# N648SW: 1997 Boeing 737-3H4, registration cancelled 2024-11-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 7, 2024 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-3H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (registry code 138447K) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Serial number: 27718 - Year built: 1997 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 20, 1997 - Certificate issued: September 4, 1997 - Last registry action: May 12, 2023 - Mode S code: A88498 - 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/N648SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=648SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648SW-2024-11-07 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 737-3H4: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4.md ## Service difficulty reports (323, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWAA2017011911279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2017011911279), Jan 17, 2017: SLAT. DELAMINATED. LT WING NR 3 LEADING EDGE SLAT DELAMINATED. R&R NR 3 SLAT IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016102709136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016102709136), Oct 25, 2016: FLAP. DELAMINATED. RT WING OUTBOARD AFT FLAP DELAMINATED. R&R AFT FLAP PER AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016101408783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016101408783), Oct 13, 2016: SPOILER. DELAMINATED. RT WING NR 8 GROUND SPOILED DELAMINATED. R&R #8 SPOILER IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016082355071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016082355071), Aug 22, 2016: BULB. INOPERATIVE. LEFT AFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BULB IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016081254755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016081254755), Aug 10, 2016: STRAP. BROKEN. FORWARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT SAFETY STRAP BROKEN. R & R SAFETY STRAP IAW MAINTENANCE. - [SDR SWAA2016091255694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016091255694), Aug 8, 2016: FLAP. DELAMINATED. RT WING INBD AFT FLAP T/E DELAMINATED. R & R AFT FLAP IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016060652517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016060652517), Jun 4, 2016: LIGHT. DIM. RIGHT WING OVERWING EMER HATCH LIGHT DIM. R & R LAMP IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016041550958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041550958), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, AT RSS 237.5, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041550957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041550957), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE AT RSS 255 AFT OF REAR SPAR. REQUIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041450904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450904), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, AT RSS 264, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041450903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450903), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, AT RSS 253, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041450902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450902), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, AT RSS 249, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041450901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450901), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, AT RSS 269, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA & ER. - [SDR SWAA2016041450900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450900), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED, AT FASTENER HOLE AT RSS 268, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA & ER. - [SDR SWAA2016041450899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450899), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, AT RSS 251, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA & ER. - [SDR SWAA2016041450898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450898), Mar 9, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CRACKED, AT FASTENER HOLE AT RSS 239, AFT OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA & ER. - [SDR SWAA2016041851036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041851036), Mar 8, 2016: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING RIB CRACKED AT WBL 135.50, AFT LOWER END. REPAIRED RIB IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2016033150471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016033150471), Mar 7, 2016: SHEAR TIE. BROKEN. RIGHT WING REAR SHEAR TIE BROKEN AT RSS 201, WBL 135. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW DWG & SRM. - [SDR SWAA2016033050418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016033050418), Mar 7, 2016: FITTING. CORRODED. RIGHT WING MLG AFT FITTING CORRODED. R & R FITTING IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2016033050417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016033050417), Mar 7, 2016: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WING PRESS WEB LOWER ANGLE CRACKED AT RSS 277. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2016041450897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450897), Mar 6, 2016: SPAR. CRACKED. LEFT WING REAR SPAR WEB CRACKED AT RSS 223. REPAIRED WEB IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041150737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041150737), Mar 6, 2016: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING REAR SPAR WEB CRACKED AT RSS 223. REPAIRED WEB IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2016041450896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041450896), Mar 3, 2016: SPAR. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD CRACKED AT RSS 223. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA & ER. - [SDR SWAA2016041150736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016041150736), Mar 3, 2016: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD CRACKED AT RSS 223. REPAIRED CHORD IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2015080742623](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015080742623), Aug 6, 2015: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. R1 DOOR AFT FRAME TORQUE BOX CUT OUT AREA AFT LOWER CORNER FRAME CRACKED. R & R R1 DOOR IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2015080742622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015080742622), Aug 6, 2015: CABLE. MISROUTED. R2 DOOR EMER EVAC SLIDE CABLE MISROUTED. REROUTED CABLE IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2015062941206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015062941206), Jun 25, 2015: SPOILER. