Boeing 737 incident near Nurnberg, De, February 3, 2008
On February 3, 2008 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered LNRRR, was involved in an incident near Nurnberg (Nurnberg, Germany airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 3, 2008 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Nurnberg, Germany · Nurnberg, Germany
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 600 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- LNRRR · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On February 3, 2008, at 13:30 UTC, a SAS Boeing 737-600, LN-RRR, reported three hydraulic pumps failed during cruise flight. The aircraft diverted to Nurnberg, Germany. There were no injuries, and no damage to the aircraft. The accident is being investigated by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). Further information about this incident can be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Investigator in Charge: Thomas Kostrzewa Thomas.Kostrzewa@bfu-web.de Fax: 5 31-3548-246 Phone: 5 31-3548-0 web:www.bfu.de This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Federal Republic of Germany.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: Stockholm
- Destination: Malland
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.