SAS A343 near Keflavik on Aug 10th 2014, instrument failure
Last Update: August 12, 2014 / 20:59:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 10, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-943
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Chicago, United States
Aircraft Registration
LN-RKP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The occurrence aircraft was able to continue the flight the following day after about 16 hours on the ground and reached Chicago as flight SK-6943 with a delay of 18 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft had a problem with one of the instruments in the dashboard and diverted to Keflavik for a precautionary landing. The passengers were accomodated in hotels over night.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 10, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-943
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Chicago, United States
Aircraft Registration
LN-RKP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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