SAS B737 at Kirkenes on Apr 23rd 2017, rejected takeoff due to nose gear steering malfunction
Last Update: April 24, 2017 / 15:04:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 23, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-4479
Departure
Kirkenes, Norway
Destination
Oslo, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-RPJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The aircraft remained in the position for about an hour before it could be towed off the runway onto an apron.
A passenger reported the captain announced a nose wheel had locked up swinging the aircraft to the left.
The airline reported a nose gear steering malfunction prompted the crew to reject takeoff, the aircraft came to a stop at an angle to the runway center line. The passengers disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 23, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-4479
Departure
Kirkenes, Norway
Destination
Oslo, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-RPJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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