# N657SW: 1985 Boeing 737-3L9, registration cancelled 2018-03-15 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 15, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 737-3L9](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3l9) (registry code 138447O) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Serial number: 23331 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 12, 1995 - Certificate issued: April 17, 1998 - Last registry action: December 30, 2013 - Mode S code: A8A860 - 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/N657SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=657SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N657SW-2018-03-15 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 737-3L9: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3l9.md ## Service difficulty reports (446, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWAA2016082455083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016082455083), Aug 22, 2016: LOCK. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK LINK MECHANISM CRACKED. R & R THE NLG LOCK ASSEMBLY IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2016040850725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016040850725), Mar 28, 2016: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. L2 DOOR FWD UPPER CUT OUT, JUST UNDER THE TOP DOOR LATCH CRACKED. R & R CUT OUT IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2016040750679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016040750679), Mar 26, 2016: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 360, STRINGER 20R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2016022949496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2016022949496), Feb 25, 2016: FLAP. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING OTBD AFT FLAP DELAMINATED AT LOWER INBD AREA. R & R AFT FLAP IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2015111145978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015111145978), Nov 10, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. R1 DOOR EXTERIOR EMER LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED LIGHT IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2015111045944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015111045944), Nov 9, 2015: HYDRAULIC LINE. BROKEN. AIR TURN BACK, DECLARED EMER. NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, ALL LG PINS ABOARD. FOUND RETRACT PRESS LINE BROKEN. R & R LINE IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2015070641315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015070641315), May 25, 2015: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD FASTENER HOLE IN WEB CRACKED AT RSS 223. REPAIRED WEB IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2015070641314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015070641314), May 19, 2015: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD CRACKED AT RSS 222. REPAIRED CHORD IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2015042738997](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015042738997), Apr 26, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT OVERWING EMER EXIT LOWER LIGHT BULB INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED LIGHT IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2015031037294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015031037294), Mar 7, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 908 TO 917, STRINGER 15L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2015012235982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2015012235982), Jan 21, 2015: ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT WING FIXED FAIRING UPPER INBD ANGLE CRACKED AFT OF INBD GND SPOILER. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933461), Oct 16, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. DAMAGED. STRINGER CLIP DAMAGED AT BS 986 STRINGER 19R. R & R CLIP IAW DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102933460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933460), Oct 16, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. DAMAGED. STRINGER CLIP DAMAGED AT BS 986 STRINGER 20R. R & R CLIP IAW DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102933459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933459), Oct 16, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. DAMAGED. STRINGER CLIP DAMAGED AT BS 986 STRINGER 19L. R & R CLIP IAW DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102333331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102333331), Oct 15, 2014: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM STUB BEAM ATTACHMENT CLIP CRACKED AT BS 639 LBL 45.5. R & R CLIP IAW DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102933458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933458), Oct 13, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. CORRODED. STRINGER CLIP CORRODED AT BS 747 STRINGER 26R. R & R CLIP IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933457), Oct 12, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. CORRODED. STRINGER CLIP CORRODED AT BS 947, STRINGER 19L. R & R CLIP IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102333330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102333330), Oct 12, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. AFT CARGO BAY INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT BS 947 STRINGER 21L. R & R INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933449), Oct 7, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED BETWEEN BS 747T TO 767, BETWEEN STRINGER 24R TO 25R. R & R INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014110533819](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533819), Oct 6, 2014: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 668 BL 0. REPAIRED BEAM IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014103033557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014103033557), Oct 5, 2014: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 910 STRINGER 4R . R & R SPLICE IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110433659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110433659), Oct 4, 2014: PANEL. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING TE PANEL 8501 DELAMINATED AT CORNER. R & R PANEL IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933448), Oct 4, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 947.5 STRINGER 20L. R & R FRAME IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102833414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102833414), Oct 3, 2014: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. R1 DOOR SLIDE OUT OF POSITION. REPOSITIONED SLIDE ASSEMBLY IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2014110733886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110733886), Oct 2, 2014: DOOR. DELAMINATED. LEFT MLG CTR GEAR DOOR DELAMINATED. R & R DOOR IAW MM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933447), Oct 2, 2014: ANGLE. CORRODED. LEFT MAIN WW ON VERTICAL ANGLE CORRODED AT BS 717, LBL 62. