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A Transavia Boeing 737-800, operating flight HV-5517 from Amsterdam to Cyprus, returned to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on August 25 after the crew reported a technical problem shortly after takeoff. Emergency services were deployed as a precaution, and the aircraft landed safely without incident.
The airline has not provided specific details about the nature of the issue. Early indications suggest it was related to the aircraft’s flight controls. The aircraft, registered PH-HXI, remains grounded at Schiphol but is scheduled to return to service on August 27 for a flight from Amsterdam to Alicante. The jet is part of Transavia’s fleet of 38 Boeing 737-800s and was delivered in April 2017.
According to Flightradar24 data, the flight departed around 15:20 local time from runway 18L and stopped its climb at 8,000 feet due to a technical problem. The crew later requested clearances at higher altitudes but eventually declared a PAN PAN—an international urgency signal used by pilots when assistance may be needed but there is no immediate danger. “PAN PAN” is one of the standard signals pilots use for an urgent situation that does not immediately compromise safety but may require rerouting or precautionary landing.
