SAS A343 at Copenhagen on Sep 1st 2018, spoiler problem
Last Update: September 3, 2018 / 23:02:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-997
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
LN-RKF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement A340-300 registration LN-RKP reached Shanghai with a delay of 3.5 hours.
The airline reported the occurrence aircraft was already delayed by 45 minutes due to a spoiler problem prior to departure. The aircraft was released to perform the flight with expectance it would be able to complete the flight, the crew however found that they could not complete the flight and decided to return.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 40 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-997
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
LN-RKF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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