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Boeing 737-800 NG

The best-selling jet family ever — conventional yokes and hydraulic flight controls.

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Model / variant — applicability

Years
1998 – 2020
Serials
By line number / tab — see FCOM preface
Engine
CFM56-7B24/26/27
Baseline doc
Operator-customized 737 FCOM & QRH

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  • Guide content is written for this model.
  • Boeing FCOMs are tabulated per airplane effectivity (line/tail numbers).

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Engines
CFM56-7B (NG) / LEAP-1B (MAX)
MTOW
79,016 kg (-800)
Typical seats
162–189
Range
~2,935 nm
MMO
M 0.82
Ceiling
41,000 ft

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boeing-737 Exterior

Illustrative AI-generated imagery — panel details may differ from real aircraft

Cockpit & Avionics

Flight Deck

ATA 22 Auto FlightATA 23 CommunicationsATA 31 Indicating / RecordingATA 34 NavigationATA 35 Oxygen

Six-screen Common Display System with conventional control columns and the dual-FMC flight management system.

How it works

  1. 01Control columns and wheels move cables to hydraulic power control units (PCUs) — no fly-by-wire on the NG; manual reversion if hydraulics are lost.
  2. 02Autopilot Flight Director System (AFDS) with two FCCs; Mode Control Panel (MCP) on the glareshield.
  3. 03Two Air Data Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs) provide attitude and air data.
  4. 04Master Caution with system annunciator 'six-pack' panels; failures are handled with the paper/electronic QRH.

Key data & limitations

Displays
6 × LCD (CDS)
Hydraulics
A, B & Standby (3000 psi)
FMC
Smiths/GE dual FMC

Maintenance guidelines

  • ADIRU and FCC BITE tests per AMM Chapter 22/34.
  • Pitot-static leak checks and probe heat tests.
  • CDS software part numbers verified against configuration.

REF: FCOM Vol. 2 — Ch. 4 (Automatic Flight), Ch. 9 (Flight Controls), Ch. 10 (Flight Instruments)

Reference documents

  • — Boeing 737 Flight Crew Operations Manual (FCOM) Vol. 1 & 2
  • — Boeing 737 Quick Reference Handbook (QRH) & Flight Crew Training Manual (FCTM)
  • — Boeing 737 Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) & Maintenance Planning Data (MPD)

EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY. Content is summarised from manufacturer documentation for learning. It is not approved flight or maintenance data. Always use the current, aircraft-specific POH/AFM, FCOM, QRH, AMM and operator procedures.