Go2Sky B738 at Zakynthos on Jun 29th 2025, stab trim trouble
Last Update: July 5, 2025 / 08:29:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Go2Sky
Flight number
OR-1238
Departure
Zakynthos, Greece
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
OM-GTK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported the departure had been delayed by about two hours due to a technical problem. The passenger wrote: "Takeoff felt incredibly strange, felt like the plane wasn't able to climb. After around 20 minutes the captain announced the technical issue had returned and we would prepare for an emergency landing in Athens. Took us around 30 more minutes to fly there. Cabin crew was nowhere to be seen, people started to panic. We circled an island close to Athens for a little while, then suddenly we heard a loud bang, almost like when you ignite fireworks. The captain then told us this was the sound of fuel dump, but as far as I am aware a Boeing 737 800 is not equipped to dump fuel like that."
The aircraft remained on the ground in Athens for about 43 hours before positioning to Amsterdam resuming service the following day about 14 hours after landing in Amsterdam.
On Jul 5th 2025 The Aviation Herald received information that the electric stab trim motor had problems prior to departure from Zakynthos, the motor became inoperative again leaving the aircraft out of trim. The crew applied manual trim and diverted to Athens. The stab trim motor was replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Go2Sky
Flight number
OR-1238
Departure
Zakynthos, Greece
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
OM-GTK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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