# N909AW: 1989 Boeing 757-2G7, registration cancelled 2020-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 757-2G7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2g7) (registry code 1384963)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555)
- Serial number: 24522
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1989
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2016
- Last registry action: December 28, 2016
- Mode S code: AC90B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Reliance Aircraft International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RELIANCE%20AIRCRAFT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3877° N, 97.7067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78758, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=909AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N909AW-2020-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 757-2G7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2g7.md

## Service difficulty reports (169, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA201604169002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201604169002), Apr 15, 2016: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. EMER PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 22. REPLACED ROW 22ABC EMER LIGHT PATH HARNESS & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AM
- [SDR AALA201602229020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201602229020), Feb 19, 2016: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. R3 DOOR SLIDE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON DURING INFLATION SDR REQUIRED. REPLACED SLIDE IAW TASK CARD 19L83525001.
- [SDR AALA201602229019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201602229019), Feb 19, 2016: SLIDE. FAILED. L1 SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING TEST. REPLACED SLIDE IAW TASK CARD 18L80025002.
- [SDR AALA201602229014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201602229014), Feb 18, 2016: PROXIMITY SENSOR. LOOSE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. DOOR L1 FWD SLIDE, ARMED INDICATION PROXIMITY SENSOR S10214 LOOSE. REPLACED L1 DOOR GIRT BAR PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW TR25-017AW. SYS OPERAT
- [SDR AALA201602199002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201602199002), Feb 18, 2016: LENS. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. SEAT MOUNTED EMER LIGHT LENS BROKEN AT SEAT 33ABC. REPLACED LENS AT SEAT 33ABC.
- [SDR AALA201602169005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201602169005), Feb 15, 2016: SLIDE. UNSECURE. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. L1 DOOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF DOOR, DID NOT DEPLOY. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE IAW TASK CARD 19L80025002.
- [SDR AALA201512169005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201512169005), Dec 15, 2015: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18C INOPERATIVE. CONNECTED LOOSE CONNECTOR AT 18C. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- [SDR AALA201512169001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201512169001), Dec 15, 2015: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 13C INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED HARNESS AT 13C. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- [SDR USAA2014122200003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2014122200003), Dec 20, 2014: MONITOR. FAULTY. 2 HRS INTO FLIGHT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL IN FWD GALLEY AREA, SHE & ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT TRACED IT TO THE LT FWD VIDEO MONITOR IN 1
- [SDR USAA2014101600024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2014101600024), Oct 15, 2014: KNOB. MISSING. UPPER EMER EXIT PANEL ON FLIGHT DECK DOOR IS MISSING THE LT PIN SO IT CANNOT BE OPENED. KNOB WAS MISSING FROM PIN, INSTALLED KNOB ON PIN ON UPPER EXIT PANEL ON 
- [SDR USAA2014090200011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2014090200011), Aug 27, 2014: SKIN. DELAMINATED. C3 CHECK DELAMINATION ON RT INBD FLAP UPPER SKIN AT APPROX 77 INCHES INBD FROM OTBD END & 5.75 INCHES FWD OF TE. REPAIRED RT INBD FLAP UPPER SKIN IAW SRM 51-70-
- [SDR USAA2014021100008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2014021100008), Feb 7, 2014: HEATER. SHORTED. PHX FLT 675 EN-ROUTE HNL TO PHX. CAPTAIN'S FOOT HEATER SHORTED WHEN ACTIVATED. SPARKS FROM ON FLOOR TO LT OF YOKE. R & R CAPTAIN`S LT FOOT WARMER ASSEMBLY. OPER
- [SDR USAA2013083000006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013083000006), Aug 28, 2013: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT WHEEL WELL ON KEELBEAM BETWEEN BS 1119 TO 1121, WL 140, RBL 7.5. REPAIRED KEELBEAM IAW EA 205581.
- [SDR USAA2013072900043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013072900043), Jul 27, 2013: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IN AFT GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT GALLEY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY, OPS CHECKED OK.
- [SDR USAA2013071900003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013071900003), Jul 17, 2013: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SEATS ROW 29 & 33 INOPERATIVE, BROKEN WIRE. REPAIRED WIRE. OP CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR USAA2013041500001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013041500001), Apr 13, 2013: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. PHX - SEAT ROW 14L - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP. RECONNECTED LOOSE CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR USAA2013020100002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013020100002), Jan 23, 2013: STRAP. CRACKED. C2 CHECK - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SUPPORT STRAP AT BS 1342, RBL 24.25. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SUPPORT STRAP AT BS 1342, RBL 24.25 IAW EA 104525.
- [SDR USAA2013012800026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013012800026), Jan 23, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. C2 CHECK - CRACK ON TIE CLIP AT BS 1300, LBL 24.75. REPLACED TIE CLIP AT BS 1300, LBL 24.75 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-05 & EA 104519.
- [SDR USAA2013012800025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013012800025), Jan 18, 2013: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. C2 CHECK - CRACK ON TIE CLIP AT BS 1280, WL 207, LBL 45.5. REPLACED TIE CLIP AT BS 1280, WL 207, LBL 45.5 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-02.
- [SDR USAA2013012900005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013012900005), Jan 17, 2013: FITTING. CORRODED. C2 CHECK - LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON RIGHT KEEL SPLICE FITTING AT BS 1180 BETWEEN BL 0 TO LBL 4. REPLACED RIGHT KEEL SPLICE FITTING AT BS 1180 BETWEEN BL
- [SDR USAA2013012400013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013012400013), Jan 15, 2013: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. C2 CHECK - LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON FITTING AT RIGHT KEEL STRUCTURE AT BS 1180, WL 138.5, RBL 3. REPLACED FITTING AT RIGHT KEEL STRUCTURE AT BS 1180, WL
- [SDR USAA2012111500001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012111500001), Nov 14, 2012: WIRE. BROKEN. PHX - ROW 26 LT EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPINNED BROKEN WIRE ON ROW 26 LT EMERGENCY LIGHT.
- [SDR USAA2012100500005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012100500005), Oct 4, 2012: WIRE HARNESS. BROKEN. PHX - ROW 26L EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT HARNESS. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR USAA2012091700001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012091700001), Sep 13, 2012: HANDLE. OUT OF ADJUST. LIH - L1 PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE WITH BUTTERFLY HANDLES. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED ENTRY DOOR. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR USAA2012081600003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012081600003), Aug 15, 2012: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. PHX - ROW 12 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPAIRED CONNECTOR, OP'S NORMAL.
- [SDR USAA2012021400002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012021400002), Feb 13, 2012: LENS. IMPROPER PART. PHX - SEAT ROW 35 LT HAS INCORRECT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT LENSES. INSTALLED CORRECT RED LENSES ON SEAT ROW 35 LT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS.
- [SDR USAA2012021300018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012021300018), Feb 10, 2012: O-RING. CUT. HNL FLT 125 EN ROUTE HNL TO PHX. DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY A
- [SDR USAA2012013000026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012013000026), Jan 27, 2012: SCREW. MISSING. HNL - UPPER RIGHT COCKPIT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT PIN KNOB MISSING. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED TEMP BOLT AND INSTALLED KNURLED SCREW IN LOWER 
- [SDR USAA2011101000022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011101000022), Oct 6, 2011: SKIN. DEBONDED. C1 CHECK - DISBONDING ON UPPER SURFACE OF NR 9 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. REPAIRED UPPER SURFACE OF NR 9 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE IAW B757 SRM 57-43-02 & 51-70-1
- [SDR USAA2011072700001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2011072700001), Jul 26, 2011: PLUNGER. INOPERATIVE. PHX - FLIGHT DECK HOLD OPEN PLUNGER WILL NOT KEEP DOOR OPEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR HOLD OPEN ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR USAA20110325BB021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110325BB021), Mar 21, 2011: MEGAPHONE. INOPERATIVE. PHX - THE MEGAPHONE IN FIRST CLASS WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FIRST CLASS MEGAPHONE.
- [SDR USAA20110315BB019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110315BB019), Mar 14, 2011: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHX - THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT FLASHLIGHT BATTERY HAD A LOW CHARGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT FLASHLIGHT BATTERY.
- [SDR USAA20110315BB017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110315BB017), Mar 11, 2011: SEAL. CRACKED. PHX FLT 26 EN ROUTE OGG TO PHX. THE CREW NOTED AN ODOR THAT STARTED ON THE GROUND, AND CONTINUED THROUGH CLIMB. THE ODOR DISSIPATED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. THE FLIG
- [SDR USAA20101025BB066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20101025BB066), Oct 22, 2010: SLIDE. READS LOW. PHX - THE LEFT, NUMBER THREE EMERGENCY ESCAPE EXIT HATCH SLIDE PRESSURE IS OUT OF THE GREEN BAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE. PASSED ALL TESTS AS REQUIRED BY MA
- [SDR USAA20100503BB028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20100503BB028), May 1, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROW 28L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 28L.
- [SDR USAA2010022290417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010022290417), Feb 21, 2010: STRINGER. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C4 CHECK - GALVANIC CORROSION ON STRINGER AT BS 758, S20R. REPAIRED STRINGER AT BS 758, S20R IAW EA 130379.
