N963AK

BOEING 737-9 · 2023 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 48 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ALASKA AIRLINES INC, 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.

27 reports on file, 2023-04-12 – 2026-07-20.

OTHER · 2026-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LENS — MISSING (ZONE 200) · airframe 12,346 hrs · 3,592 cycles

L2/17F EXIT SIGN MISSING IN FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. INSTALLED NEW COVER ON LOWER FORWARD EXIT SIGN REF AMM 33-51-01.

Source: SDR ASAA2026072067478
Earlier reports · 2023–2025 · 26 reports

2025

OTHER · 2025-03-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LENS — MISSING (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,203 hrs · 2,070 cycles

A/C LEFT ROW 17 EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS MISSING. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED N REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN COVER OP CHK GOOD PER AMM 33-51-01.

Source: SDR ASAA2025030756469

2023

WARNING INDICATION · 2023-10-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2310

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 2,003 hrs · 617 cycles

SATCOM SYSTEM FAILED. NO DATA LINK. FOLLOWED QRH. FAILURE OCCURRED AT FL320 OVER 40N13@W. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BIT PER B737-9 AMM 23-15-00-710-801 AND OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 23-15-00-710-801 NO FAULTS FOUND.

Source: SDR ASAA2023102445831
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-09-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4900

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,749 hrs · 546 cycles

STARTING APU APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023092845360
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-09-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2160

Part: FLOW SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT ECS BAY) · airframe 1,541 hrs · 485 cycles

MAINT LIGHT ON. GROUNDED - YES. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1968520 TASKCARD: N/R-00001 ) REPLACED LH PACK FLOW SENSOR IN REF TO AMM 21-61-24. REQUIRES OPS CHECK. M. HERMON 45528PERFORMED AIR CONDITIONING IBIT FLOW SENSOR TEST, TEST PASSED IN REF TO AMM 21-00-00. THIS CLEARS MEL 21-51-04. PLACARDS REMOVED AND SEAMC TODD NOTIFIED. FAULT CLEARED.

Source: SDR ASAA2023091045069
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-08-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,439 hrs · 450 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING T/C 31-005-00 FOUNT SMT ENG. 1 EEC C2 MSG. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND NO CORRELATED FAULTS SHOWING PERFORMED IFIM TASK G73-10-00-810-803 WITH ENG. IDLE SYSTEM TEST. NO SMT MESSAGE REMAINS.

Source: SDR ASAA2023083144876
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-08-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7400

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,435 hrs · 448 cycles

MAINT LT ILLUMINATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND FDE ENG 1 IGNITER L WITH ACTIVE STATUS AND FAULT CODE 742 101 51. FOUND NO CORRELATED FAULTS. PERFORMED FIM TASK G74-20-00-810-801 WITH TEST 18 "EEC CHANNEL A IGNITION SYSTEM TEST" AND TEST 19 "EEC CHANNEL B IGNITION SYSTEM TEST" TESTS PASS. ENG. 1 IGNITER L STATUS UNINHIBITED, PLACARDS REMOVED NO STATUS MESSAGES SHOW. NO HISTORY 30 DAYS SEAMC TODD NOTIFIED.

Source: SDR ASAA2023083044861
OTHER · 2023-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4990

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,425 hrs · 445 cycles

DURING APU OIL CHECK FOUND APU DATA UNAVAILABLE WITH APU SWITCH "ON" OR APU MAINT POWER TO TEST. GROUNDED - YES. STARTED APU DATA POPULATED ON OMF TURNED OFF PLANE 5MIN RE-CHECKED DATA STILL SHOWN REF IFIM 31-14210NO 30 DAY HISTORY SEAMC ANDY NOTIFIEDPLACARD REMOVED THIS CLEARS MEL 49-11-01.

