Ryanair B738 at Copenhagen on Aug 25th 2017, strange noises from tail, stab trim issue
Last Update: August 31, 2017 / 19:23:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-4020
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Alicante, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EI-DHH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported there were strange noises from the back, apparently the tail fin. The aircraft stopped the climb at low altitude and began to circle for nearly two hours. The passenger stated: "Nothing has officially been communicated and I find it quite peculiar as it seemed like a very tense situation and some people refrained from getting in the replacement flight afterwards."
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DHR positioned from Eindhoven (Netherlands) to Copenhagen, resumed the flight and reached Alicante with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Following the inquiry on Aug 26th 2017 by The Aviation Herald Ryanair released following statement on Aug 31st 2017: "This flight from Copenhagen to Alicante (25 Aug) returned to stand shortly after take-off following a cockpit warning light indicating a possible minor technical issue (with the stab trim). The aircraft circled for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes to burn off fuel, before landing normally. To minimise delay, Ryanair engineers were sent from London Stansted to Copenhagen, where they carried out repairs and cleared the aircraft to return to service. It departed to Alicante with a delay of 5h 30min. Passengers were issued with refreshment vouchers and Ryanair sincerely apologised to all affected by this delay."
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours then returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-4020
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Alicante, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EI-DHH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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