Another Q400's gear collapses; fleet grounded
10-27-2007, 05:19 PM
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Another Q400's gear collapses; fleet grounded
Happened today to an SAS Q400 in Denmark. How many times has this happened now?
http://in.reuters.com/article/busine...71027?rpc=401&
http://in.reuters.com/article/busine...71027?rpc=401&
10-27-2007, 05:27 PM
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10-27-2007, 06:30 PM
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It was probably frequency matching of the video camera frame rate (or something), but did it look like the right prop was windmilling to anyone else?
Also, I wonder if it's a local maint procedure, but the previous Q400 gear problems were on SAS aircraft too.
Also, I wonder if it's a local maint procedure, but the previous Q400 gear problems were on SAS aircraft too.
10-27-2007, 06:48 PM
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Since the Q400 prop isn't metal it is likely to shatter upon contact with the ground. This was an issue in the first SAS accident as some pieces of propeller made it through the fuselage and into the cabin. Feathering the prop on the side with the failed landing gear will hopefully prevent the prop from shattering, or at least reduce the energy of the prop shrapnel.
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