Norwegian B738 near Stockholm on Jun 18th 2025, TCAS saves the day

Last Update: January 30, 2026 / 17:11:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2025

Classification
Accident

Flight number
D8-5608

Aircraft Registration
SE-RRF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RRF performing flight D8-5608 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Stockholm Skavsta (Sweden) with 125 people on board, was descending through about FL250 when the crew received a TCAS resolution advisory to climb and followed the resolution. A flight attendant received a serious injuries (broken leg) as result of the evasive maneouver. After being clear of conflict the crew continued the descent and landed on Skavsta's runway 26 about 16 minutes later.

Sweden's Statens Haverikommission (SHK) rated the occurrence an accident and wrote: "During the approach to Stockholm/Skavsta Airport, a so-called TCAS Advisory Resolution was triggered, instructing the aircraft to climb in order to avoid a potential collision with a group of JAS 39 Gripen that had just taken off. The maneuver resulted in a serious injury to a member of the cabin crew." An investigation has been opened.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
SE-RRF
Country of Registration
Sweden
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2025

Classification
Accident

Flight number
D8-5608

Aircraft Registration
SE-RRF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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