# N798SW: 1998 Boeing 737-7AD, registration cancelled 2024-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-7AD](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7ad) (registry code 1384502)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 28436
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2000
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: AAD762
- 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/N798SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=798SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N798SW-2024-10-29

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 737-7AD: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7ad.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 SWAA2022022173089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2022022173089), Feb 15, 2022: FAIRING. CRACKED. AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING 194 E PANEL HAS CRACKS IN ONE FASTENER HOLE AND SEVERAL HOLES WITH WORN COUNTERSINK / [01] REMOVED AND REPLACED 194E PANEL REF AMM 53-5
- [SDR SWAA2022022173090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2022022173090), Feb 15, 2022: PANEL. CRACKED. CENTER WHEEL WELL PANEL 193D HAS SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES WITH VISIBLE CRACKS AND ELONGATIONS / [01] REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL REF AMM 53-51-21<BR>REF EO 5351-I-
- [SDR SWAA2022012161755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2022012161755), Jan 17, 2022: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ARMED POSITION INOP ; / [01] REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT GUARD SWITCH PER CMM 33-10-05. OPS CHECK GOOD AS PER AMM 33-51-00.
- [SDR SWAA2021120148898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021120148898), Nov 28, 2021: COVER. MISSING. EMERGENCY LIGHT COVER MISSING OVER PAX SEATS 2D. EMERGENCY LIGHT COVER WAS FOUND TO BE CABIN TEMP SCREEN. OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 25-10-01. SP1
- [SDR SWAA2021102532194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021102532194), Oct 20, 2021: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. AFT SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE SAGS ; / [01] ACCOMPLISHED MT 725-61-06 TO REPOSITION AFT SERVICE DOOR SLIDE AS REQUIRED.
- [SDR SWAA2021080298470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021080298470), Jul 27, 2021: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. NUMEROUS EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACKS FAILED CAPACITY CHECK. 6 LEFT AND LEFT OVERWING; LEFT 14;17;20;23. L2 DOOR SMALL SIGN; R2 DOOR BIG SIGN ; / [01] REMOV
- [SDR SWAA2021070892392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021070892392), Jul 7, 2021: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING I/B MAIN FLAP O/B L/E RIB CRACKED O/B OF AFT FLAP DRIVE ARM. REMOVED CRACKED RIB IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB IAW SRM 51-40-05-
- [SDR SWAA2021060980382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021060980382), Jun 5, 2021: COVER. OUT OF POSITION. MANUAL PULL HANDLE AFT GALLEY DOOR (FO SIDE) EXPOSED ; / REPOSITION AFT GALLEY (R-2) DOOR SLIDE MANUAL HANDLE COVER IAW SIP
- [SDR SWAA2020120733314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020120733314), Dec 1, 2020: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. AFT LT EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK FAILED CAPACITY CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, PER M/M 33-51-06.
- [SDR SWAA2020112732166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020112732166), Nov 23, 2020: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT R1 DOOR IS CRACKED & BROKEN. REPLACED R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN, REF AMM 33-51-01.
- [SDR SWAA2020061190472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020061190472), Jun 7, 2020: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AFT ENTRY DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED IAW AMM 33-51-04.
