N963AK
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.
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.
Earlier reports · 2023–2025 · 26 reports
2025
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.
2023
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.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,749 hrs · 546 cycles
STARTING APU APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 519 hrs · 162 cycles
MAINT LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL ON AFTER LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.