An SAS Airbus A320neo was grounded for inspection in Gran Canaria last weekend after a forced landing with wind at the Funchal airport, Madeira. The option of taking the flight to Gran Canaria was to carry out maintenance for preventive purposes. The aircraft also appeared to have a compressor leak during the landing maneuver. The airline confirmed that an engine problem was the reason for the preventive diversion to Gran Canaria, where there are better maintenance facilities.
The decision comes just as in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration reported on Saturday that it will order the temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make a landing on Friday. emergency after the loss of part of the fuselage. The agency is requiring immediate inspections of certain planes before they can fly again. The order affects 171 aircraft worldwide.
