Saab 2000 erieye damaged during testing
* the right propellar was damaged during testing
(google translation):
In a test of the radar was an aircraft of type Saab 2000 in the rolling of the hangar. The incident has now been notified to the Work Environment Authority.
It was 22 January that the test was conducted at one of Saab's aircraft carrier plates in Linköping. Engineers would carry out an operation run by the radar system in a Saab 2000. Ahead of the aircraft was an external wagon that was connected to the antenna on the aircraft's ceiling. A tool was placed on the council instead to simulate the aircraft was in the air.
At the moment hangar plate was very slippery and icy and technicians who performed the test, because the airplane on the part of the plate, which was less than icy.
Kanade forward
After five minutes of driving impairment increased engine pådraget which meant that the aircraft slowly began to channel forward. Engineers had no way to prevent it. The result was that the refrigerator came in in the right engine's propeller. Refrigerator fought with tremendous force into pieces and propeller blades flung 100 meters away. No person was hurt.
Repaired
Saab has now reported the incident to the Work Environment Authority. The notification Saab writes that the cause of the incident was to hang the plate was not enough icing.
- We are doing an investigation with the authorities.
The plane had some injuries and is being repaired. But this will not affect delivery to the customer, "says Anna Lindh, the Saab's press service.
What is the customer does not want to say Saab.
Fredrik Quist
Linköping - Nyheter - Corren.se - Östergötlands största nyhetssajt
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