N56SW
Registered owner: BRUTON CLINT B, WA (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
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.
70 reports on file, 1995-03-27 – 1999-12-01.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY PER MM.
Part: PLACARD — WORN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT PLACARD ABOVE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON FORWARD SERVICE DOOR WAS WEARING OFF. REPLACED PLACARD PER M/M.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 68 reports
1998
Part: RIB — GOUGED (LT WING)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND DOUBLER REPAIR SPLICE SEALANT MISSING FWD AT BS 540 ALONG STR 3L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: CROSS MEMBER — CORRODED (BS 1011-1013)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR CROSS MEMBER CORRODED AT BS 1011 LBL 6.5, BS 1011 LBL 7.5 AND BS 1013 LBL 6. REMOVE AND REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: CROSS MEMBER — CORRODED (BS1008-1010-1011)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR CROSS MEMBER CORRODED AT BS 1008.5 LBL 7.5, BS 1010 LBL 8.5 AND 1011 LBL 6.5. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 440/490)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND WEB LOWER END FWD OF DOOR CUTOUT CRACKED AT BS 440 AND AT BS 490. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (GALLEY DOORWAY)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND Z-ANGLE AT AFT SERVICE DOOR CORRODED. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: CROSS MEMBER — CORRODED (BS 998-999-1001)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR CROSS MEMBER CORRODED AT BS 998 LBL 13.5, BS 999 LBL 11.5 AND BS 1001 LBL 12. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 291.5)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND L-ANGLE FWD BOTTOM DOORWAY FRAME CRACKED AT BS 291.5. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 269)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND ANGLE AND NUT PLATES CORRODED AT BS 269, RBL 11 THRU LBL 10. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 429)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION UNDERNEATH FLOORBEAM NUT PLATE AT BS 429 RBL 8.5. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 947)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT BS 947, RBL 48.5. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — WORN (VERT STAB)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND SKIN BELOW LT STAB. REAR SPAR ATTACH CUTOUT IS WORN. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 460-480)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND WEB CRACKED RT UNDER TRANS ANGLE AT BS 460 TO 480 LBL 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1136/1128)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT 2 ADJACENT FASTENERS AT BS 1136, STR 10R AND BS 1128, STR 10R. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SERVICE VISIT, REPAIRED SKIN LAP AT BS 360 TO 540 STR 14L, STR 10L, 4L, 4R, 10R, 14R; BS 540 TO 727 STR 4L, 4R; BS 727 TO 908 STR 10L, 4L, 4R, 10R. REPAIRED PER SWA ACO 6717-53.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND NUMEROUS FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT BS 1006 TO 1016 STR 10R, BS 908 TO 947 STR 10R, BS 908 TO 947 STR 14R, BS 1006 TO 1016 STR 14R, BS 908 TO 947 STR 10L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 383.5)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 4 LT AT BS 383.5 HAS CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: STRINGER — DAMAGED (BS 727-905)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND BS 727 TO 905 STRINGER 4L DAMAGED IN 4 PLACES AT BS 979, 817, 837 AND 857. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND SKIN 6 FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT BS 947 STR 4L, 3 FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT BS 1006 STR 4L AND 5 FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT BS 1006 TO 1016 STR 10L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 908/1016)
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, STA 908 STR 10R AND STA 1016 STR 10L AND STR 14R. REPAIRED PER DALFORT AEROSPACE, LP XEA X2-53-205 REV 1 DATED 2-25-98 AND BOEING SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 42. FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 2-25-98.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 915)
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STA 915 STR 10L. REPAIRED PER DALFORT AEROSPACE, LP XEA X2-53-207 REV 1, DATED 2-27-98. FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 2-27-98.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 908-951)
NUMEROUS FASTENER HOLES CRACKED IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STR 14R STA 908 - STA 951. REPAIRED PER DALFORT AEROSPACE, LP XEA X2-53-206 DATED 2-25-98. FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 2-27-98.
1997
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED B-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FWD CARGO DOOR FRAME WEB FWD STOP, SECOND FROM MOST INBOARD STOP. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER BOEING SRM.
Part: STOP — CRACKED (AIRSTAIR DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED B-CHECK, FOUND CRACK AT AIRSTAIR DOORWAY STOP ON FUSELAGE UPPER STOP SECOND FROM LAST SUPPORT BRACKET. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (SERVICE DOORWAY)
DURING SCHEDULED B-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED APPROX .125 INCH AT UPPER CUTOUT AT AFT SERVICE DOOR. REPAIRED PER SWA RA 1-253-1590.
1996
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT TESTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OP CHECKED PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 251)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED AT BS 251, AT S24R. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AT GATE, FOUND AFT ENTRYWAY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DIM. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (BS 1104)
DURING SCHEDULED C4 CHECK, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK ON BELTFRAME TO SKIN SHEAR TIE AT BS 1104, BETWEEN STRINGERS 12 AND 13L AT LEFT SIDE OF APU. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED C4 CHECK, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED FWD OF DME ANTENNA CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (CARGO DR CUTOUT)
DURING SCHEDULED C4 CHECK, FOUND FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT GOUGED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED 7 FT AFT OF AFT CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 727)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT BS 727A, WL 209, BL 64 LEFT. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND CRACK INDICATIONS AT RT WING STRINGER 13R, WRL 91 TO WBL 94 LOWER RADIUS. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM AND DRAWING 65C34533.
