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

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 25, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4020

Destination
Alicante, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-DHH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DHH performing flight FR-4020 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Alicante,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Copenhagen's runway 22R when the crew stopped the climb at FL060. The aircraft entered a hold at FL060 for about 50 minutes then returned to Copenhagen for a safe landing on runway 22L about 75 minutes after departure.

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
Registration mark
EI-DHH
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 25, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4020

Destination
Alicante, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-DHH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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