- [SDR SWAA2020060184913](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020060184913), May 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD RT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD RT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-51-09. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWAA2020051274972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020051274972), Apr 25, 2020: HYDRAULIC LINE. CRACKED. WHILE CONFIGURING FOR LANDING; LE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AT 30. LE DEVICE PANEL ON OVERHEAD SHOWED ALL GREEN WITH LE 
- [SDR SWAA2020042944965](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020042944965), Apr 25, 2020: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. REF LOG PAGE # 1391847. L/E IND / HYD LEAK / HYD QTY / SERVICED B SYSTEM HYD PER AMM 12-12-00. FOUND LINE LEAKING @ #7 SLAT ACTUATOR. REF AMM 29-00-00. REF LOG 
- [SDR SWAA2021081842584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021081842584), Apr 15, 2020: PAD. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR STOP FITTING PAD CRACKED; AFT SIDE 2ND FROM BOTTOM / REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR STOP FITTING PAD AFT SIDE 2ND FROM BOTTOM IAW AMM 52-31-
- [SDR SWAA2021080539584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021080539584), Apr 9, 2020: NUT PLATE. BROKEN. BROKEN FLOOR PANEL NUT PLATE AT BS360 RBL25 WL208. / REMOVED FLOOR PANEL NUT PLATE; BS 360; RBL 25; WL 208; REPLACED WITH NEW PER AMM 53-21-00-400-801
- [SDR SWAA2021082035272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021082035272), Mar 30, 2020: SPLICE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY FLOOR PNL SPLICE TEE IS CRACKED BS 727D WL 156 RBL10 / NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE GIVEN FOR SPLICE STRIP ASSY IN AFT CARGO BAY AT BS 727D; WL 156; RBL 10
- [SDR SWAA2021062435273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2021062435273), Mar 30, 2020: SCUFF PLATE. CRACKED. AFT CARGO BAY; AFT CORNER SCUFF PLATE IS CRACKED / REPAIRED AND INSTALLED SCUFF PLATE ACB AFT CORNER IAW EA 1-A53-2076 R11
- [SDR SWAA2020041335271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041335271), Mar 28, 2020: STUD. DAMAGED. RH EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT CUT OUT FWD MID AND LOWER STUD COMMON TO SURROUND PANEL INSTALL DAMAGED / REMOVED AND REPLACED RH EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT CUT OUT FWD MID AND
- [SDR SWAA2020041334520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041334520), Mar 24, 2020: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. APU POWER CABLE SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED BS 867 BETWEEN STR 2 AND 3 R/H. / REMOVED AND REPLACED APU POWER CABLE SUPPORT ANGLE BS 867 BETWEEN STR 2-3 R/H PER SRM 51
- [SDR SWAA2020041326642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326642), Mar 12, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. CABIN FLOOR PANEL 222AF HAS UPPER SURFACE FIBER DAMAGE. / UPPER SURFACE FIBER DAMAGE TO CABIN FLOOR PANEL 222AF HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1; AND SRM
- [SDR SWAA2020032442781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442781), Mar 9, 2020: STRAP. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL STRAP IS CRACKED AT BS 302 STR 4L REMOVED AND REPLACMENT INTERCOSTAL. STRAP. FROM STR 4L AT B.S. 300-318 IAW. SRM. 51-40-05- AND SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 A
- [SDR SWAA2020041326633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326633), Mar 6, 2020: WEB. DAMAGED. INSTALLED REPAIR AT BS 336; STRINGER 5R; FASTENERS DO NOT MEET SRM CRITERIA FOR SPACING AND PROPER INSTALLATION. / REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB ASSY AT BS 328-344 R
- [SDR SWAA2020032442780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442780), Mar 6, 2020: GUSSET. CRACKED. FCB GUSSET CRACKED BS 500D STR 19R WL 195 FCB GUSSET AT BS 500D STR 19R REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 143A7902.
- [SDR SWAA2020032442779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442779), Mar 6, 2020: GUSSET. CRACKED. FCB GUSSET CRACKED BS 500D STR 19L WL 195 FCB GUSSET AT BS 500D STR 19L REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02.
- [SDR SWAA2020041326594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326594), Mar 5, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO UPPER SURFACE OF FLOOR PANEL 231YF. / DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE; OPTED TO FABRICATE NEW PANEL PER SRM 53-00-50-2R-0 PARA 1A USING BMS 4-23 TY2 LOT# 1399
- [SDR SWAA2020041326596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326596), Mar 5, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO UPPER SURFACE OF FLOOR PANEL 241BF. / FLOOR PANEL 241BF WITH DAMAGE TO UPPER SURFACE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE FLOOR PANEL DUE TO AMOUNT OF
- [SDR SWAA2020032442742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442742), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, 727D+5, RBL 8 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL, B/S 727D+5 RBL 8 WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, PA
- [SDR SWAA2020032442741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442741), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 727D+5, RBL 3 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL, B/S 727D+5 RBL 3 WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 
- [SDR SWAA2020032442740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442740), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 727D+5, LBL 8 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED ACB FLOOR RAIL B/S 727D+5 LBL 8 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 PARA
- [SDR SWAA2020032442739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442739), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 727D+5, LBL 12.5 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL B/S 727D+5 LBL 12.5 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 PA
- [SDR SWAA2020032442801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442801), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 767+5, RBL 8 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL, B/S 767+5, RBL 8 AND WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G
- [SDR SWAA2020032442800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442800), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 767+5, RBL 3 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL B/S 767+5 RBL 3 WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 PAR
- [SDR SWAA2020032442778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442778), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 727+8 AND 727B, LBL 3, WL 156 (MARKED) REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL, B/S 727 TO B/S 727C+6" LBL 3 WL 156 IAW SRM 53-00-53
- [SDR SWAA2020032442777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442777), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** MULTIPLE POINTS OF CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL UPPER, LOWER SURFACES, BS 727+8 TO 727C, RBL 3, WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL, B/S 727 TO B/S 727B+1
- [SDR SWAA2020032442744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442744), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 767+5, LBL 3 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED FLOOR RAIL ON ACB B/S 767+5" LBL 3 IAW SRM 51-40-02 PARAGRA
- [SDR SWAA2020032442743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442743), Mar 5, 2020: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ***CORROSION*** CORROSION ON ACB FLOOR RAIL, BS 767+5, LBL 8 (AT STRAP ATTACH POINT) WL 156 REPAIRED ACB FLOOR RAIL, B/S 767+5 LBL 8 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 PARAG
- [SDR SWAA2020041326537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326537), Mar 3, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241ABF HAS DAMAGED INSERTS / REPLACED ALL DAMAGED INSERTS; & REPAIRED DAMAGE TO PANEL IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 & SRM 53-00-50-2R-6. 57885U 03
- [SDR SWAA2020041326536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326536), Mar 3, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 242UF HAS DAMAGED INSERTS / REPLACED DAMAGED INSERTS & REPAIRED ALL DAMAGE TO FLOOR PANEL 242UF IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 & SRM 53-00-50-2R-6.
