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  • Airline pulls turboprops from fleet

    10/28/2007 3:18:22 PM PDT · by skeptoid · 22 replies · 21+ views
    Anchorage Daily News ^ | October 28, 2007 at 01:18 PM | MALIN RISING
    Scandinavian Airlines said Sunday it will pull Bombardier Q400 turboprops from its fleet after a series of crash landings caused by landing gear malfunctions. The decision came a day after an SAS turboprop with 44 people on board crash-landed in Denmark when part of its landing gear collapsed, with one wing scraping the ground in a shower of sparks. All passengers and crew were evacuated safely. The same type of plane, also known as Dash 8, crash-landed twice last month and SAS temporarily grounded its fleet of turboprops. No one was seriously injured. "Confidence in the Q400 has diminished considerably...