N472802022 Boeing 737-8
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 737-8)Serial number 64614
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB incident record DCA24LA094Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: None
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 737-8
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2022
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- CFM INTL LEAP-1B28 SER (29,317 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 64614
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2030
- Certificate issued
- Feb 23, 2023
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- UNITED AIRLINES INC
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
The Boeing 737 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner that has been in production since the 1960s through several generations (Original, Classic, Next-Generation and MAX). It is one of the most widely flown airliner families in the world, used for short and medium-haul routes.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 425 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 2,878 Boeing aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total. That's a well-established type that mechanics, pilots and regulators know very well.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the Boeing 737 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N47280
1 record found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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Feb 6, 2024 (20:55 UTC)Incident · Newark, NJNTSB #DCA24LA094Aircraft in report: BOEING 737-8Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: None
NTSB summary
On February 6, 2024, about 15:55 eastern standard time, United Airlines (UAL) flight 1539, a Boeing 737-8, N47280, experienced “stuck” rudder pedals during the landing rollout at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark, New Jersey. The airplane taxied to the gate without further incident and all occupants (2 flight crewmembers, 4 cabin crewmembers, and 155 passengers) deplaned at the gate without any injuries. The flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a scheduled international passenger flight from Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), Nassau, Bahamas to EWR. In a post-incident statement, the captain reported that during the landing rollout, the rudder pedals did not move in response to the “normal” application of foot pressure while attempting to maintain the runway centerline. The pedals remained “stuck” in their neutral position. The captain used the nosewheel steering tiller to keep the airplane near the runway centerline while slowing to a safe taxi speed before exiting the runway onto a high-speed turn-off. While on the high-speed turnoff, the captain asked the first officer to check his rudder …
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Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.