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SK983 - Incident: SAS A359 near Krakow on Aug 3rd 2026

Created Tuesday, Aug 4th 2026 16:33Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 4th 2026 16:33Z

Krakow John Paul II International Airport
File photo: Krakow John Paul II International Airport.

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration SE-RSF performing flight SK-983 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was enroute at FL370 about 100nm northwest of Krakov (Poland) when the crew needed to shut their right hand engine (Trent XWB) down due to a low oil pressure indication. The aircraft drifted down to FL220 and returned to Copenhagen for a safe landing on runway 22L about 2 hours after departure.

A listener on frequency reported the crew declared PAN PAN and reported the crew had shut down the right hand engine.

The rotation was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen about 27 hours after landing back.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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