1995
Part: MODULE — FAILED (NLG)
NLG RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MDW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MODULE PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (BS 633)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 633 S6L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 494)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR FRAME CRACKED AT BS 494 RBL 36 S24R. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0644.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND STRINGERS CRACKED AT BS 480 S24L AND 25L, BS 727 PLUS 8, S9L, BS 727 PLUS 8, S9L, AND BS 296 S10L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: STRINGER — MISDRILLED (BS 727)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER MISDRILLED AT BS 727A S8L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 927)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 927 LBL 6 WL 168 BETWEEN S26 TO 27L. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 328)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CORROSION AT BS 328 LBL 12 RBL 10, 24, 27, WL 208. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (BS 727)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND KEEL BEAM I/B T-SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 727 RBL WL 154. REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 639)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME I/B CHORDS CRACKED AT BS 639, LBL 66, WL 215 AND AT S16R. REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: KEEL BEAM — CHAFED (BS 715-721)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND LEFT KEEL BEAM CHAFED AT THREE SCREW ATTACH POINTS IN LOWER CHORD AT BS 715 TO 721, LBL WL 148. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0655.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (BS 663)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 663 S1 AND S3R. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 344 BL 0 LBL 8, 15, 22, 30, RBL 9, 12, WL 208. REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 312)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CORROSION AT BS 312 LBL 12 RBL 14 WL 208. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (PAX DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FWD ENTRY DOOR SKIN DENTED 4 PLACES BETWEEN HINGE AND ARM CUTOUTS. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: CHORD — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND LEFT OUTER CHORD AT BS 178 CRACKED IN RADIUS FROM WL 194.25 TO 196.5. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0659.
Part: FRAMES — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAMES CRACKED AT BS 597 LBL 70 WL 202, BS 727A WL 209 LBL 64, BS 663 S1 TO S2R, BS 360 BETWEEN S20 TO 21R, BS 727A WL 209 BL LBL 64, BS 663, S1 TO 2R, BS 440 S2 TO 4R, BS 1086, RBL 30. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM AND TRAMCO EWO 95-0648.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 1156)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, SKIN DAMAGED AT BS 1156 RBL 16, ABOVE APU DOOR AT RIGHT AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 492)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 492, RBL 35 WL 157. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0639.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 480)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAMES DENTED AT BS 480 LBL 33 WL 160, LBL 40 WL 163, LBL 50 WL 173. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (BS 685)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND LONGITUDINAL BEAM, VERTICAL FLANGE CRACKED AT BS 685 WL 207 RBL 25. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0663.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (FWD PAX DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER GATE BEAM CRACKED. REPLACED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 978.5)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM FASTENER HOLE CORROSION AT BS 987.5 LBL 13 WL 208 RBL 7, 10, 21, 23.5 AND RBL 31 WL 208. REPAIRED PER TRMCO EWO 95-0656.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (APU DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND APU DOOR SKIN DENTED BETWEEN S5 TO 6L AND RT AFT CORNER BENT. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1136)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 1136, LBL 26 WL 181. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGED AT BS 939 S19L, BS 1132 LBL 26, BS 1073 BETWEEN S16 AND 17L, BS 467 RBL 5 WL 149. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BETWEEN BS 363 TO 420, S21 TO 22R, BS 919, S18R, BETWEEN BS 911 TO 920, S23 TO 25R, BS 944, S23 TO 24R, BS 925, S25 TO 26R, BS 369 TO 379, S4L, BS 373, S4 TO 5L, BETWEEN BS 321 TO 334, S22 TO 24R, BS 1040, RBL 3, WL 148, BS 960, S21 TO 22R, BS 342, BETWEEN 23 TO 24R, BS 929, BETWEEN 24 TO 25L AND BS 911, S21 TO 22R. REPAIRED ALL PER BOEING SRM.
Part: MOPSILL — CORRODED (BS 940-990)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND MOPSILL CORROSION AT BS 940 TO 990, RBL 45 TO RBL 57, WL 208, AND AT BS 940 TO 990, RBL 57 TO 45, WL 208. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 727)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE PRESSURE BULKHEAD GOUGED AT FLAP DRIVE UNIT ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0658.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 847)
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND SKIN AND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 847 BBL 0 TO LBL 4 S27L TO 27R. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (NLG WW)
DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, FOUND NOSE GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPORT VERTICAL WEB CRACKED JUST BELOW LEFT FWD ACCESS PANEL CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (NLG WW)
DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, FOUND NOSE GEAR WHEELWELL LEFT VERTICAL WEB CRACKED JUST BELOW LEFT FWD ACCESS PANEL CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT FOR SKIN LAP INSPECTION, FOUND PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB CRACKS AT BS 178, WL 209, AND 218, RBL 11.7 TO 13.7. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACK (BS 987)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT FOR SKIN LAP INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN CRACK AT BS 987, AT STRINGER 4L. REPAIRED PER TRAMCO EWO 95-0241 AND BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGE (BS 361)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT FOR SKIN LAP INSPECTION, FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE AT BS 361, BETWEEN S2R AND 3R. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING SCHEDULED SPECIAL VISIT FOR SKIN LAP INSPECTION, FOUND PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB CRACKS AT BS 178, WL 184 TO 207, RBL 5.7. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.