THIRD SAS Q400 Gear Collapse in 2 Months

[Cardinal]

...And the fourth Q400 since August 12th. Today (Saturday Oct 27th) SAS parked another Q400 in the weeds following gear trouble. Copenhagen, Denmark.

http://jp.dk/webtv/webtv_indland/?movieId=14298&Id=1145841

It's interesting to see the learning curve at work as the pilots get used to this - The crew had #2 in feather as they rode it in, a good compromise between having a gen and thrust if needed, but minimizing the energy in the ill-fated propellor.

To Colgan, Lynx, Horizon et,al: Good luck, we're all counting on you.

 

[The_Russian]

Truly an example of a job well done. Notice the proper landing technique compared to similar landings performed in the same aircraft. Feathering the right propeller was a great compromise between safety and system requirements which worked out in their favor.

 

[eaglefly]

I think it's safe to say this aircraft has developed a serious problem.

It's time to ground it.

 

[wmuflyguy]

I think it's safe to say this aircraft has developed a serious problem.

It's time to ground it.

It may just be an SAS maintenance problem. Has Horizon had any gear trouble?

 

[johnsonrod]

Let's put Colgan newhires in that thing!

 

[Terry Hunter]

Great job to the crew

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Great advertisement for Bombardier: CRJ gear and flaps, then Q400 gear.

 

[zasca]

son of a bitch. Well, maybe PDT will get a good price on those things now.

 

[Sioux115]

Maybe some QX Q400 drivers no more, but when I asked our mx during the inspections a couple months ago they said we have never had anything close to a serious problem with our gear in the Q400.

 

[Singlecoil]

These aircraft are somewhat notorious for being difficult to land with lots of landings pounded on. It does make you wonder if the repeated poundings take a toll on the landing gear that push them past design limits.