SAS A333 near Greenland on Nov 14th 2024, turbulence prompts engine shutdown

Last Update: November 19, 2024 / 22:26:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 14, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-957

Departure
Stockholm, Sweden

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
LN-RKS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration LN-RKS performing flight SK-957 from Stockholm (Sweden) to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL360 just east of Greenland in contact with Iceland's Air Traffic Control when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing a left hand engine (Trent 772) low oil pressure indication. The crew shut the engine down and descended to FL280, where the crew managed to restart the engine. The aircraft climbed back to FL360, upon entering Canadian Airspace the crew declared emergency and decided to turn around and divert to Copenhagen. The aircraft descended to FL350, later climbed to FL370 and landed safely in Copenhagen about 6 hours after the turbulence encounter.

The Canadian TSB reported: "During cruise, the flight experienced turbulence while in Reykjavik’s airspace that caused the indication of ENG 1 Low Oil Pressure. The crew shut down the left engine as per the quick reference handbook and started a descent. The crew was able to restart the engine at around FL280 and proceeded to climb back to a cruise altitude of FL360. Once in Gander’s airspace, the crew declared an emergency and requested to turn back and landed at Copenhagen Airport (EKCH), Denmark, without further incident."

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen on Nov 19th 2024.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
LN-RKS
Country of Registration
Norway
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Airbus
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
Serial Number
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 14, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-957

Departure
Stockholm, Sweden

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
LN-RKS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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