Inflight Entertainment => The missing link => Topic started by: Frank N. O. on October 28, 2007, 07:45:05 AM
Title: Q400 Strike-3!! Third gear-collapse, CPH runway blocked, no injuries.
Post by: Frank N. O. on October 28, 2007, 07:45:05 AM
I just noticed at Airliners.net that a third SAS Q400 just had a gear-collapse and is/was blocking one of the runways at CPH, 40 passenger, 4 crew, no injuries. This is unblelievable! One posted that BA has rerouted one of theirs and that SAS again has grounded all Q400's and cancelled the flights!
Frank
Title: Re: Q400 Strike-3!! Third gear-collapse, CPH runway blocked, no injuries.
Post by: BrianGMFS on October 28, 2007, 03:17:30 PM
It seems funny to me that only SAS is having gear problems with their Q-400's. Horizon Airlines here in the states flies them and has had no problems that I know of.
Brian
Title: Re: Q400 Strike-3!! Third gear-collapse, CPH runway blocked, no injuries.
Post by: Fabo on October 28, 2007, 03:48:20 PM
Legs are feeling cold probably :D
Title: Re: Q400 Strike-3!! Third gear-collapse, CPH runway blocked, no injuries.
Post by: Baradium on October 29, 2007, 07:58:21 AM
I'm no longer buying this as a Q400 problem.
Sounds like SAS is having some real maintenance issues.
I'm just having a hard time believing that of all the Q400s out there, SAS would have all 3 aircraft to exhibit the problem first.
I would like to know how many cycles their birds have done vs others as well as age though...
Title: Re: Q400 Strike-3!! Third gear-collapse, CPH runway blocked, no injuries.
Post by: Frank N. O. on October 29, 2007, 12:34:47 PM
I agree, it is indeed strange all have been from SAS, however they're now selling all of them asap, 22 is said to be active, but other sources list a total of 27 Dash8-Q400 in the fleet. The SAS Group also covers the norwegian airliner Wideroe, and they're now also getting rid of their Q400's. Some at airliners.net says that ATR's orderbooks are full (the clown/parrott-liveried Danish Air Transport airline has several ATR42+72's). Speculation is running wild about what they'll use, EMK's, Sukhoi SuperJets (not ready yet) and MD--80s, or SAAB's. In any case, danish trust in SAS is non-existant now. I also read that the danish FAA, directly opposite to all other countries allow ridiculous working-hours for pilots and leave the responsobility for saying no to the pilots, like any pilot would do that without risking his/her job. And here we got strict rules for truck-drivers delivering pigs for slaughter, but not for passenger-airline pilots, just another reason not to stay in Denmark for a life in aviation.
Frank
Title: Re: Q400 Strike-3!! Third gear-collapse, CPH runway blocked, no injuries.
Post by: Frank N. O. on October 30, 2007, 01:52:03 PM
Update: The Q400 that landed at CPH didn't have the right main gear fully extended. Video from Norwegian tv http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2007/10/27/516407.html
