Boeing 737-9

Aircraft model · Fixed wing multi engine · Airplane · registry codes 138470A, 138469A

Manufacturer (registry)
BOEING
Model
737-9
Registry codes
138470A, 138469A
Registered
297 aircraft
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engines
2 · Turbo-fan
Seats
48
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. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

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Aircraft by year built · 260

2000Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 260 aircraft
20001
20172
20189
20196
20207
202123
202236
202362
202414
202547
202653

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 39

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

2018In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 46 ADs
20183
20193
20206
20219
20222
20238
20245
20252
20268
See all 46 ADs
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  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138470A', '138469A'))
  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 · 4

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
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Registered aircraft · 297

See all 297 registered aircraft
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  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138470A', '138469A')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 10

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

NTSB OPS26LA027Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-9 · Newark, NJMar 18, 2026 · N738AL · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB DCA25FA071Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBoeing 737 · Henderson, NVOn December 26, 2024, at 1335 pacific standard time, Alaska Airlines flight 700, a Boeing 737-9, N958AK, encountered severe turbulence during cruise flight, near Henderson, Nevada. Of the 181 passengers and crew, two flight attendants received serious…Dec 26, 2024 · N958AK · No damageNTSB ENG25WA013OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-9 · Cancún, MexicoDec 3, 2024 · N115AM · No damageNTSB DCA25LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Houston, TXBrake application before all three landing gears were on the ground, which caused the failure of the right main landing gear tires and resulted in tire fragments impacting the fuselage.Oct 24, 2024 · N27515 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA24FA300Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBoeing 737-9 · Nashville, TNOn September 12, 2024, about 0914 central daylight time (CDT), Alaska Airlines flight 369 (ASA369), a Boeing 737-900, N919AK, rejected their take-off on runway 13 at Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, when Southwest Airlines flight…Sep 12, 2024 · N919AK · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB DCA24MA063Accident · Minor injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Portland, ORthe in-flight separation of the left mid exit door (MED) plug due to Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight necessary to ensure that manufacturing personnel could consistently and correctly comply with its…Jan 6, 2024 · N704AL · Substantial damageNTSB DCA23LA468Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Denver, COOverheated brakes due to the extended taxi at a higher power setting in an attempt to burn off fuel to achieve the proper takeoff weight that resulted in a wheel fire during takeoff.Sep 30, 2023 · N37560 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA23LA445Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Hebron, KYAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.Sep 7, 2023 · N37531 · No damageNTSB ENG23LA031Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Newark, NJA No. 1 (left) engine fire due a fuel leak that originated from the fuel nozzle 17 b-nut connection that was not properly torqued in accordance with the aircraft maintenance manual procedure.Jun 28, 2023 · N37516 · Minor damageNTSB DCA22LA133Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Pittsburgh, PAThe flightcrew’s misidentification of the intended landing runway, which resulted in approach to and landing on the wrong runway. Contributing to the incident was the distraction caused by the dual reset of the flight management computer displays.Jun 21, 2022 · N37513 · No damage
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  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 ('138470A', '138469A')
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FAA incident reports · 12

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

Accident 20260725012789ABoeing 737-9 · Ewr, NJDuring taxi, captain abruptly applied brakes to make a turn causing flight attendant to be thrown against forward bulkhead. Flight attendant sustained a fractured rib.Jul 25, 2026 · N37577 · No damageIncident 20260114000429IBoeing 737-9 · Chicago, ILLanded runway 10R at 1456Z and exited at taxiway W5. When [privacy data omitted] exited, the aircraft lost traction and hit a few taxiway lights.Jan 14, 2026 · N27419 · Minor damageAccident 20250901014252ABoeing 737-9 · San Francisco, CAOn 9/1/2025, [privacy data omitted], a B737-9 max,[privacy data omitted]San Francisco International Airport (sfo)- boston logan international airport (bos) was parked at gate E5 with passenger boarding underway when it was struck by [privacy data omitted], a…Sep 1, 2025 · N17594 · Substantial damageIncident 20250524004889IBoeing 737-9 · Bos, MAOn 5/24/2025 at approximately 1634 EST, [privacy data omitted] operating as flight ua 702, General Edward Lawrence Logan international airport (Bos) - denver international airport (den) struck a bird on takeoff at approximately 1000 ft. the flight crew…May 24, 2025 · N47569 · Minor damageIncident 20250113000869IBoeing 737-9 · Maui, HIJan 13, 2025, [privacy data omitted], sea-ogg, crew reported tire damage upon landing. Jan 14, 2025, maintenance at ogg confirmed the damage, loss of tire tread, to the #1 tire. Both the #1 and #2 tire and wheel assemblies were replaced. Conditional…Jan 13, 2025 · N912AK · Minor damageIncident 20250108000209IBoeing 737-9 · Seatac, WAJan 8, 2025, [privacy data omitted], san-sea, upon landing at sea aircraft experienced #3 tire tread separation with damage to the RH flaps. Maintenance at sea performed conditional inspections and replaced the #3 wheel and tire assembly, RH inboard aft flap…Jan 8, 2025 · N961AK · Minor damageAccident 20241226020879ABoeing 737-9 · Coaldale, NVOn December 26, 2024, [privacy data omitted], a Boeing 737-900 max, [privacy data omitted] from seattle international airport, WA (sea), to Phoenix sky Harbor international airport, AZ (phx) encountered severe turbulence resulting in injuries to flight…Dec 26, 2024 · N958AK · No damageAccident 20241024022239ABoeing 737-9 · Houston, TXOn 10/24/2024, aircraft operating from harry reid international airport, las vegas, Nevada (las)- George Bush Intercontinental airport, Houston, Texas (iah). Aircraft blew both tires on the right main landing gear during landing on rwy 26L at iah. The…Oct 24, 2024 · N27515 · Substantial damageIncident 20240912019789IBoeing 737-9 · Nashville, TN[privacy data omitted]Sep 12, 2024 · N919AK · No damageIncident 20240213000719IBoeing 737-9 · Portland, OR#1 Engine, #11 fan blade pn 364-850-009-6 sn HF914551-5 has trailing edge crack out of limits, also found fan blade #12 damaged. Performed 2 pairs fan blade removed per amm 72-22-02-000-802-G00. Installed new from stock #1 engine fan blade pair 11,12,2,3 ref…Feb 13, 2024 · N926AK · Minor damageAccident 20240105001319ABoeing 737-9 · Portland, OROn January 5, 2024, about 1714 pacific standard time, [privacy data omitted] a Boeing 737-9, [privacy data omitted]returned to Portland International Airport (pdx), Portland, Oregon, after the left mid exit door (med) plug departed the airplane leading to a…Jan 5, 2024 · N704AL · Substantial damageIncident 20230705010549IBoeing 737-9 · Spokane, WAOn July 5, 2023 a security event occurred on board a flight from atlanta, ga to seattle, WA (atl-sea). While in cruise, at approximately 1530 PDT (2:15 from sea) a passenger seated in 1A (passenger 1A) handed a note to the “a” flight attendant (fa) that…Jul 5, 2023 · N948AK · No damage
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Service difficulty reports · 3,479

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STCs that may be installed · 105

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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    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('138470A', '138469A')
    GROUP BY stc_number
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