- [SDR SWAA2020041326549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326549), Mar 3, 2020: SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING COMPLETION OF CCN: 14539 FOUND BS 1016 BULKHEAD S-23L WEB SPLICE TO BE CRACKED ON AFT SIDE FROM EDGE TERMINATING AT FASTENER NEAREST APEX IN OTBD ROW; AR
- [SDR SWAA2020041326532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326532), Mar 3, 2020: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON AED THRESHOLD WEB UPON MOPSILL REMOVAL AT BS 983 LBL45 WL 208 / AED THRESHOLD WEB AT BS 983 LBL 45 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AT BS 984 RBL 46
- [SDR SWAA2020041326533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326533), Mar 3, 2020: WEB. CANNING. FLOOR WEB AT BS 986-1016 LBL 38 IS OIL CANNED. / REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR WEB AT BS 986-1016 LBL 38 PER SRM 51-40-02; SRM 51-04-05; DWG 147A0004; AND DWG 147A
- [SDR SWAA2020041326539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326539), Mar 3, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241ACF HAS DAMAGED INSERTS / REPLACED DAMAGED INSERTS AND FIXED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241ACF IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1; S
- [SDR SWAA2020041326538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326538), Mar 3, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241ADF HAS DAMAGED INSERTS / DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO FLOOR PANEL; FABRICATED NEW PANEL IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-0 PARA 1A NOTE & BFG DWG 200
- [SDR SWAA2020041326541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020041326541), Mar 3, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241AAF HAS DAMAGED UPPER SURFACE SKIN PLIES / DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO FLOOR PANEL 241AAF; OPTED TO FABRICATE A NEW FLOOR PANEL USIN
- [SDR SWAA2020032442796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442796), Mar 3, 2020: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR INTERCOASTAL AT BS 989 RBL 38 . WL 208 REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOOR INTERCOSTAL B.S 989 RBL 38 WL 208 2" X 1.5" X .015"D REMAINING THICKNESS 06
- [SDR SWAA2020032442795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442795), Mar 3, 2020: WEB. DAMAGED. FLOOR WEB AT BS 986-1016 RBL 38 IS CREASED. WL 208 REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR WEB AT B.S 986-1016 RBL 38 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, DWG 147A0000, REV A.
- [SDR SWAA2020032442738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442738), Mar 3, 2020: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING DTIP INSPECTION, FOUND INTERCOSTAL WEB AT BS 303, STRINGER 4L CRACKED. REMOVED. AND. REPLACMENT. INTERCOSTAL. WEB. AT B.S 303. STR.4L. PART NO: 7530155 I
- [SDR SWAA2020032442737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020032442737), Mar 3, 2020: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. AFT CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241ZF HAS DAMAGED UPPER SURFACE SKIN PLIES AFT EDGE UPPER SURFACE SKIN DAMAGE ON FLOOR PANEL 241ZF HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1
- [SDR SWAA2020030942265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2020030942265), Mar 3, 2020: STIFFENER. CRACKED. (SKYLINE DTIP) L/H HORIZ. STAB. CRACK ON THIRD STIFFENER, LWR. I/B SIDE STA. 92.70. CUTOUT DAMAGE AREA. DIM: (1.300" X .175") AT L/H HORIZ STAB THIRD STIFFENER 

All 323: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N798SW-2024-10-29/reports.md

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