# N303AS: 2001 Boeing 737-990, registration cancelled 2025-07-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 21, 2025 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-990](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-990) (registry code 1384526) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 30016 - Year built: 2001 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 22, 2001 - Certificate issued: June 26, 2001 - Last registry action: March 24, 2023 - Mode S code: A32A88 - Owner when cancelled: [Alaska Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 47.4466° N, 122.2721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98188, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303AS-2025-07-21 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 737-990: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-990.md ## Service difficulty reports (182, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASAA2025033056961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2025033056961), Mar 30, 2025: CIRCUIT BREAKER. DAMAGED. CIRCUIT BREAKER P18-3 A10 PASS CABIN LIGHTING EMER CHGR MID POPPED. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND CB C01582 DAMAGED (SOME THING SNAGGED THE BREAKER) REPLACED PER WDM 33 - [SDR ASAA2024091052448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2024091052448), Sep 10, 2024: LIGHT. BROKEN. DURING T/C MULTI-33EO-27264-1 FOUND FWD GALLEY LEFT LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT LT COVER BROKEN. GROUNDED - YES. R&R FWD GALLEY LEFT LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT LT COVER ASSY - [SDR ASAA2024091052447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2024091052447), Sep 10, 2024: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. DURING T/C FOUND AFT LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT LT RETAINER CLIP BROKEN. GROUNDED - YES. R&R AFT LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LIGHT ASSY REF AMM 33-51-01. OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR ASAA2024041049132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2024041049132), Apr 10, 2024: SKIN. CORRODED. LAV DRAIN PORT HAS CORROSION LOWER SIDE OF DRAIN. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED DAMAGE AT LOWER LAV DRAIN PORT IAW B737-900 SRM 53-70-01-2R-3 CATEGORY B REPAIR INSPE - [SDR ASAA2024041049114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2024041049114), Apr 10, 2024: SKIN. CRACKED. L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 135. 33 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS THRE - [SDR ASAA2022042338122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2022042338122), Apr 23, 2022: STRINGER. CORRODED. LOWER EXTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 363 S28R SKIN BULGE BETWEEN FASTENERS. GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED SKIN BULGE. FOUND TO BE CORROSION OF LOWER SKIN AND STR28R. REMOVED - [SDR ASAA2022040238121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2022040238121), Apr 2, 2022: SKIN. DAMAGED. LOWER EXTERIOR FUSELAGE, STA 460 BETWEEN S27L AND S27R, SKIN IS CREASED AT SHEAR TIE. GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED LOWER SKIN. FOUND TO BE TWO CREASES OUTBOARD OF - [SDR ASAA2022033038059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2022033038059), Mar 30, 2022: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND IN THE R/H H-STAB LOWER SKIN BETWEEN STAB. STA. 92.70 - 101.90.CRACK IS APROX 1.46" LONG. ENDS OF CRACK MARKED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM - [SDR ASAA2022011637180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2022011637180), Jan 16, 2022: LENS. NONE. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN COVER ON SIDEWALL AT 17A MISSING. GROUNDED - YES. INSTALLED NEW SIGN LENS LEFT AFT EMERGENCY HATCH SIDEWALL. - [SDR ASAA2022011437182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2022011437182), Jan 14, 2022: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS THE L1 DOOR IS HEAVY TO OPEN AND CLOSE. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 52-10 TASK 807 FOR ENTRY DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED OR CLO - [SDR ASAA2021123137061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2021123137061), Dec 31, 2021: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING T/C 78233001 ON W/O 1895834 FOUND 5 EACH EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS FAILED, 2 EACH L/H MID CABIN 2 EACH RH MID CABIN AND 1 EACH L1 DOOR. - [SDR ASAA2021103136474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2021103136474), Oct 31, 2021: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. L1 DOOR LARGE HINGE MAKES UNISUAL NOISE WHEN CLOSING L1 DOOR AND IS STIFF MAKING DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. GROUNDED - YES. TRANSFERED DEFECT L1 DOOR IS STIFF MAKING D - [SDR ASAA2020102733421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020102733421), Oct 27, 2020: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. RT FWD OVERWING EMERG EXIT DOOR EXIT SIGN LAMP INOPERABLE. GROUNDED-YES. RELAMPED & TESTED FWD RT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, REF B737-900 AMM 33-51-01-960-801. OPERA - [SDR ASAA2020101633377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020101633377), Oct 16, 2020: DOOR. UNSECURE. F/A`S REPORT L2 DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. CREEPS UP SLIGHTLY DURING FLIGHT. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED THE L-2 DOOR, REPLACED THE UPPER HINGE - [SDR ASAA2020100733302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020100733302), Oct 7, 2020: LENS. MISSING. R2 EXIT SIGN LENS COVER MISSING. GROUNDED-YES. INSTALLED NEW R2 EXIT SIGN LENSE COVER AS REQUIRED. - [SDR ASAA2020090733155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020090733155), Sep 7, 2020: APU. LEAKING. WET SOCK SMELL COMING THRU VENTS ON FINAL APPROACH AND DURING TAXI TO THE GATE. GROUNDED - YES. DEBRIEFED CREW STATING WET SOCK SMELL VERY BAD. RAN APU RT PACK - [SDR ASAA2020082873101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020082873101), Aug 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. RT FWD AND AFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED, REPLACED, & OPS CHECK GOOD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK S/N 192611 FOR RT OVERWING - [SDR ASAA2020082873100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020082873100), Aug 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. RT ROWS 28 AND 30 EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT INOPERABLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OP CHECK GOOD, IAW B737-900 AMM 33 - [SDR ASAA2020033032566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020033032566), Mar 27, 2020: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT R/H OVERWING HATCHES AND GROUND LIGHT AND INSIDE CABIN BULL NOSE LIGHTS AT ROWS R/H 4, 7, 9, 18, 20, 23, 25 AND L/H ROWS 26 AND - [SDR ASAA2020032532530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020032532530), Mar 23, 2020: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. R1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED R1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW B737-900 AMM 33-51-06-960-805. - [SDR ASAA2020032732562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020032732562), Mar 13, 2020: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. AFTER REMOVAL OF FLIGHT DECK R1 WINDOW FOUND WINDOW FRAME CRACKED ON UPPER O/B CORNER. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED FLIGHT DECK R1 WINDOW FRAME AT UPPER O/B CORNER - [SDR ASAA2020031832447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020031832447), Mar 7, 2020: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT INTERCOSTAL AT FS 747-767 STRINGER 25R IS CRACKED AND HAS OVERSIZED HOLES. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW B737 900 S - [SDR ASAA2020031832454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020031832454), Feb 27, 2020: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO L/H TRANSITION PANEL AT STA 727 TO 727L HAS CORR. GROUNDED - YES. AFT CARGO L/H TRANSITION PANEL AT STA 727 TO 727L REPAIRED IAW B737 900 SRM 53 00 53 - [SDR ASAA2020031832453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020031832453), Feb 27, 2020: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. FWD CARGO R/H TRANSITION PNL FROM STA 500A TO 500L HAS CORR AND ELONGATED HOLES. GROUNDED - YES. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE ON FWD CARGO R/H TRANSITION PANEL FROM STA 5 - [SDR ASAA2020031832448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2020031832448), Feb 27, 2020: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO R/H TRANSITION PANEL AT STA 727E TO 767 HAS CORR. GROUNDED - YES. AFT CARGO R/H TRANSITION PNL AT STA 727E TO 7E7 REPAIRED IAW B737 900 SRM 53 00 53 2 - [SDR ASAA2019123081731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2019123081731), Dec 28, 2019: COMPENSATOR. FAILED. SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK: DURING CLIMB & CRUISE FUEL IMBALANCE OCCURRED AND CONTINUED AT 900LB IMBALANCE WE WERE INDICATING 1900LBS OVER PLANNED FUEL BURN. PER QRH " - [SDR ASAA2018100126331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018100126331), Oct 1, 2018: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT PROXIMITY LIGHT ON FORWARD EXTERIOR OF LAVATORY G IS INOP. GROUNDED - YES. REFERENCE WDM SUPPLEMENT 33-51-22-P3 - RELAMPED AND TESTED L6 PROXIMI - [SDR ASAA2018072525534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018072525534), Jul 25, 2018: PIN. MIGRATED. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, APPEARS TO BE BLOCKED BY A SCREW. GROUNDED - YES. CONDUCTED INITIAL GVI, FOUND PIN PROTRUDING 1/2 INCH UP AND DAMAGED, SCREW - [SDR ASAA2018042324323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018042324323), Mar 29, 2018: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. LEFT AFT OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH, ESCAPE GROUND AND BULLNOSE AT SEATS 19 - 24 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND OPS CHECKED GO - [SDR ASAA2018031324016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018031324016), Mar 13, 2018: BAFFLE. BENT. BENT BAFFLE BETWEEN BS 727A TO 727B LT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BAFFLE BETWEEN STA 727A AND 727B IAW B737 900 SRM 51 40 02 0G 0 PARA 7D. - [SDR ASAA2018030623946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030623946), Mar 6, 2018: DOOR SILL. CORRODED. R1 MOPSILL CORRODED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORR ON R1 MOPSILL AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737 900 SRM 53 10 15 1A 2 REMOVED MOPSILL (INNER CHORD) AND R - [SDR ASAA2018030523948](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030523948), Mar 5, 2018: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. L1 DOORWAY LOWER SILL I/B SCUFF PLATE SUPPORT ANGLE CORRODED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORR ON L1 DOORWAY LOWER SILL SCUFF PLATE SUPPORT ANGLE AND FOUND TO BE OU - [SDR ASAA2018030523920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030523920), Mar 5, 2018: FLANGE. CORRODED. APU INTAKE FLANGE LEADING INTO APU COMPARTMENT HAS CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES ON THE OTBD SIDE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU INTAKE FLANGE I - [SDR ASAA2018030523908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030523908), Mar 5, 2018: FLANGE. CORRODED. AFT SERVICE AREA, APU INTAKE PLENUM FLANGE ON BULKHEAD BS 1088 HAS CORROSION ON THE FWD FACE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT SERVICE AREA, APU INTAKE P - [SDR ASAA2018030324047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030324047), Mar 3, 2018: PAN. CRACKED. EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE DOOR INTERNAL PAN FWD DOOR LANDING IS CRACKED. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED EXTERNAL POWER DOOR LANDING IAW EA900 53EA 20021. - [SDR ASAA2018030124073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030124073), Mar 1, 2018: TRACK. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY RT TRANSITION PANEL TRACK FROM BS 727F TO 727I HAD AREAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED THE CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICA - [SDR ASAA2018030124072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030124072), Mar 1, 2018: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY, LEFT TRANSITION PANEL FROM BS 727 TO 727D HAD AREAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED THE CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-0 - [SDR ASAA2018030124071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030124071), Mar 1, 2018: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY, LEFT TRANSITION PANEL FROM BS 727I TO 787 HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSITION PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G0, - [SDR ASAA2018030124018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030124018), Mar 1, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. DAMAGED. AFTER REMOVAL OF FLOORBOARD IN AFT CARGO BAY, FOUND A DAMAGED NUTPLATE AT BS 770 BL0. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW EA 900 5 - [SDR ASAA2018030123921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030123921), Mar 1, 2018: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY LT TRANSITION PANEL FROM BS 727D TO 727I HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSITION PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, F - [SDR ASAA2018030123919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030123919), Mar 1, 2018: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY, RT TRANSITION PANEL FROM BS 727I - 767 HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSITION PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, FI - [SDR ASAA2018030123918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030123918), Mar 1, 2018: TRANSITION PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY RT TRANSITION PANEL FROM BS 727 TO 727E HAS AEAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSITION PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, FIG - [SDR ASAA2018030123873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018030123873), Mar 1, 2018: DOOR SILL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL WEB HAS CORR. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED SILL WEB, SILL WEB HAD 100% MATERIAL LOSS, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW SILL WE - [SDR ASAA2018022823956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018022823956), Feb 28, 2018: WEB. CORRODED. FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL WEB CORRODED AT SCUFF PLATE ATTACH HOLES. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEB IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, FIG 10, AND PARA 5 - [SDR ASAA2018013023358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018013023358), Jan 30, 2018: LENS. MISSING. MISSING EXIT ROW SIGN COVER AT ROW 16 DEF. GROUNDED - YES. INSTALLED NEW LENS COVER, OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR ASAA2018011723212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018011723212), Jan 17, 2018: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LT WW FWD BULKHEAD PRESSURE DECK STA 663 LBL 45 HAS A CRACK IN ALUMINUM WEB. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LT WW FWD BULKHEAD PRESSURE DECK WEB IAW SRM 57-10-10-2R-3 - [SDR ASAA2017110122398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2017110122398), Nov 1, 2017: PIN. FAILED. L1 DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGED UPPER GUIDE ARM PIN IAW AMM 52-11-21-000-802. INSTALLED A NEW UPPER GUIDE ARM PIN AND HARDWARE IAW AMM 52- - [SDR ASAA2017102922368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2017102922368), Oct 29, 2017: PIN. WORN. UPON LANDING AT JET BRIDGE L1 DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED L1 DOOR PIN, SCREW, & KEY WASHER FOR THE UPPER GUIDE ARM, REF AMM - [SDR ASAA2017100622219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2017100622219), Oct 6, 2017: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CUSP WEB AT BS 950 - 990 HAS SURFACE CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION, AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-70-15-1A-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE - [SDR ASAA2017100524079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2017100524079), Oct 5, 2017: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED BS 370 - 375, RBL 45.5. ACFT GROUNDED. All 182: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303AS-2025-07-21/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N303AS - [Cancelled 1980-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303AS-1980-07-29): Boeing 720-048, S/N 18042. 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