N23SW
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.
23 reports on file, 1995-03-03 – 1998-01-17.
Part: ISOLATION VALVE — FAILED (TR SYST)
RETURNED TO DAL DUE TO THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED ISOLATION VALVE PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 470)
DURING SCHEDULED SC CHECK, FOUND A FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT LAP JOINT BS 470, AT S14L, AT BS 480, AT S10L, AND AT BS 490, AT S14L. REPAIRED ALL PER BOEING SRM.
Earlier reports · 1995–1997 · 21 reports
1997
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED TERMINAL CHECK, FOUND FWD HALF OF CABIN FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD OVERHEAD BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED TERMINAL CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN LAP CRACKED AT WINDOW FRAME 3R LOWER AFT ROW OF FASTENERS. REPAIRED PER SWA RA 1-253-1611.
Part: BULKHEAD CHORD — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND LEFT SIDE CHORD RADIUS AT BULKHEAD BS 178, WL 195 CRACKED. REPLACED CHORD PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORTS CORRODED AT BS 1006, BS 967 TO 987, AND AT BS 947 TO 967. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 400)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND WEB CRACKED AT BS 400, RBL 25, WL 206. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BULKHEAD — OIL CANNING (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND BULKHEAD BS 178 OIL CANNING AT RBL 4, WL 192. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND BULKHEAD BS 178 CRACKED AT WL 203 TO 184, RBL 5.7, AT WL 218, RBL 9.7, AND AT WL 218, LBL 9.7. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 900)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT RT SIDE CORRODED. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FWD SERVICE AND FWD ENTRY EXTERIOR EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK HOUSING PER M/M.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 500)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 16L CRACKED AT BS 500A PLUS 16.5. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1016)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE CORRODED AT BS 1016, LBL 38 TO RBL 38, WL 208. REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 947/967/987)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE CORROSION AT BS 947, LBL 53 TO RBL 53, BS 967, LBL 26 TO RBL 5, AT BS 987, LBL 40 TO RBL 44. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (PAX DOORWAY)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND AFT ENTRY DOOR OUTER SKIN DAMAGED AROUND LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: LIGHTS — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND 3 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED LIGHTS AND OP CHECKED PER BOEING M/M.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 360)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORROSION AT UPPER FLANGE AT BS 360, LBL 11 TO RBL 63, WL 208. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORROSION AT BS 344, LBL 60 TO RBL 11, WL 208. REPAIRED PER SWA RA 1-253-426.
1996
Part: BULKHEAD SKIN — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D-CHECK, FOUND BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB SKIN CRACKED UNDERNEATH REINFORCEMENT CHANNEL. INSTALLED REPAIR DOULBER PER BOEING SRM.
Part: CEILING — CRACKED (NLG WW)
DURING SCHEDULED TERM CHECK, FOUND NOSE WHEEL WELL CEILING CRACKED NEAR ATTACH BRACKET FOR NLG MANUAL EXTENSION EXT SPRING. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
1995
Part: START VALVE — FAILED (NBR 1)
AT 17,000, NUMBER 1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW PERFORMED NUMBER 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IND WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ENGINE STARTER, START VALVE, STARTER CUTOUT PRESSURE SWITCH AND COCKPIT START SWITCH PER BOEING M/M.
Part: TR MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (LT/RT ENGINE)
AFTER DEPARTURE, THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOU AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED BOTH ISOLATION PRESSURE SWITCHES AND T/R ISOLATION MODULE. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL PER BOEING MM.
Part: EEL BATTERY — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT)
DURING SCHEDULED C3 CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DIM. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.