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014110633877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633877), Oct 1, 2014: SKIN. CORRODED. SKIN CORRODED BETWEEN BS 270 TO 276 STRINGER 22R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110633876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633876), Oct 1, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT BS 947 RBL 13. REPAIRED FRAME IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110533813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110533813), Oct 1, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OUTER CHORD CRACKED BS 616 STRINGER 16L. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110433660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110433660), Oct 1, 2014: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT END OTBD FLANGE FWD FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AT BS 727B-3 RBL 24.8. REPAIRED BEAM IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014102933446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933446), Sep 30, 2014: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 847 BETWEEN STRINGER 27L TO 27R. R & R FRAME SECTION IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102933445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933445), Sep 30, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. CORRODED. STRINGER CLIP CORRODED AT BS 787 STRINGER 26L. R & R CLIP IAW SRM & DWG. - [SDR SWAA2014102933444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933444), Sep 30, 2014: STRINGER CLIP. CORRODED. STRINGER CLIP CORRODED AT BS 767 STRINGER 26R. R & R CLIP IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933443), Sep 30, 2014: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME CORRODED AT BS 747 BETWEEN STRINGER 27L TO 27R. R & R FRAME IAW DWG & SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102933442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102933442), Sep 30, 2014: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB CORRODED AT BS 1016, LBL 6. REPAIRED WEB IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110633875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633875), Sep 29, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OTBD CHORD FWD FLANGE CRACKED AT BS 727 STRINGER 18A RT LOWER AFT FASTENER HOLE. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110633874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633874), Sep 29, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME OTBD CHORD FWD FLANGE CRACKED AT BS 727 STRINGER 18A LT FWD LOWER FASTENER HOLE. REPAIRED CHORD IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014110633873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014110633873), Sep 29, 2014: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT WING TE, UPPER MOST INBD NO STEP PANEL INBD SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT AFT END. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2014102333329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014102333329), Sep 27, 2014: STRAP. FRAYED. LEFT EMER EXIT HATCH ESCAPE STRAP FRAYED. R & R STRAP IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2014052128198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014052128198), May 13, 2014: STIFFENER. CRACKED. STIFFENER CRACKED AT BS 1016.5, RBL 1. REPAIRED STIFFENER IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2014052128197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014052128197), May 13, 2014: BULKHEAD. CUT. PRESS DOME SKIN CUT AT BS 1016, RBL 2. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA. - [SDR SWAA2014052128196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014052128196), May 9, 2014: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESS BULKHEAD WEB CORRODED AT BS 1017, RBL 2. REPAIRED WEB IAW ER & EA. - [SDR SWAA2014051428024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2014051428024), May 9, 2014: DOUBLER. CRACKED. EXTERNAL POWER DOOR CUT OUT INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED FWD EDGE BELOW LOWER HINGE. REPAIRED CUT OUT IAW EA & ER. - [SDR SWAA2013110521980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2013110521980), Nov 5, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. R1 DOOR SKIN CRACKED AT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. R & R DOOR IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2012112109721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012112109721), Nov 20, 2012: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. AFT GALLEY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT HAS .300 CRACK ON DOOR FRAME. COMPLIED WITH EA 1-352-1292. - [SDR SWAA2012100108103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012100108103), Sep 27, 2012: GROUND STUD. BROKEN. FORWARD LAV WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY GROUND STUD BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2012100108102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012100108102), Sep 27, 2012: GIRT BAR. CORRODED. L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE FORWARD GIRT BAR CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2012100108116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012100108116), Sep 25, 2012: LENS. CRACKED. R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LENS IAW AMM. - [SDR SWAA2012092507971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012092507971), Sep 19, 2012: SHEAR TIE. BUCKLED. SHEAR TIE BUCKLED AT BS 312, BETWEEN STR 27R TO STR 28R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM. - [SDR SWAA2012092407932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2012092407932), Sep 14, 2012: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. FLOORBEAM CRACKED AT BS 294, RBL 53. REPAIRED "T" CAP IAW SRM. All 446: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N657SW-2018-03-15/reports.md ## 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 20040918032249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918032249I), Sep 18, 2004: Boeing 7373L9 (N657SW), Albany, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On take off Albany/baltimore flight #1973 ingested a large bird of unknown species in number 1 engine. After bird was ingested the number 1 engine had… --- 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.