Transavia B738 at Amsterdam on Jul 24th 2026, autopilot failure twice
Last Update: July 24, 2026 / 16:35:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 24, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-5161
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
PH-HXG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 90 minutes, then departed again but needed to stop the climb again at FL120 reporting they had the same problem (no autopilot) again. The aircraft returned to Amsterdam a second time for a safe landing on runway 18R about 25 minutes after departure.
The rotation was cancelled.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 24, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-5161
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
PH-HXG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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