SAS A343 near Riga on Aug 15th 2017, engine problem
Last Update: August 20, 2017 / 23:11:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-997
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai, China
Aircraft Registration
OY-KBA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported the crew decided to return due to a temperature indication for one of the engines was too high. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 86.5 hours and resumed service on Aug 19th 2017.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-997
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai, China
Aircraft Registration
OY-KBA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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