N986AS

This airframe, listed as N986AS, is a Boeing 737-8B5(SF) built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2001 with manufacturer serial number 29986. The airframe is registered in the US and is owned by the corporate lessor Aero Capital Solutions (ACS); acquisition details and operator/home-base assignments are not published. The airframe underwent a main-deck conversion to a freighter configuration, with the original passenger interior removed, a notable registry action that redefined its operational role. Condition and market valuation specifics for this individual aircraft have not been published.

The subject aircraft, N986AS, carries a converted freighter cabin layout: main-deck cargo, passenger interior removed, reflecting its role as a narrowbody freighter rather than a passenger transport. The freighter conversion implies cargo handling fittings on the main deck and a simplified aft cabin environment; specific avionics fit and auxiliary systems for this airframe are not published. Typical mission profiles for the 737-8B5(SF) platform include short- to medium-haul scheduled cargo services within its quoted range of 3,115 nm, domestic feeder routes, and time-sensitive express freight operations. Maintenance considerations for this airframe focus on freighter-specific structural modifications and the continued airworthiness of the two CFM56-7B26 engines, each rated at 26,400 lbf, under ACS lessor management.

As a member of the Boeing 737-800 derivative family converted to freighter form, the Boeing 737-8B5(SF) occupies a market niche for cost-effective, single-aisle cargo operations that require higher frequency and flexibility compared with larger widebody freighters. Competing types in the same mission space include updated passenger-to-freighter conversions of earlier 737 Classics and narrowbody freighters such as Airbus A320 conversions. Buyer and lessee demand for converted 737-800 freighters is influenced by airframe age (this example is from 2001), engine cycle life of the CFM56-7B26 units, and the availability of airframes with prior passenger cabins removed. Maintenance and resale considerations center on remaining structural life after conversion and the serviceability of engines and avionics for continued cargo operations.