BOEING 737-500

6 registered · 1997–1997 · 0 NTSB events · 48 ADs

About this data

Fixed Wing Multi Engine · as of Sep 21, 2026

Resources Manufacturer · Boeing ↗ TCDS A16WE ↗

Distribution · currently registered

By state (top 10)

CA 33.3% 2
MT 16.7% 1
AZ 16.7% 1
FL 16.7% 1
UT 16.7% 1

By decade of manufacture

1990s 16.7% 1
Unknown 83.3% 5

NTSB records

No NTSB-recorded events match BOEING 737-500 in the indexed corpus.

Research papers

arXiv 2015 · arXiv preprint Vertical Trajectory Optimization to Minimize Environmental Impact in the Presence of Wind The vertical trajectory optimization for the en route descent phase is studied in the presence of both along track and cross winds, which are both modeled as functions of altitude.

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Airworthiness directives

48 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 25 · 23 more in the Federal Register.

Jul 31, 2023

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, 737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737-900ER, 757- 200, 757-200PF, 757-200CB, 757-300, 767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, and 767-400ER series airplanes. This AD was prompt…

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Dec 9, 2022

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, 737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737- 900ER, 757-200, 757-200PF, 757-200CB, 757-300, 767-200, 767-300, 767- 300F, and 767-400ER series airplanes. This propos…

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May 18, 2021

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a flap synchro wire failure that may go undetected by the autothrottle (A/T) computer. This AD requires repetitive BITE (built-in test equipment) tests of the A/T co…

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Sep 12, 2019

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, and 737-500 series airplanes. As published, a paragraph reference specified in the regulatory text is incorrect. This document…

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Aug 15, 2019

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, and 737-500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks in the frames below the passenger floor. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the fuselage…

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Mar 1, 2019

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, and 737-500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks in the frame webs below the passenger floor. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections for c…

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Nov 28, 2017

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the upper aft skin at the rear spar of the wings. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the upper aft skin of…

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Oct 6, 2017

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-300 and -500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report indicating that fatigue cracks were found in the lower wing skin of an airplane with winglets installed. This proposed AD would require repetitive ins…

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May 23, 2017

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, and -200C series airplanes. This AD is intended to complete certain mandated programs to support the airplane reaching its limit of validity (LOV) of the engineering data that support the established structural maint…

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Mar 21, 2017

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-03-04, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737-500 series airplanes. AD 2017-03-04 required inspections to detect cracks in the fuselage skin panels, permanent repairs of time-limited repairs, skin panel replacement, and related investigative and correctiv…

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Feb 21, 2017

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-16-07 for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-500 series airplanes. AD 2012-16- 07 required inspections of the fuselage skin at the chem-milled steps, and repair if necessary. This new AD adds new inspections, permanent repairs of time-limited repairs, related inve…

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May 13, 2016

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-16- 07, which applies to certain Boeing Model 737-500 series airplanes. AD 2012-16-07 currently requires inspections of the fuselage skin at the chem-milled steps, and repair if necessary. Since we issued AD 2012-16- 07, an evaluation by the design approval hol…

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Nov 12, 2015

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002-07-08 for certain The Boeing Company Model 737 airplanes. AD 2002-07-08 required repetitive inspections for cracking of the lower skin at the lower row of fasteners in the lap joints of the fuselage; repair of any cracking found; modification of the fuselage lap joi…

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Mar 30, 2015

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, and 737-500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the lower corners of the forward entry doorway and the upper corners of the airstairs cutout. This AD requir…

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Jun 30, 2014

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks in fuselage frames, and a report of a missing strap that was not installed on a fuselage frame during production. T…

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May 28, 2014

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, 737-400, and 737-500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the lower corners of the forward entry doorway and the upper corners of the airstairs cutout. T…

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Mar 18, 2014

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2008-11-04 for all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. AD 2008-11-04 required repetitive inspections for cracking in and around the upper and lower hinge cutouts of the forward entry and forward galley service doorways, a…

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Oct 2, 2013

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2004-18-06 for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. AD 2004-18-06 required repetitive inspections to find fatigue cracking of certain upper and lower skin panels of the fuselage, and follow-on and corrective actions if n…

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Apr 16, 2013

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking in and around the upper and lower hinge cutouts of the forward entry and forw…

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Jan 18, 2013

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, and 757-200 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of damage caused by electrical arcing to the wires that connect seat electronics boxes (SEBs). This AD requires installing a new relay and do…

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Oct 10, 2012

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 737-200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. That proposed AD would have superseded an existing AD that applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. The existing AD current…

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Sep 20, 2012

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, and 757-200 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of damage caused by electrical arcing to the wires that connect seat electronics boxes (SEBs). This proposed AD would require in…

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Sep 7, 2012

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-700, -700C, -800, and - 900ER series airplanes, Model 747-400F series airplanes, and Model 767- 200 and -300 series airplanes. That NPRM proposed to require an inspection for affected serial numbers of the crew ox…

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Aug 14, 2012

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of chem-mill step cracking on the aft lower lobe fuselage skins. This AD requires inspections of the fuselage skin at the chem- mill steps, and repair if necessary. We are i…

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Apr 17, 2012

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of chem-mill step cracking on the aft lower lobe fuselage skins. This proposed AD would require inspections of the fuselage skin at the chem-mill steps, and rep…

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Type certificate data sheets · 1 match in the FAA catalog

A16WE The Boeing Company Historical Rev 60 · 12/13/2017
Models: 737-700C Series, 737-500 Series, 737-900ER Series, 737-300 Series + 11 more

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Supplemental type certificates · 1,015 on file

+ 985 more STCs on file

PMA replacement parts · 60+ on file

+ 20 more PMA parts on file

Equivalent level of safety findings · 1 on file

03/27/2007 SA10109SE-T-S-1 Safe Flight in Icing Conditions § 25.1419

Advisory circulars & Federal Register

ACs mentioning BOEING or 737-500

Recent Federal Register · Parts 91 & 43

Registered N-numbers · 6

6 of 6 ● NTSB events on file · orange tails have Atlas pages · Look up queries the live FAA registry (owner, address, last airworthiness)

N-number	St	Year	Status	NTSB	FAA
N615SC	MT	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N709S	AZ	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7353C	CA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7354C	CA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N746AA	FL	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N821AU	UT	—	Active	·	Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry

Sources

FAA Aircraft Registry ↗ Refreshed Apr 27, 2026 Available
NTSB CAROL ↗ Refreshed Jun 10, 2026 Available
Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) ↗ Refreshed Apr 27, 2026 Available