SAS A20N near Copenhagen on Sep 18th 2024, cat needed

Last Update: September 19, 2024 / 12:45:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SK-4683

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
Malaga, Spain

Aircraft Registration
SE-DOX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SE-DOX performing flight SK-4683 from Oslo (Norway) to Malaga,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL360 about 160nm northwest of Copenhagen (Denmark) when the crew decided to divert to Copenhagen after a fugitive mouse had been sighted in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Copenhagen's runway 04R about 50 minutes later.

A passenger reported meal service was in progress. When a fellow passenger opened their food tray a mouse jumped out and disappeared. Shortly afterward the captain announced, there was a safety risk and diverted to Copenhagen.

A replacement A20N registration SE-ROR reached Malaga with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16 hours after landing in Copenhagen.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SK-4683

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
Malaga, Spain

Aircraft Registration
SE-DOX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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