N96SW
Registered owner: INVESTEX FINANCIAL LLC, TX (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.
26 reports on file, 1995-03-23 – 1999-12-21.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 420)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4D CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 16L CRACKED AT BS 420. REPAIRED STRINGER PER SRM.
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF POSITION (SERVICE DOOR WAY)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4D CHECK, FOUND AFT SERVICE DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE OUT OF POSITION INSIDE CONTAINER. REPOSITIONED SLIDE ASSY PER MM.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND AFT ENTRY AND AFT SERVICE DOOR LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AND REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER PER MM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (RT EMER EXIT)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON RT OVERWING AND AFT CABIN ARE INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLIES PER MM.
Part: OVERHEAT LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (APU)
WING BODY OVERHEAT CAME ON DURING PUSHBACK. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RETURNED TO GATE. LIGHT REMAINED ON, CONTINUED PER MEL 26-12. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU O/H LOOP AND WINGBODY O/H LOOP PER M/M. OPS CK OK PER M/M.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (GALLEY)
DURING SCHEDULED SC CHECK, FOUND AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 19 reports
1998
Part: DUCT — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
AIR TURNBACK DUE TO ENGINE NR 2 OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB-OUT AT APPX 5000 FT MSL. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. NO OTHER SUPPORTING INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT. OP'S CHECK GOOD PER MM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING BATTERY PACK INOP. REPLACED FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING BATTERY PACK PER BOEING MM.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EVACUATION EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT THE AFT SERVICE AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED PACK ASSY FOR THE AFT SLIDE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, CKS GOOD PER BOEING MM.
1997
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING C2 CHECK, FOUND AFT ENTRY AND AFT SERVICE DOORS MIDDLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 320)
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND A 2 INCH FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT BS 320, AT S18R. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 203)
DURING SCHEDULED TERM CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED ABOVE AND FWD OF E AND E AT BS 203. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED A2 CHECK, FOUND FWD CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED TERMINAL CHECK, FOUND A 3 INCH FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK, 3 FOOT FWD OF OUTFLOW VALVE. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
1996
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED C2 CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT AFT CARGO DOOR SPRING DOOR HANDLE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SWA RA 1-A52-020.
Part: BULKHEAD SUPPORT — CRACKED (BS 727B)
DURING SCHEDULED C2 CHECK, FOUND FWD BULKHEAD SUPPORT CRACKED 2.5 AT BS 727B. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: HOUSING — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND AFT DOORS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK HOUSING PER BOEING M/M.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE OVERWING EXITS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 847)
DURING SCHEDULED C4 CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT BS 847, AT S7R. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (EMERGENCY EXIT)
DURING SCHEDULED C3 CHECK, FOUND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT AFT FRAME CRACKED APPROX .75 INCH LONG THROUGH RIVET AT FLOOR LINE. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
1995
Part: ANTENNA — INOP (RADAR)
WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA BECAME INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOU AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED RADAR ANTENNA MOTOR AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED PER BOEING M/M.
Part: GEARBOX — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT FROM LIT, CREW EXPERIENCED NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WITH ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHT. CREW PERFORMED NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LIT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED ENGINE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PUMP, ENGINE GEARBOX ASSEMBLY, AND PERFORMED ENGINE POWER ASSURANCE RUN PER BOEING M/M. OIL PUMP P/N: 734340. S/N OFF: AV2800. S/N ON: AV3829.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED QUARTER D-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED 1.2 INCH AT AC GROUND SERVICING CUTOUT, RBL 5. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: HYD PUMPS — MALFUNCTIONED (LT/RT ENGINE)
IN FLIGHT, NUMBER 1 AND 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS INDICATED LOW PRESSURE, 'A' SYSTEM QUANTITY DISPLAYED ZERO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER LANDING, SYSTEM 'A' INDICATED 1.5 GAL AND BEFORE REACHING GATE, INDICATED 2.5 GAL. FOUND O-RING RUPTURED ON NR 2 'A' SYSTEM PRESSURE SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH ENGINE DRIVEN PUMPS, LOW PRESSURE SWITCH, CASE DRAIN FILTERS, AND SYSTEM 'A' FILTER. OP/PRESSURE CHECKED SYSTEM PER BOEING MM, NR 1 PUMP S/N MX398721 AND NR 2, MX369280.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 767)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT BS 767, 11 INCHES ABOVE SKIN LAP. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.