Photo: airliners.net
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Norwegian Air International Boeing 737-800, performing flight D8-6241 from Keflavik (Iceland) to Madrid (Spain) with 152 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 20nm north of Belfast International (Northern Ireland) when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and decided to divert to Birmingham,EN (UK).
The aircraft landed safely in Birmingham about one hour later. The aircraft stopped on the runway, emergency services foamed the aircraft when a hydraulic leak was seen from the left main gear.
The airport reported the aircraft diverted due to hydraulic failure. Flights were suspended for about 4 hours as result.
The airline reported a techncial issue.
Ground observer video of landing and roll out: