N753SW
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO. (SWAA) | Operator | on 2013-07-22 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (per NTSB report)
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.
40 reports on file, 2001-01-14 – 2013-06-02.
Part: SIGN — UNSECURE (CABIN) · airframe 49,022 hrs · 28,631 cycles
MID CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FELL OFF. R & R SIGN IAW AMM.
Part: FIXTURE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 48,013 hrs · 28,040 cycles
R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BASE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BASE PER AMM.
Earlier reports · 2001–2012 · 38 reports
2012
Part: LENS — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 46,034 hrs · 26,796 cycles
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LENS IAW M/M.
Part: COVER — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 45,134 hrs · 26,261 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT PLASTIC COVER ON RT OVERWING DOOR MISSING. INSTALLED PLASTIC COVER PER M/M.
2011
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (WING BOX) · airframe 43,308 hrs · 25,165 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 12Y CHECK, FOUND FORWARD SECTION OF WING BOX DOUBLER CRACKED AT BS 663. REPAIRED DOUBLER IAW EA AND DWG.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 43,308 hrs · 25,165 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 12Y CHECK, FOUND G4 GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY IAW MM.
Part: LENS — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 43,308 hrs · 25,165 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 12Y CHECK, FOUND R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT LENS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LENS IAW MM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 43,308 hrs · 25,165 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 12Y CHECK, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 480, STRINGER 8L. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 43,308 hrs · 25,165 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 12Y CHECK, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 360, STR 8R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 43,308 hrs · 25,165 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 12Y CHECK, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 480, STRINGER 8R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA.
Part: ACM — FAULTY (A/C BAY) · airframe 42,521 hrs · 24,698 cycles
AIR TURNBACK - ON CLIMBOUT ABOUT 10,000 FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SULFUR SMELL AND HAZE THROUGHOUT CABIN, RAN CHECKLIST. SMOKE/FUMES DISSIPATED LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ACM PER MM.
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (LE SLAT) · airframe 41,847 hrs · 24,299 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV1 CHECK, FOUND RT WING NR 7 SLAT L/E LOWER SURFACE PUNCTURED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 7 SLAT PER EA.
2010
Part: COVER — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 37,814 hrs · 21,944 cycles
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OUT OF POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED COVER PER MM.
Part: SIGN — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 37,840 hrs · 21,956 cycles
R2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGN PER MM.
Part: COVER — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 37,459 hrs · 21,721 cycles
R2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT COVER BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM.
2009
Part: COVER — LOOSE (R2 DOOR) · airframe 36,987 hrs · 21,419 cycles
R2 DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE COVER LOOSE. SECURED COVER PER MM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LE SLAT) · airframe 36,584 hrs · 21,170 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 10Y CHECK, FOUND RT WING NR 8 SLAT LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT ACTUATOR. REPAIRED PER EA.
Part: FLAP — DELAMINATED (LT WING) · airframe 36,449 hrs · 21,077 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND LT WING O/B AFT FLAP T/E DELAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT FLAP PER MM.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 36,282 hrs · 20,973 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV3 CHECK, FOUND RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BALLAST PER MM.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT MLG TRUNNION) · airframe 35,833 hrs · 20,702 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV2D CHECK, FOUND LT MLG FWD TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING LUGS CORRODED. REPAIRED FITTING PER SWA EA.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (RT MLG TRUNNION) · airframe 35,833 hrs · 20,702 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV2D CHECK, FOUND RT MLG FWD TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING LUGS CORRODED. REPAIRED FITTING PER SWA EA.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,574 hrs · 20,556 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED LIGHT PER MM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 34,850 hrs · 20,127 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED HC1 CHECK, FOUND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKIN CRACKED AT BS 198. REPAIRED SKIN PER SWA EA.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 34,544 hrs · 19,948 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV3 CHECK, FOUND AFT EMERGENECY EXIT BATTERY PACK INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MM.
2007
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 986) · airframe 30,046 hrs · 17,172 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 8Y CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 986.5, RBL 40. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER SWA EA.
Part: GLOWSTRIP — WORN (CABIN) · airframe 30,046 hrs · 17,172 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 8Y CHECK, FOUND EEPLS PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIPS WORN AT MID CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRIPS PER MM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 328) · airframe 30,046 hrs · 17,172 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 8Y CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 328, RBL 51. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER SWA EA.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 328) · airframe 30,046 hrs · 17,172 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 8Y CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 328, RBL 20. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER SWA EA.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 30,046 hrs · 17,172 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 8Y CHECK, FOUND R1 DOOR FWD LOWER STUB FRAME CRACKED AT STR 17R. REPAIRED FRAME PER SRM.
2005
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 23,183 hrs · 13,305 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT BULLNOSE LIGHT INOP AT ROW 13 ABC. RELAMPED LIGHT PER MM.
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF ADJUST (L1 DOOR) · airframe 22,478 hrs · 12,890 cycles
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE OUT OF ADJUST. ADJUSTED SLIDE PER MM.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 22,003 hrs · 12,614 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT AISLE LIGHT INOP AT ROW 18 DEF. RELAMPED LIGHT PER MM.
2004
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF ADJUST (L1 DOOR) · airframe 19,065 hrs · 10,930 cycles
L1 DOOR EVAC SLIDE OUT OF ADJUST. ADJUSTED L1 DOOR EVAC SLIDE PER MM.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 19,669 hrs · 10,716 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 5Y CHECK, FOUND AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS PER MM.
2003
Part: COVER — CRACKED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 15,522 hrs · 9,002 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED C2 CHECK, FOUND EELPS LIGHT COVERS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EELPS TRACK COVERS PER MM.
Part: LENS — BROKEN (FWD ENTRY) · airframe 14,385 hrs · 8,374 cycles
FWD ENTRY DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT LENS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LENS PER MM.
Part: SLIDE — DAMAGED (FWD ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 13,049 hrs · 7,644 cycles
FWD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE PRESS INDICATOR OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE PER MM.
2002
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF ADJUST (AFT ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 9,597 hrs · 5,766 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED C1 CHECK, FOUND AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE GIRT ASSY OUT OF ADJUST. ADJUSTED SLIDE PER MM.
2001
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF ADJ (ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 4,929 hrs · 2,976 cycles
FWD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE OUT OF ADJUST. RE-ADJUSTED EVAC SLIDE ASSY PER MM.
Part: SLIDE — DETACHED (FWD SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 4,624 hrs · 2,783 cycles
WHEN FWD SVC DOOR OPENED, EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE INADVERTENTLY FELL OUT OF CONTANER (GIRT ASSY LEFT INSTALLED). REINSTALLED EVAC SLIDE ASSY PER MM.