Norwegian Sweden B738 at Copenhagen on Dec 4th 2024, flaps asymmetry

Last Update: December 7, 2024 / 15:42:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden AOC

Flight number
D8-3691

Departure
Las Palmas, Spain

Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark

Aircraft Registration
SE-RPU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Norwegian Air Sweden AOC Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RPU performing flight D8-3691 from Las Palmas,CI (Spain) to Copenhagen (Denmark), was on apporach to Copenhagen's runway 04L when the crew went around 750 feet MSL due to a problem with the flaps, climbed back to 3000 feet and entered a hold. The aircraft subsequently landed on runway 04R at a higher than normal speed about 35 minutes after the go around.

A passenger reported the captain told them the aircraft suffered a flaps asymmetry when flaps 30 were selected. The captain answered questions by passengers at the gate in Copenhagen.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden AOC

Flight number
D8-3691

Departure
Las Palmas, Spain

Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark

Aircraft Registration
SE-RPU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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