Boeing 737-490

Aircraft model · Fixed wing multi engine · Airplane · registry code 138449M

Manufacturer (registry)
BOEING
Model
737-490
Registry code
138449M
Registered
3 aircraft
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engines
2 · Turbo-fan
Seats
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSA16WE
Holder
The Boeing Company

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Aircraft by year built · 17

1992Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 17 aircraft
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19993

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 412

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1968In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 482 ADs
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See all 486 ADs
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138449M'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Information bulletins that may apply · 17

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
  WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_saib.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138449M'))
  GROUP BY s.saib_number ORDER BY issue_date DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 3

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  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138449M')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 2

Aircraft matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

First occurrence, 1982 to 2007

Of 2 cases with NTSB’s older coding, defined in its coding manual.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = a.case_mkey
  WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('138449M')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 15

Matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20081205851849IBoeing 737490 · Palm Springs, CA(-23) Alaska 387 sfo to psp encountered a split flap indication. Emergency declared. Crew exercised manual extension per operational procedures. Aircraft landed safety, no injuries or aircraft damage. Troubleshot and found that the flap position indicator had…Dec 5, 2008 · N703AS · No damageIncident 20080417014229IBoeing 737490 · Seattle, WA(-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.…Apr 17, 2008 · N703AS · No damageIncident 20070829018799IBoeing 737490 · Fairbanks, AK(-23) Aircraft was in the process of landing and at 100 feet off runway encountered water fowl. Two birds struck the aircraft one on the nose and one on the left wing. Aircraft landed without incident and upon investigation no damage was noted and the…Aug 29, 2007 · N795AS · No damageIncident 20070715013109IBoeing 737490 · Juneau, AK(-23) While enroute from jnu to sit the red unsafe nose gear light illuminated. Reviewed qrh and contacted maintenance control and dispatch. Dispatch recommended return to jnu. Quality control tracks items of this nature through reliability reporting system.Jul 15, 2007 · N709AS · No damageIncident 20070630012069IBoeing 737490 · Juneau, AK(-23) Aircraft departed sea for anc diverted to jnu due to be engine hydraulic pump warning light illumination. Maintenance in Juneau found b system acoustic filter leaking from blown "o" ring. Alaska airlines maintenance replaced the acoustic filter and…Jun 30, 2007 · N795AS · No damageIncident 20070413005789IBoeing 737490 · Juneau, AK(-23) Acft in cruise over sitka (sit) FL310 experienced electrical failure, DC fail lights, master caution illuminated, avionics pwr failure, loss of comml/navl, N2 and EGT indicator failure. Aircraft declared emergency with anchorage center (zan). Acft…Apr 13, 2007 · N703ASIncident 20060201002279IBoeing 737490 · Yakutat, AK(-23) Upon landing, flight 66 veered to the right and the right main gear hit runway edge lights. The PIC stated that the #1 engine had failed upon landing, and that in his opinion the runway braking conditions were worse than reported. Weather at the time…Feb 1, 2006 · N708AS · Minor damageIncident 20051207033209IBoeing 737490 · Sitka, AK(-23) Asa 70, B737 from juneau, Alaska to Sitka, Alaska encountered severe turbulence and low level windshear 50 feet above the runway at Sitka and landed hard. No injuries, minor damage to right wing flap/le, landing light. After inspection by mechanics the…Dec 7, 2005 · N791AS · Minor damageIncident 20050730017249IBoeing 737490 · Fairbanks, AK(-23) Bird strike during descent/approach into Fairbanks International. [privacy data omitted]Jul 30, 2005 · N788AS · Minor damageIncident 20030305003699IBoeing 737490 · Seattle, WA(-23) At takeoff from ksea with gusty wind conditions (200/24G31) and reported windshear (+/-20 knots) pilot felt the aircraft settle slightly at lift off and thought the main gear had just touched the runway. At 2000 on climb out, a flight attendant called…Mar 5, 2003 · N706ASIncident 20020217003749IBoeing 737490 · Seattle, WA(-23) On landing roll-out at ksea, an aft service cart rolled forward and impacted the occupied cockpit jumpseat. The flight attendant occupant of the cockpit jumpseat sustained minor injuries. The right retention bracket for the upper back of the jumpseat…Feb 17, 2002 · N788AS · Minor damageIncident 19991102038649IBoeing 737400 · Juneau, AKAlaska airlines flight 73, was landing on runway 8 at the Juneau airport. Weather was VFR, but it was drak, early morning. The jnu afss was providing local airport advisory service while the jnu ATCT was closed. During this time, an airfield maintenance…Nov 2, 1999 · N792ASIncident 19990502017529IBoeing 737490 · Palm Springs, CAAlaska airlines flight 592, a B-737-490, N708AS, was dispatched from koak to kpsp on may 2, 1999. Due to delays out of koak, the aircraft was not expected to arive at kpsp until 2330 PDT. The kpsp ATC tower was closed a 2200 PDT and the only landing runway…May 2, 1999 · N708ASIncident 19980929032309IN799AS · Palm Springs, CAAlaska flight #588 sfo-psp on landing aircraft blew #4 tire, resulting in gear door (right) damage. Changed #4 and #3 tire. Ferried aircraft to oakland to repair right gear door. Repairs completed, aircraft back in service. Information above provided by…Sep 29, 1998 · N799AS · Minor damageAccident 19980814045949ABoeing 737400 · Juneau, AK(.4) The captain/check airman reported that the accident flight was the first officer's second initial operating experience (ioe) training flight after being hired by the airline. He stated that the first officer was making a visual approach to runway 26, and…Aug 14, 1998 · N799AS · Substantial damage
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  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138449M')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports · 3,288

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STCs that may be installed · 530

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

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  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138449M')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = '737400' AND m.code NOT IN ('138449M')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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