Source: SDR ASAA2023082944838
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4940

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,345 hrs · 421 cycles

APU FAULT ON STARTUP ATTEMPT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE APU IAW AMM 49-11-00-710-802. OPS CHECK GOOD. COULDNT DUPLICATE FAULT. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-11-01. SEAMC RON NOTIFIED. C/N# 22014963. PLACARD REMOVED.

Source: SDR ASAA2023082244741
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-07-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 945 hrs · 298 cycles

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING T/C 31-005-00 FOUND SMT FAULT "PACK CONTROL CHANNEL R". GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED AIR CONDITIONING, SYSTEM TEST, AIR CONDITIONING IBIT REF AMM 21-00-00. ALL TEST PASS. FAULT CLEARED.

Source: SDR ASAA2023071744069
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-07-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7500

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 945 hrs · 298 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING T/C #31-005-00 FOUND BLEED FAMV RVDT L FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023071644039
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-07-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 932 hrs · 295 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING T/C #05-020-01 FOUND MESSAGE ENG 1 EEC C2 LONG TERM FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023071644038
OTHER · 2023-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 900 hrs · 284 cycles

#1 ENG SHOWS ENG 1 EEC C2. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED #1 ENG FAULT ISOLATION TASK G73-10-00-810-803FAULT ERASED, COMPLETED ENG IDLE TEST NO.32, NO FAILTS OR SMT AFTER ENG RUN.

Source: SDR ASAA2023071344017
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-07-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7300

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 895 hrs · 283 cycles

AFTER COMPLETING AFTER START CHECKLIST, #1 ENGINE EEC SHOWS ALTN ON EEC CONTROL SWITCH. GROUNDED - YES. OMF SHOWS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 71-09001. ACCOMPLISHED IFIM G71-00-00-810-836. MAINT LIGHT EXTINGUISHES AND OPS NORMAL. EEC MAINT ENG 1 TEST NORMAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023071243998
OTHER · 2023-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4900

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 889 hrs · 281 cycles

APU FAULT LIGHT OCCURS WHEN PWR IS SUPPLIED VIA EITHER APU START SW OR APU TEST MODE. FOUND MAINT MSG 49-89002 NO INPUT FROM APU ECU. APU WILL NOT START. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023071144012
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4940

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 716 hrs · 227 cycles

PILOT RPTS APU FAULT LT ILLUMINATES ON START, APU WON'T START. GROUNDED - YES. PFMD FULL POWER RESET OF A/C SUSPECT BATTERY SWITCH TURNED OFF BEFORE 2 MIN SHUTDOWN. NO FAULTS FND ON START UP REF IFIM 31-00-00-810-803.

Source: SDR ASAA2023062743763
OTHER · 2023-06-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: MODULATING VALVE — OUT OF LIMITS (#1 ENGINE) · airframe 690 hrs · 214 cycles

TECH SERVICES REQUEST FOR FOLLOW-UP TO SMT FAULT(LEFT FAMV FAULT 36-12030 RVDT SIGNAL IS OUT OF RANGE)----(#PRI2)----ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM----. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE F.A.M.U. REF AMM 36-12-03.

Source: SDR ASAA2023062343711
OTHER · 2023-06-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 642 hrs · 200 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING T/C 30-005-00 W/O 1957615. FOUND ENG 2 EEC C2 MESSAGE ON SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TASK DISPLAY SYSTEM. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023061943691
FLUID LOSS · 2023-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7314

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (#2 ENGINE) · airframe 562 hrs · 176 cycles

ON WALKAROUND NOTED # 2 ENG LEAKING FUEL. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED ENG #2 DRAIN INSPECTION PER AMM 71-71-00. STEADY LEAK IF FUEL (STREAMING) DURING IDLE RUN LEAK CHECK. I DID DRAIN AS FUEL PUMP PAD. REMOVED AND REPLACE #2 ENGINE FUEL PUMP B737-9 AMM 73-11-01.

