Severe Turbulence Forces SAS A330 Engine Shutdown En Route to Miami

A SAS A330 flying from Stockholm (ESSA|ARN) to Miami (KMIA|MIA) encountered severe turbulence off the east coast of Greenland, which caused one of the aircraft’s engines to shut down automatically.

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The pilots were able to restart the affected engine and safely divert to Copenhagen, according to a report from Flightradar.

The turbulence occurred just east of Greenland and lasted a very short time. Fortunately, none of the 254 passengers or crew members on board sustained serious injuries.

Incident details

In the data shown below, it is possible to see the effects of the turbulence as well as the pilots’ response to the engine shutdown, initiating a descent to the operational altitude with one engine.

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The climb back to 36,000 feet demonstrates how the crew managed to restart the engine.

According to SAS, due to the severe turbulence, an inspection of the aircraft was necessary. Since the airline does not have the facilities or personnel required for such a detailed inspection in Miami, it was decided to divert the flight to Copenhagen. The aircraft landed safely in Copenhagen after 10 hours and 6 minutes in the air.

Full flight path of SK957 on November 14, 2024

Flight SK957 was operated by an A330-343 registered as LN-RKS (MSN 1665). The aircraft was delivered new to SAS in September 2015. It is powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-60 engines.