Wideroe DH8D near Sandefjord on Mar 28th 2016, problems with generators
Last Update: March 29, 2016 / 19:36:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wideroe Airlines
Flight number
WF-276
Departure
Kristiansand, Norway
Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
LN-WDJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
A replacement Dash 8-400 registration LN-WDK reached Copenhagen with a delay of 2:50 hours.
The airline confirmed that the aircraft experienced problems with the AC generators, the crew decided to divert to Sandefjord's Torp Airport due to temperature conditions rated less problematic with respect to icing conditions. The aircraft could not have continued to Copenhagen due to icing conditions.
Passengers reported the captain made an announcement after landing indicating that due to the power problems the conditions had become very challenging, including maintaining view out of the cockpit. The passengers reported with smiles that the captain indicated he had to take his T-Shirt off to wipe dry the windshield and said "thus the first officer had the quirky pleasure to fly with a half naked skipper the last 20 minutes into Torp."
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wideroe Airlines
Flight number
WF-276
Departure
Kristiansand, Norway
Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
LN-WDJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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