# Boeing 737-2S3

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1384470
- Manufacturer (registry): BOEING
- Model: 737-2S3
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 2 · Turbo-fan
- Seats: 149
- Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2s3

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## FAA accident and incident reports

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## Service difficulty reports (57, newest 50)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR DL73E011337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E011337), Aug 13, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON INSPECTION FOUND FWD, MID, AND AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP IN CABIN. REPLACED FWD BATTERY PACK, MID RT BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ASSY AND AFT BATT
- [SDR DL73E011336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E011336), Aug 13, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON INSPECTION FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP IN CABIN. REPLACED MID LEFT BATTERY PACK PER MM. OPN NORMAL.
- [SDR DL73E011295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E011295), Aug 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON INSPECTION FOUND AFT LEFT OVER DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES PER MM. OPN NORMAL
- [SDR DL73E011285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E011285), Jul 4, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON INSPECTION FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING OF CABIN, ALL POSITIONS INOP. BOTH CABIN OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP ALSO. REPLACED FWD, MID AND AFT LEFT BAT
- [SDR DL73E010864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010864), May 29, 2001: INDICATOR. FAILED. NR 1 INST XMFR C/B POPPED ON PRE-DEPARTURE. REPLACED CAPTS RMI DUE TO OFF FLAG IN VIEW.
- [SDR DL73E010557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010557), Apr 4, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FS 178 BULKHEAD LT AND RT SIDE CHORDS. ADDITIONALLY, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE CENTER WEB AT LBL 12/WL 218 AND RBL 12/WL 234. THE WE
- [SDR DL73E010555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010555), Apr 4, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR FS 727B, STR 17 RT AND 727A, STR 18 RT. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER B737-2
- [SDR DL73E010554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010554), Apr 4, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR. THE CRACK WAS COMMON TO THE SKIN, BONDED DOUBLER AND THE BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT A
- [SDR DL73E010518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010518), Mar 30, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INSPECTION PER S/B 737-57-1210. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE PANEL ATTACH HOLE AT FS 660. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND THE AREA REPAIRED BY S/
- [SDR DL73E010499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010499), Mar 27, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 727B AND STR 16L. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.
- [SDR DL73E010466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010466), Mar 22, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB OF THE FS 795 FRAME BETWEEN STR 23R AND 24R. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3, FIGURE 1. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT 
- [SDR DL73E010049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E010049), Jan 8, 2001: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION OF THE INBD FLAP TRACK OF THE OUTBD FLAP ON THE LT WING REVEALED EXTENSIVE PITTING CORROSION. THE FLAP TRACK WAS REMOVED AND DISCARDED. A NEW FLAP TR
- [SDR DL73E001969](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001969), Oct 10, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF THE FWD GALLEY DOOR (R1) SURROUND STRUCTURE PER AD 98-22-10, REVEALED A CRACK IN THE LOWER INTERCOSTAL OF THE AFT DOOR FRAME. THE CRACK I
- [SDR DL73E001723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001723), Sep 6, 2000: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. THE LUG BORE OF THE FS 685 LT MLG SIDE SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE LUG BORE. AN OVERSIZE BUSHING WAS I
- [SDR DL73E001722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001722), Sep 6, 2000: BEAM. TOOL DAMAGE. THE AFT TRUNNION BORE OF THE LT WING MLG SUPPORT BEAM SUFFERED TOOLING DAMAGE IN THE HOLE BORE. THE BORE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE TOOLING DAMAGE, ROTO PEENED
- [SDR DL73E001670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001670), Aug 23, 2000: LINK. CORRODED. MLG TRUNNION LINK PITTED AND RUSTY RUST COMING OUT OF MATING SURFACES OF TRUNNION LINK ASSY AND TRUNNION PIN I/B OF MLG ACTUATOR. RIGHT MLG TRUNNION LINK PITTED
