SAS to ground 43 MD-80's
SAS have announced today that they will be grounding 43 MD80's for undercarriage checks after finding cracks on routine maintenance. This comes after conclusions that fatigue cracks have contributed to at least three main-gear failures on the type in the last six years. SAS add that they will be cancelling up to 150 flights as a consequence and that checks should take three days. SAS fleet of MD80's consist of 63 aircraft.