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING NR 7 SPOILER DELAMINATED. R & R SPOILER ASSEMBLY IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2015062241066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015062241066), Jun 19, 2015: SLAT. CRACKED. RIGHT WING NR 4 SLAT CRACKED ON BRACKET LOCATED ON SEAL DOOR ACTUATOR. REPLACED NR 4 SLAT IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2015062241026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015062241026), Jun 19, 2015: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. R2 DOOR EMER EVAC SLIDE ASSEMBLY OUT OF POSITION. REPOSITIONED SLIDE ASSEMBLY IAW MT. - [SDR SWAA2015061140597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061140597), Jun 3, 2015: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. THE STRINGER CLIP WAS FOUND CRACKED AT BS 360, STRINGER 2L. R&R THE STRINGER CLIP IAW THE SRM. - [SDR SWAA2015061040563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061040563), Jun 3, 2015: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. TIE CLIP CRACKED AT STATION 360, STRINGER 2R. R & R CLIP IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2015061740827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061740827), May 27, 2015: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. VERTICAL BEAM WEB CRACKED AT BS 178, RBL 5.7. REPAIRED WEB IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015061040527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061040527), May 27, 2015: WEB. CRACKED. FUSELAGE WEB CRACKED AT STATION 727 BETWEEN RBL 38 & RBL 45. R & R WEB IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2015061740826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061740826), May 25, 2015: STRAP. CRACKED. SPLICE STRAP CRACKED AT BS 360, STRINGER 3R. REPAIRED STRAP IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015061640778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061640778), May 24, 2015: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 908, STRINGER 4L. REPAIRED SPLICE IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015061640793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061640793), May 22, 2015: GLOWSTRIP. DAMAGED. FORWARD CABIN PHOTO LUMINESCENT STRIP DAMAGED. R & R STRIP IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2015061240648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061240648), May 21, 2015: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. FOUND AN INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT BS 277 - 292, STRINGER 11R. REPAIRED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015061040518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061040518), May 21, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING INBD FIXED LE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 208. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015061940932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061940932), May 20, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OTBD CHORD CRACKED AT BS 727, STRINGER 18A RT. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015061840906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015061840906), May 20, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OTBD CHORD CRACKED AT BS 727, STRINGER 18A, LT SIDE. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015031737524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015031737524), Mar 16, 2015: RELEASE CABLE. DISCONNECTED. L2 DOOR EMER EVAC SLIDE RELEASE CABLE DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED SLIDE IAW MT. - [SDR SWAA2015010535454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015010535454), Jan 4, 2015: LIGHT. BROKEN. BULLNOSE EXIT LIGHT BROKEN AT ROW 2 ABC. R & R LIGHT IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2015010535453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015010535453), Jan 4, 2015: LIGHT. BROKEN. BULLNOSE EXIT LIGHT BROKEN AT ROW 6 ABC. R & R LIGHT IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2014121735116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014121735116), Dec 16, 2014: PRESSURE GAUGE. DEFECTIVE. INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN, AIR TURN BACK & DECLARED EMER. NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS LOW ON TAKEOFF & CLIMB OUT, INDICATED IN YELLOW BAND. NO OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. R & R - [SDR SWAA2014101733099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014101733099), Oct 15, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME INNER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 348.2 STRINGER 17L. R & R CHORD IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014101432911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014101432911), Oct 7, 2014: STRAP. CRACKED. STRAP CRACKED AT BS 348.2 STRINGER 16L. R & R STRAP IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014092232186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014092232186), Sep 16, 2014: SIGN. LOOSE. LEFT EMER OVERWING EXIT SIGN LOOSE. SECURED SIGN IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2014091732072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014091732072), Sep 15, 2014: SPOILER. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING NR 1 FLIGHT SPOILER DELAMINATED. R & R NR 1 SPOILER IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2014091031783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014091031783), Sep 7, 2014: PUMP. FAILED. DIVERSION DECLARED EMERGENCY. A HYD SYS FAILED BOTH LOW PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED & A QTY DEPLETED. R & R A ELEC HYD PUMP IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2014061128942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014061128942), Jun 10, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. L1 DOOR OVERHEAD EMER EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED LIGHT IAW MM. All 323: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648SW-2024-11-07/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 LAX08IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08IA065), Feb 24, 2008: Boeing 737-300 (N648SW), Las Vegas, NV, incident, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during descent and the failure of two passenger seat belt attach fittings. Contributing to the incident was the failure of the operator to comply with… - [NTSB NYC07LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA105), Apr 25, 2007: Boeing 737-300 (N648SW), La Plata, MD, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence and the flight crew's failure to advise the cabin crew about potential forecast turbulence, as reported by the flight attendant. ## 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. - [Accident 20070425008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070425008189A), Apr 25, 2007: Boeing 7373H4 (N648SW), Baltimore, MD, No damage. (-23) Short description: flight attendant b was securing aft galley when aircraft dropped. She came down on her left ankle and felt a pop. Passengers assisted… --- 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.