February 23, 2009

SAS SK 2867 Crash is Gettin Ugly

October 27th 2007, SAS flight SK2867 crashed on landing due to the starboard landing gear failure. Only minor injuries to the passenger and crew were reported.

Following the incident, SAS and the Danish Board of Civil Aviation (SLV) blamed Bombardier, the Canadian manufacturer of the Dash Q400 plane, for the incident. "We have no confidence on this model anymore," proclaimed SAS President and CEO Mats Jansson in the media.

SAS consequently got rid of the Q400 fleet—to the beat of their own badmouthing campaign against the plane manufacturer. Bombardier eventually chose to pay up the bulk of the total SEK 1.5 billion replacement cost, 1.1billion*, to shut them up. "We are very satisfied with the settlement,” Mats Jansson said.

Today, the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tiende reports that SLV has known since 2007 that the most likely cause of the incident was SAS own faulty maintenance. Peter Udsen, a mid-level manager in SLV, has in a number of e-mails in 2007-2008 pointed this out. "Your personal opinions are of no consequence," his superiors are reported to have responded. Udsen soon resigned from SLV.

News of Sweden Links:

Read the article in Berlingske Tiende
Watch the SAS SK 2867 Crash Video
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* SEK 1.1 billion is roughly $125 m US, $160 m CDN, 100 m €

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 10:35 p.m.

    The Scandinavian mentality allows for and _encourages_ corruption when it can be thought of as beneficial for the commune; and lies when the truth might make the commune to seem bad.

    Google 'Jäntelagen' to find out more about this mentality;)

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  2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 at 4:42 a.m.

    SAS corporate policy to ignore and shut up who try to do their job and are concerned about the safety of the SAS passengers is a ticking bomb. Remember Valu-Jet?

    SAS. For as long as you consider faulty maintenance a private opinion of tho employers who try to bring it to your attention, be aware that every day you are not killing a plane full of your customers a gift. What's a little screw? That's what Alaska Airlines thought... Remember?

    It was a good day today, SAS - You didn't kill anyone.

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