Transavia B738 near Casablanca on Jul 1st 2012, technical problem

Last Update: July 3, 2012 / 15:44:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 1, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Transavia Airlines

Flight number
HV-746

Departure
Lanzarote, Spain

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-HSB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Transavia Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HSB performing flight HV-746 from Lanzarote,CI (Spain) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute near Casablanca (Morocco) when the crew decided to divert to Casablanca due to a technical problem. The aircraft landed safely.

After about 17 hours on the ground the aircraft continued the flight and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 17.5 hours.

Passengers reported the crew announced they were diverting to Casablanca. After embarking the aircraft to continue the flight the crew apologized but did tell any more.

The airline described the occurrence as a "force majeure" and said the aircraft diverted as a precaution, due to stringent crew work time and crew rest requirements the flight could not be continued earlier.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Netherlands
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 1, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Transavia Airlines

Flight number
HV-746

Departure
Lanzarote, Spain

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-HSB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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