N963AS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALASKA AIR INC (JSFA) | Operator | on 2000-01-31 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by ALASKA AIRLINES INC (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.
39 reports on file, 1995-01-21 – 2000-01-14.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, ONE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE CATWALKK AREA WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ROWS 24 - 27)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROWS 24-27 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER PACK AND ALL LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 37 reports
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE CATWALK AREA WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: WINDOW — STUCK (COCKPIT)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 470, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REPOSITIONED FORWARD UPPER GUIDE ARM INTO GUIDE SLOT AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: WINDOW — STUCK (COCKPIT)
PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 470, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REPOSITIONED FORWARD UPPER BAYONET MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (L2 DOOR)
SEA - FLT 446 - AFTER ARRIVAL, CREW REPORTED THE L2 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. ADJUSTED THE TORQUE TUBE AND ADJUSTED THE L2 DOOR AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LAMP — DEFECTIVE (ROW 29)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, ONE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK RED LIGHT AT ROW 29 WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE LAMP MODULE AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: PIN — OUT OF POSITION (SLIDING WINDOW)
SFO - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 102, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REPOSITIONED UPPER GUIDE PIN IN TRACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: HINGE PIN — LOOSE (COCKPIT WINDOW)
PDX - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 95, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW OPERATING MECHANISM DETACHED. FOUND WINDOW LOWER AFT HINGE PIN MIGRATING OUT. REINSTALLED HINGE PIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT)
PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 727, CREW REPORTED FIRST OFFICERS WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED UPPER FORWARD GUIDE PIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 99, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED WINDOW TO TRACKS AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: WINDOW — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 497, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FREED JAMMED WINDOW MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: PIN — OUT OF TRACK (COCKPIT)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 419, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND WINDOW UPPER GUIDE PIN OUT OF TRACK. REPOSITIONED PIN INTO TRACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BOTTLE — INOP (SLIDE)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS FOUND LOW. REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM 13 TO 16 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: CAM — OUT OF TRACK (COCKPIT)
LAX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 180, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOWS WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. FOUND WINDOW FOLLOWER CAM OUT OF TRACK. POSITIONED CAM INTO TRACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: WINDOW — STIFF (RT COCKPIT)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 339, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOW WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ADJUSTED THE WINDOW MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
1997
Part: SEAL — FROZEN (L2 DOOR)
ANC - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 191, CREW REPORTED THE L2 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DRIED MOISTURE FROM SEAL AND DOOR JAMB AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 20 TO 22 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: CLAMP — BROKEN (TAIL CONE)
SEA - DURING TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CHECK FROM THE AFT CABIN ENTRY DOOR POSITION, THE TAIL CONE FAILED TO RELEASE. REPLACED BROKEN ADEL CLAMP ON TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE AND TAIL CONE RELEASED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (LT MLG)
LAX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE LEFT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR LOWER ATTACH LINK BOLT WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPLACED BOLT IAW DC9 MM 32-32-02. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING)
SEA - RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN CRACKED AT FORWARD OUTBOARD RADIUS OF FUEL PANEL DOOR CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER ASA EA 5730-01048. (M)
1996
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROWS 14 TO 16 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)
OAK - DURING ENGINE RUN-UP AT 15K CHECK, WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS DROPPED OFF LINE, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND RELAY R2-271 AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REFERENCE ASAA9680139.
Part: RELAY — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)
OAK - DURING ENGINE RUN-UP AT 15K CHECK, WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS DROPPED OFF LINE, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND RELAY R2-271 AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: EMERG EVAC SLIDE — FAILED TEST (TAILCONE)
OAK - DURING 15K CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. (X)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, ALL CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
1995
Part: EEL PWR SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
LAX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: EVAC SLIDE — DEFECTIVE (TAILCONE)
ANC - DURING GROUND SERVICING, THE EMERGENCY HANDLE ON THE AFT ENTRY DOOR WAS INADVERTENTLY PULLED WHICH JETTISONED THE TAILCONE. THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE. REINSTALLED THE TAILCONE AND REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE TO DEPLOY WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT LANYARD. THE LANYARD WAS NOT PROPERLY INSERTED THROUGH THE GIRT TAB THUS FAILING TO DISCHARGE THE INFLATION BOTTLE. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1)
ANC - AIR TURN BACK OF FLT NR 180, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB-OUT PASSING 2500 FEET. ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLIED WITH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. VENDOR TEARDOWN REVEALED 8TH STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR VANE FATIGUE FRACTURE AT INNER AND OUTER SHROUDS. (M)
Part: EVAC SLIDE — FAILED (FWD ENTRY DOOR)
OAK - DURING C-CHECK, THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REPLACED THE EVACUATION SLIDE WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. (M)
Part: EEL BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - AT CHECK, ROW AND AFT PEEPLS LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES. (W)
Part: EEL ASSEMBLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SFO - CHECK, FWD ENTRY DOOR L1 PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH INOP. LIGHT COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPS CHECK NORMAL. (W)