Transavia B738 near Casablanca on May 31st 2026, engine failure

Last Update: June 26, 2026 / 16:27:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HV-6493

Destination
Agadir, Morocco

Aircraft Registration
PH-HBN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Transavia Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HBN performing flight HV-6493 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Agadir (Morocco), was enroute at FL390 about 110nm northnortheast of Casablanca (Morocco) when the crew diverted the aircraft to Casablanca. The aircraft landed safely on Casablanca's runway 35L about 45 minutes later.

Morocco's BEA reported the aircraft diverted to Casablanca due to an engine (CFM56) failure. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.

The aircraft remained in Casablanca until Jun 23rd 2026, then flew to Frankfurt Hahn (Germany) and is still on the ground at Hahn Airport on Jun 26th 2026.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HV-6493

Destination
Agadir, Morocco

Aircraft Registration
PH-HBN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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