- [SDR USAA2010022390433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010022390433), Feb 18, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AIRPHONE FORWARD ANTENNA AREA BETWEEN BS 1520 TO BS 1530 LOWER LOBE. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AIRPHONE FORWAR
- [SDR USAA2010022390436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010022390436), Feb 15, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACKS ON MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM AT BS 700, RBL 24.75 & BS 700, RBL 45.5. REPAIRED MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM AT BS 700, RBL 24.75 & BS 700, RBL
- [SDR USAA2010021790391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010021790391), Feb 10, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 763, S20R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 763, S20R IAW B757 SRM 53-00-01.
- [SDR USAA2010021090334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010021090334), Feb 10, 2010: CHANNEL. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C4 CHECK - CORROSION ON CHANNEL AT BS 716, WL 208. REPLACED CHANNEL AT BS 716, WL 208 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-02.
- [SDR USAA2010021790390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010021790390), Feb 8, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C4 CHECK - CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT BS 365.25, BL 0 - RBL 14, WL 208. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM AT BS 365.25, BL 0 - RBL 14, WL 208 IAW B757 SRM 
- [SDR USAA2010021090333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010021090333), Feb 8, 2010: SILL. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C4 CHECK - CORROSION ON THE L3 DOOR LOWER SILL WEB LOWER SURFACE AT BS 1345, WL 208. REPLACED THE L3 DOOR LOWER SILL WEB LOWER SURFACE AT B
- [SDR USAA2010020490275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010020490275), Feb 2, 2010: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C4 CHECK - CRACKED CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT BS 377.7, BL 0, WL 208. REPLACED CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT BS 377.7, BL 0, WL 208 IAW B757 SRM 51-40
- [SDR USAA2010020290261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010020290261), Feb 2, 2010: CHANNEL. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - LEVEL 2 GALVANIC CORROSION ON CHANNEL AT L-4 DOOR LOWER SILL AT BS 1667, WL 208. REPLACED CHANNEL AT L-4 DOOR LOWER SILL AT BS 1667, W
- [SDR USAA2010020290262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010020290262), Feb 1, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - LEVEL 2 GALVANIC CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT BS 740, WL 208 BETWEEN RBL 50 TO RBL 58. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM AT BS 740, WL 208 BETWEEN RBL 5
- [SDR USAA2010022390434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010022390434), Jan 28, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CORROSION ON ATC LEFT ANTENNA BLANKING PLATE LOWER SURFACE. REPLACED AFT ATC LEFT ANTENNA BLANKING PLATE & INSTALLED IAW JOB CARD 19C1
- [SDR USAA2010022390435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010022390435), Jan 27, 2010: PLATE. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CORROSION ON L-2 DOOR SILL PLATE SUPPORT AT BS 716. REPLACED L-2 DOOR SILL PLATE SUPPORT AT BS 716 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-02.
- [SDR USAA2010021690388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010021690388), Jan 22, 2010: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C4 CHECK - CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL AT BS 1402, S4L, WL 160. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT BS 1402, S4L, WL 160 IAW BOEING DWG 146N5425-19.
- [SDR USAA2010012990234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010012990234), Jan 20, 2010: FITTING. CRACKED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK ON INTERCOSTAL CLIP AT BS 660, WL 208, RBL 45.50. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL CLIP AT BS 660, WL 208, RBL 45.50 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-05 &
- [SDR USAA2010012790206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2010012790206), Jan 19, 2010: ANGLE. CORRODED. MCN - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON ANGLE AT BS 1716, WL 207, LBL 14. REPLACED ANGLE AT BS 1716, WL 207, LBL 14 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-02 & B

All 169: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N909AW-2020-04-03/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 LAX00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA072), Jan 12, 2000: Boeing 757-2G7 (N909AW), Las Vegas, NV, no damage. Probable cause: Encounter with Clear Air Turbulence. Poor communication between the captain and flight attendants as to the urgency for the flight attendants to take their seats was a contributing factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20000111006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111006349A), Jan 11, 2000: Boeing 7572G7 (N909AW), Las Vegas, NV, No damage. (-23) While in cruise flight at FL 350 in the vicinity of alamosa, CO. The flight crew received reports from ATC of light to moderate chop in their flight…
- [Incident 19940601023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940601023119I), Jun 1, 1994: Boeing 757225 (N909AW), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Fire warning right engine. Shut down. Used fire bottles. Engine fuel nozzle loose. Leaked fuel. Cowl wiring damaged.

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