| Date: | Saturday 8 February 1997 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3L9 |
| Owner/operator: | Transavia Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-TSW |
| MSN: | 24219/1600 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nürnberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Salzburg-W. A. Mozart Airport (SZG/LOWS) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The push-pull rod of the elevator broke off in flight, severely damaging the rudder. This caused increasing airframe vibration. An emergency landing at Nürnberg was carried out.
Sources:
Airnieuws 328
ICAO Adrep Summary
Images:
photo (c) Hannes Henn; Nürnberg Airport (NUE/EDDN); 12 February 1997
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