# Incident 20080417014229I: Boeing 737490, Seattle, WA, April 17, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2008, 08:49 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703AS-2018-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-490 (registry code 138449M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737490
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080417014229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ASA FLIGHT 529, INBOUND TO SEA INITIALLY REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WHILE ON APPROACH. WHEN EXTENDED, THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED A RED LIGHT AND BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATORS WERE BLANK. THE CREW REQUESTED A GO-AROUND AND A CLOSE-IN RIGHT HAND PATTERN. ON THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH, THE CREW FLEW OVER BOEING FIELD. THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THE GEAR APEARED TO BE "DOWN AND NORMAL." THE FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT AT SEA WAS REQUESTED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 16C. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY AND ENTERING THE RAMP AREA, THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THEY STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AT SPOT 66 AND THE CAPTAIN ORDERED THE EVAUCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE 102 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 5 SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT USING ALL OF THE EMERGENCY EXITS IN 30-60 SECONDS. NO EMERGENCY EXITS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ALL WERE USED PROPORTIONALLY TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN. ONE CHILD SUFFERED A SPRAINED ANKLE, AND THE F/O WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, ON THE ADVICE OF AN EMT, FOR POSSIBLE SMOKE INHALATION. HE WAS RELEASED WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N703AS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20081205851849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081205851849I), Dec 5, 2008: Boeing 737490 (N703AS), Palm Springs, CA, No damage. (-23) Alaska 387 sfo to psp encountered a split flap indication. Emergency declared. Crew exercised manual extension per operational procedures. Aircraft…
- [Incident 20070413005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413005789I), Apr 13, 2007: Boeing 737490 (N703AS), Juneau, AK. (-23) Acft in cruise over sitka (sit) FL310 experienced electrical failure, DC fail lights, master caution illuminated, avionics pwr failure, loss of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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