Norwegian Sweden B738 at Gothenburg on Feb 2nd 2023, balls
Last Update: February 4, 2023 / 13:21:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden
Flight number
DY-5359
Departure
Gothenburg, Sweden
Destination
Alicante, Spain
Aircraft Registration
SE-RRE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground in Copenhagen for about one hour, then continued the flight and reached Alicante with a delay of about 95 minutes.
A player of IFK Gothenburg reported the captain became aware of the balls in the cargo during climb out and told the passengers in what the captain named an "odd announcement", that they had about 30 balls on board, he was concerned the pressure differential might cause those balls to burst and cause damage, hence they were diverting to Copenhagen. After landing all air would be released from those balls and they'd continue. After a review of the now uninflated footballs by the captain himself the aircraft continued to Spain.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden
Flight number
DY-5359
Departure
Gothenburg, Sweden
Destination
Alicante, Spain
Aircraft Registration
SE-RRE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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