SAS A20N at Longyearbyen on Sep 24th 2023, cabin temperature problems, sauna or freezer
Last Update: September 25, 2023 / 10:17:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-4499
Departure
Longyearbyen, Norway
Destination
Oslo, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-RGO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 9 hours, then departed again and reached Oslo with a delay of about 9:15 hours.
The airline reported the cabin had started to heat up, the air conditioning system was shut down, therefore it now became very cold in the cabin. The crew returned the aircraft to Longyearbyen.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-4499
Departure
Longyearbyen, Norway
Destination
Oslo, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-RGO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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