N053SW
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
3 reports on file, 1998-05-28 – 1998-07-31.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (NR 1)
AIR RETURN WITH NR 1 MAIN TIRE BLEW ON TAKEOFF DAMAGING ATTACHED GEAR DOOR AND PUNCHING HOLE IN INBOUND AFT SECTION OF NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE. FOUND LEFT GEAR CENTER AND INNER DOOR DAMAGE FROM TIRE BURST. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 MLG TIRE ASSY PER BOEING MM, BITE TEST ANTISKID CK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GEAR UPPER CENTER AND INNER DOOR RIGG CK GOOD OPS CK GOOD PER MM.
Part: FIRE WARNING — ACTIVATED (APU)
AIR RETURN DUE TO FALSE APU FIRE WARNING BOTTLE WAS FIRED. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED APU AREA AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. DEFERRED DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS PER BOEING MM.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 250.3)
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND 3.5 VERTICAL CRACK IN LT NOSE WHEEL WELL AT BS 258.3, 12 BELOW CEILING. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.