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Boeing 737-800 (737-890)

B737-39044Active

RegistrationUSN516AS

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAlaska Airlines

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18logbook years

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Boeing 737-800 (737-890) built in 2008 in Renton. Operates for Alaska Airlines.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 59,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× N/A

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats159 (C12 · W30 · Y117)

First flight2008

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerAlaska Airlines

MSN39044

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA677CA

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 737

Figures for the 737-800 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height12.6 m41 ft

Range5,436 km2,935 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed834 km/h450 ktMach 0.79

Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight79,016 kg174,200 lb

Maximum payload37,603 kg82,900 lbIts 162 passengers with baggage would weigh about 16.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity162 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,436 km range, from Seattle it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana4,455 km MIAMiami4,379 km CUNCancún4,320 km JFKNew York3,887 km MEXMexico City3,757 km

Beyond its rangePTYTocumen5,867 km

The type first flew in 1967 (59 years ago) · About 10,200 units built · Production ended in 2019

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

12Business

30Premium

117Economy

159 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025

Alaska Airlines · 1,185 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Santa Ana (SNA)

2024

Alaska Airlines · 914 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Santa Ana (SNA) → Seattle (SEA)

46 days inactive

2023

Alaska Airlines · 742 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Santa Ana (SNA)

122 days inactive

2022

Alaska Airlines · 812 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Lihue (LIH)

43 days inactive

2021

Alaska Airlines · 833 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Kahului (OGG)

2020

Alaska Airlines · 614 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Anchorage (ANC)

72 days inactive

2019

Alaska Airlines · 974 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Lihue (LIH)

2018

Alaska Airlines · 933 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Santa Ana (SNA)

31 days inactive

Aircraft chronology

2008

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Dec 16, 2008

Delivered to Alaska Airlines

Delivered to Alaska Airlines as N516AS.

Dec 24, 2008

Incident at Seattle, Washington

On December 24, 2008, the Boeing 737-890 aircraft (registration N516AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle, Washington (United States) due to an APU failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

The aircraft pushed back from the gate with the auxiliary power unit (APU) running. As soon as the tow finished, two vehicles began spraying de-icing fluid before the crew had configured the aircraft for that operation. Shortly afterwards, the passenger cabin and the cockpit noticed fumes inside; the pilots ordered the de-icing stopped and applied the smoke removal checklist. They then started both engines and returned to gate N14, where the passengers disembarked through the jet bridge. The captain stated that he had not authorised the de-icing; the vehicle driver said that, amid a lot of «radio noise», the operator began spraying «having received no objection». The checklist requires the APU and engine bleed air to be switched off before spraying, but both were still on, so the fluid entered through the air intakes into the cabin. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Mar 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In March 2020, the 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N516AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was parked. Source: BTS.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: BTS (United States Department of Transportation).

Source: BTS

Aug 20, 2023

Accident at Santa Ana, California

On August 20, 2023, the Boeing 737-890 aircraft (registration N516AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an accident at Santa Ana, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

The left main landing gear of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 collapsed during landing. The subsequent examination determined that the aft trunnion pin of that gear had failed in fatigue: the crack started from a small intergranular area beneath the chrome plating and grew to about 3.7 mm deep, enough for the remaining material to fail in overstress during touchdown and cause the collapse. That area had been softened by excessive temperature, most probably from over-grinding of the pin during an overhaul on 5 July 2018. The assembly was fitted to the aircraft on 17 July 2018 and accumulated another 4,710 landing cycles; the analysis showed the crack had been present for at least 797 cycles, so it did not exist when the overhaul finished but arose afterwards from the grinding. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

2008-12-16

Alaska Airlines

Registration N516AS

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
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