- [SDR DL73E001623](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001623), Aug 19, 2000: PCU. MALFUNCTIONED. NOTICED A SHARP ABRUPT YAW INPUT SHORTLY AFTER NOSE WHEEL LIFT OFF. NO ABNORMAL WINDS OR AIRCRAFT WAKE EXISTING. YAW WAS SIGNIFICIANT, NO INPUTS NOTED IN RUDDER
- [SDR DL73E001600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001600), Aug 19, 2000: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. NOTICED A SHARP ABRUPT YAW INPUT SHORTLY AFTER NOSE WHEEL LIFTOFF. NO ABNORMAL WINDS OR AIRCRAFT WAKE EXISTING. YAW WAS SIGNIFICANT NO INPUTS NOTED IN RUDDER PE
- [SDR DL73E001331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001331), Jul 14, 2000: TRANSMISSION. SEIZED. FLAPS LOCKED OUT ON APPROACH TO CAE. CREW DID GO-AROUND. FOUND FLAP TRANSMISSION SEIZED. REPLACED FLAP TRANSMISSION AND JACK SCREW ASSY, CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL73E001071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E001071), May 31, 2000: ENGINE. FOD. ON TAKEOFF, HEARD LOUD BANG. SUSPECT BIRD STRIKES. FOUND NR 2 ENG 1ST STAGE FAN BLADE FOD. REPLACING FAN.
- [SDR DL73E000880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E000880), May 2, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM UNDER A WING TO BODY FAIRING AT FS 727A+3 AND STRINGER 17L. AN EXISTING REPAIR WAS NEAR THE CRACK. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR W
- [SDR DL73E000862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E000862), Apr 28, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. THE RBL 45.5 FLOOR LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM OVER THE MLG WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND WITH A 12 INCH CRACK IN THE BEAM WEB BETWEEN FS 633 & 645. THE CRACKED SECTION OF WE
- [SDR DL73E992535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E992535), Nov 16, 1999: DAMAGED. RT WING OUTBOARD FLAP JACKSCREW DAMAGED. REPLACED NR 8 JACKSCREW TRANSMISSION ASSY.
- [SDR DL73E991786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E991786), Aug 10, 1999: LIGHT. INOP. EMERGENCY LTS INOP LT AND RT FWD ENTRY DOOR ON OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT REF WDM 33-51-01. REPLACED M571. OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL73E991724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E991724), Aug 1, 1999: RADAR TR UNIT. INOP. WX RADAR ANT FLASHING ON SCREEN. NO RADAR AVAILABLE. REPLACED WX RARAR TRANSCEIVER.
- [SDR DL73E991322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E991322), Jun 11, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING THE INSP OF THE R1 DOOR UPPER CORNERS SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SKIN ASSY AND BEARSTRAP. REPAIRED PER ERA 367544-14, REV A.
- [SDR DL73E990846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E990846), Apr 16, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ALONG AISLE AND LOWER DOORS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. FOUND WIRE LOOSE ON AFT FLT ATTENDANT PANEL EMERGENCY SWITCH. TIGHTENED CONNE
- [SDR DL73E990287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E990287), Feb 13, 1999: GENERATOR. FAILED. NR 1 ENG GEN FAILED SHORTLY AFTER T/O. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE OVERHEAD ELECT PANEL THAT THE GENERATOR HAD FAILED. REPLACED GCU.
- [SDR DL73E990133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E990133), Jan 21, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES DEAD DUE TO GND POWER LOSS. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERIES AND BASE ASSY.
- [SDR DL73E982420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E982420), Nov 23, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ONE SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAINED ON DURING FLT. REPLACED EMERG BATTERY PACK, OPS CK OK.
- [SDR DL73E982302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E982302), Nov 6, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1.875 INCH CRACK BELOW THE L1 DOOR AT APPROX FS 335. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53-1083. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED 
- [SDR DL73E982303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E982303), Nov 4, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN, DOUBLER AND BEAR STRAP WERE FOUND WITH A 1 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE R2 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER B737 
- [SDR DL73E982128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E982128), Oct 12, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. THE UPPER CAP OF THE RBL 24.82 OVERWING PASSENGER FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH CRACK EMANATING FROM A CUTOUT FOR A SEAT TRACK ATTACH POINT. THE CRACK WAS 
- [SDR DL73E982127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E982127), Oct 12, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L1 DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTER
