altitude, the f/o smelled a buring odor. The cap't stated he noticed a faint wisp of smoke… - [Incident 19961023038379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023038379I), Oct 23, 1996: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 23, 1996, a Boeing 737, N54SW, operated by southwest airlines during push back operation for departure from Ontario International Airport… - [Incident 19910824047809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824047809I), Aug 24, 1991: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Kansas City, MO. Encountered severe turbulence on descent. Injured two passengers and 2 flight attendants. Met by paramedics. - [Incident 19821009060929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009060929I), Oct 9, 1982: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), San Antonio, TX. Aborted takeoff when crew observed excessive oil temperature and pressure on left engine. Ruptured fuel oil cooler. - [Incident 19810831070109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831070109I), Aug 31, 1981: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Harlingen, TX. Smoke in cockpit. Found failed filter module in generator control unit. --- 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.