Source: SDR ASAA2023061243548
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-06-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7400

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 519 hrs · 162 cycles

MAINT LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL ON AFTER LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023060843539
OTHER · 2023-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3460

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 474 hrs · 151 cycles

AT CRUISE FMCS DROPPED ENTIRE FLT PLAN NO FAULTS NOTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO REBUILD FLT PLAN. GROUNDED - YES. PERF FMC OPS TEST NO DEFECTS NOTED NOTED PER B737-9 AMM 34-61-00-710-801.

Source: SDR ASAA2023060543466
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3600

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 303 hrs · 97 cycles

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ASA T/C 31-005-00, FOUND MAINTENANCE MESSAGE "BLEED FAMV RVDT L" WITH CORRELATED FAULT CODE 36-12030. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL LRU - REPLACEMENT TEST REF B737-9 AMM 36-00-00/501 TASK 36-00-00-710-801 AND TEST PASSED. NO FAULT CODES AND NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR ASAA2023052143344
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4960

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 197 hrs · 65 cycles

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APU START. GROUNDED - YES. WHILE DOING AN EXISTING FAULT CHECK OF THE APU IN REF TO B737-9 AMM 46-13-02. FOUND NO CURRENT OR EXISTING FAULT HISTORY FOR THE APU. ALSO COMPLETED THE BITE CHECK FOR APU IN REF TO AMM 49-61-00. DID THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE APU TWO TIMES RUNNING CONCURRENT AND FOR FIVE MINUTES EACH AND NO FAULT OCCURRED.

Source: SDR ASAA2023051243233
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-05-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2230

Part: AUTOTHROTTLE SYS — FAULTED (NLG WW) · airframe 191 hrs · 63 cycles

AUTOTHROTTLE ARM SWITCH DISCONNECTED DURING CLIMB & CRUISE FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED RH AUTO-THROTTLE SERVO MOTOR REF B737-9 AMM 22-31-91/401.

Source: SDR ASAA2023051143201
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4960

Part: EEC — FAULTY (AFT CARGO COMPT) · airframe 125 hrs · 43 cycles

DURING PRE-FLIGHT, THE AMBER MAINT LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. STATUS SHOWS APU OIL FAULT, ACCOMPLISHED EXISTING FAULT CHECK REF B737-9 AMM 46-13-02, FAULT 49-89002 LOGGED ACTIVE. CHECKED APU OIL LEVEL AT THE TANK, APU OIL IS FULL. WAS ABLE TO CLEAR MAINT LIGHT FAULT 49-89002 IS STILL ACTIVE BUT MX LT EXTINGUISHED. T/S PER B737-9 IFIM TASK 49-00-00-810-817. RMVD & RPLCD APU ECU REF B737-9 AMM 49-61-12. APU OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR ASAA2023050443158
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-04-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3440

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 63 hrs · 24 cycles

WXR FAIL MSG ON MFD DURING CLIMBOUT. GROUNDED - YES. PILOTS REPORT WXR FAILED CLIMBING PAST FL180 FROM SEA. WXR BEGAN WORKING AGAIN ONCE ON THE GROUND IN JNU. FOUND NO INBOUND OR RELATED EXISTING FDE. NO PRESENT OR EXISTING FAULTS EITHER. PERFORMED WXR OPS TEST REF B737-9 AMM 34-41-00-710-801. OPS TESTS GOOD & HAS NO HISTORY.

Source: SDR ASAA2023041642892
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-04-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2210

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 29 hrs · 12 cycles

AFTER ENG START, FLT CONT ANNUNCIATOR AND SPEED TRIM FAIL ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON WITH MASTER CAUTION RECALL, NO RESET WHEN PRESSED. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISH B737-9 FIM 22-11-00-740-804 FAULT MESSAGE 22-11052. REMOVED & REINSTALEDL FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER B & RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER 2. REACCOMPLISHED BITE CK - ALL TEST'S PASSED / NO SPEED TRIM LIGHT AFTER RECALL.

Source: SDR ASAA2023041242874