- [SDR DL73E981948](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E981948), Sep 20, 1998: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. AIR TURNBACK DUE TO LANDING GEAR LEVER WOULDN'T MOVE TO UP POS ON T/O. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES RUN TO RAISE LANDING GEAR. LAND GEAR EXT NORMAL ON RETURN. RESET LEVE
- [SDR DL73E981894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E981894), Sep 12, 1998: AUDIO ACC UNIT. FAILED. COMM RADIO FAILURE IN FLIGHT OCCURED 5 MIN AFTER T/O. RADIOS RESTORED AFTER APU STARTED AND TRANSFERED NR 2 BUS TO APU. RAN ENGS ALL COMRADIOS CK GOOD. INSPECTE
- [SDR DL73E981449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E981449), Jul 9, 1998: CLIP. CRACKED. A SKIN AND STRINGER REPAIR WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT FS 597 STR 2L. THE FRAME-TO-STRINGER CLIP INSPECTION REQUIRED PER BAC S/B 737-53-1085 (AD 93-08-04) WAS ACCOMPLI
- [SDR DL73E981447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E981447), Jul 8, 1998: CLIPS. CRACKED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED FRAME-TO-STRINGER CLIPS PER BAC S/B 737-53-1085 (AD 93-08-04), MTC. WAS UNABLETO INSTALL THE REQUIRED RIVETS. THE RIV
- [SDR DL73E980955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E980955), Apr 30, 1998: SKIN. PUNCTURED. A 1.5 X 1.5 PUNCTURE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF STA 460 BELOW THE STRINGER 25R SKIN LAP SPLICE. THE PUNCTURE WAS TRIMMED TO A SMOOTH CUTOUT AND 
- [SDR DL73E980935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E980935), Apr 29, 1998: BOLT. LOOSE. DURING AD MANDATED INSPECTION, THE OUTBD BOLT ON THE NR 3 FLAP OUTBD TRACK AFT ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE CONDITION WAS CORRECTED BY INSTALLING THE TRA
- [SDR DL73E980720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E980720), Apr 2, 1998: ANTI-ICE. ODOR. AT 25,000, AN ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTED IN ENTIRE AIRCRAFT WHEN ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED ON. SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN ENGINE ANTI-ICE TURNED OFF. RAN ENGINES AND
- [SDR DL73E980037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E980037), Jan 6, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE/SKIN, FS 727A-727B, S-16R-17R, REPAIRED FOR SKIN CRACKS. THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 727A AND 727B AND BETWEEN STRINGER 16R AND 17R WAS FOUND WITH A 3
- [SDR DL73E971682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E971682), Aug 22, 1997: SKIN. CUT. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE REPLACEMENT OF STA 727 FRAME CHORD PER E.O. 3-68646-3AD, THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN ST 727 BULKHEAD AND STA 727+10 WAS CUT IN ORDER TO PR
- [SDR DL73E971681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E971681), Aug 22, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. THE FS 727 BULKHEAD O/B CHORD AT STR 18A WAS FOUND CRACKED AND IS BEING REPLACED PER BACO DWG 65C33722, AS REQUIRED BY DAL EO 3-68646-3AD, WHICH ACCOMPLISHES S/
- [SDR DL73E971680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E971680), Aug 22, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. WHILE ACCOMP INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY AD 95-12-17, A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BS 727 FRAME, OUTBOARD CHORD AT STR 18A, LHS. THE CHORD WILL BE REPLACED PER 
- [SDR DL73E970856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E970856), May 5, 1997: LIGHT. INOP. ON L/O, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE 2L DOOR INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR DL73E970290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E970290), Feb 12, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. THE R-1 DOOR FRAME INTERCOSTALS AT STR 8A,10A, 11A WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE TYPICAL MANNER SHOWN IN S/B 737-53A1108, REV 5. THIS ER/A ACCOMPLISHED A REPAIR AT 
- [SDR DL73E970200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E970200), Feb 1, 1997: UPLOCK SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT GEAR RED ON RETRACTION. RETURNED TO CVG. CORRECTIVE ACTION NECESSARY TO DO GEAR SWING. CHECKING UPLOCK. REPLACED UPLOCK SENSOR. CHECKS OK.
- [SDR DL73E962787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E962787), Dec 30, 1996: PWR SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. BOTH LT AND RT LOWER EMERG DOOR EXIT IDENTIFIERS INOP. REPLACED EMERG LIGHT PWR SUPPLY PACK M9027, OPS GOOD PER MM.
- [SDR DL73E962403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73E962403), Oct 28, 1996: TRANSMITTER. INOPERATIVE. FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND. REPLACED LT FLAP POS TRANSMITTER AND INDICATOR, OPER CK OK.

All 57: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2s3/reports.md

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