Alaska B39M at Seattle on Jul 31st 2025, electrical smell in the back

Last Update: August 5, 2025 / 18:59:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 31, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Alaska Airlines

Flight number
AS-1156

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
San Diego, United States

Aircraft Registration
N964AK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B39M

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration N964AK performing flight AS-1156 from Seattle,WA to San Diego,CA (USA) with 177 people on board, was climbing out of Seattle's runway 34R when the crew stopped the climb at about 7500 feet and decided to return to Seattle declaring emergency and reporting an electrical smell in the back of the aircraft. The aircraft landed safely on runway 34R about 12 minutes after departure, vacated the runway and stopped clear of the runway for an inspection by emergency services before taxiing to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N472AS reached San Diego with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 14 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N964AK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B39M
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 31, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Alaska Airlines

Flight number
AS-1156

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
San Diego, United States

Aircraft Registration
N964AK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B39M

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