N20SW
Registered owner: BUCHANAN ROGER N, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
26 reports on file, 1995-01-11 – 1997-06-27.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EXTERIOR)
DURING SCHEDULED RON CHECK, FOUND FWD EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 380)
DURING SCHEDULED TERMINAL CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 380 AT S10L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NR 1 LE FLAP)
AFTER TAKEOFF DURING FLAP RETRACTION, NR 1 STAY REMAINED IN FULL EXTEND POSITION. RECYCLED FLAPS. RETURNED TO DTW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR PER BOEING M/M.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND AFT CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Earlier reports · 1995–1996 · 22 reports
1996
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND FWD F/A STATION EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT NOT TESTING. REPLACED BATTERY PER BOEING M/M.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND 7 CABIN FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (PAX DOORWAY)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND FWD ENTRY DOOR FRAME ANGLE CRACKED 16 INCHES UP FROM FLOOR APPROX 3 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 727)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT BS 727 COMPRESSION CHORD CRACKED IN RADIUS OF LOWER LEG. REPAIRED PER SWA RA 1-253-1555.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PAX DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND FWD ENTRY DOOR INNER SKIN CRACKED IN MIDDLE AREA BOTTOM OF TORQUE TUBE ACCESS CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND NR 28 CABIN WINDOW CUTOUT CRACKED IN UPPER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1006)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR BEAM ATTACHMENT CORROSION AT BS 967, RBL 41. REPAIRED PER BOEING TI NR A53-014 AND BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1006)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM HOLE CORROSION AT BS 1006, LBL 18.5, 22.5, 26, AND 28.5. REPAIRED PER BOEING TI NR A53-014 AND BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM T-CAP CORROSION AT BS 344, RBL 1, 2, 7, 9 AND AT LBL 14, 18 AND 22. REPLACED T-CAPS PER BOEING SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 500)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 16L CRACKED JUST AFT OF SCANNING LIGHT CUTOUT, BS 500B+13, 6 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED PER SWA ACO 6405-53.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (DOOR CUTOUT)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND FWD SERVICE DOOR, LOWER AFT CORNER DOUBLER CRACKED. REPLACED DOUBLER PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED SERV CHECK, FOUND AIRSTAIRS CUTOUT, FWD UPPER SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR FWD DOOR STOP CRACKED AND EXTENDING OUT FROM UNDER STOP. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT ENTRY DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED SERV CHECK, FOUND AFT ENTRY DOOR OUTER SKIN UPPER HINGE CUTOUT CRACKED AT LOWER RADIUS PROGRESSING DOWNWARD. REPAIRED PER TYPICAL REPAIR T1-A52-005.
Part: OIL FILTER — CONTAMINATED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NUMBER 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, THROTTLE RETARDED, NO HELP. CREW PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT BHM. INSPECTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 MAIN OIL FILTER. FOUND MINOR CONTAMINATION, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL FILTER, NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 253)
DURING SCHEDULED C2 CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED TWO PLACES IN R3 WINDOW FRAME .6250 INCH. REPLACED PER BOEING SRM AMD S/B 737-53-1115.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
DURING CLIMBOUT, NUMBER 6 L/E SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. RECYCLED FLAPS, NO HELP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ONT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED NR 6 SLAT ACTUATOR AND OPERATION CHECKED PER BOEING M/M.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AT GATE, FOUND AFT O/B EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT TEST LIGHT INDICATOR INOP. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT PER BOEING M/M.
1995
Part: CANISTER — LEAKING (LT AC BAY)
AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE USING AUTO, MANUAL OR STANDBY MODES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ABQ AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED AND FOUND LEFT WATER SEPARATOR BAG CANISTER LEAKING. REINSTALLED CANISTER AND O-RINGS PER M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT, SKIN LAP INSPECTION FOUND SKIN CRACK INDICATIONS AT BS 268, 328, 336, 343, 351, 480, 490, 510, 767, AND 977, S4R. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0003.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 590)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT, SKIN LAP INSPECTION FOUND SKIN CRACK INDICATION AT BS 590, S4L. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0028.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 937)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT, SKIN LAP INSPECTION FOUND SKIN CRACK INDICATION AT BS 937, S4L. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 93-0003.