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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1997 |
| Time: | c. 13:32 UTC |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-81 |
| Owner/operator: | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS |
| Registration: | LN-RMM |
| MSN: | 53005/1855 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL/EFHK) -
 Finland
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL/EFHK) |
| Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN/ESSA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Finland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Sunday, December 7, 1997 departed the flight SK705 from Helsinki to Stockholm. There were 65 passengers and 5 crew members on board, the aircraft used was DC-9-81 and the flight was operated by SAS. The aircraft was refuelled at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport before the departure. The fuel had to be transferred from the center tank to the left main tank to divide the quantities of fuel equally.
The aircraft departed normally, however, as soon as it was in the air, it banked to the left so that a pilot had to turn the control wheel 70 degrees to balance the plane. The pilot noticed the cause of the bank and immediately returned to the airport. An error was done after refuelling, the transfer of the fuei had been continued until the left main tank was full.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://turvallisuustutkinta.fi/material/attachments/otkes/tutkintaselostukset/en/ilmailuonnettomuuksientutkinta/1997/c321997l_tutkintaselostus/c321997l_tutkintaselostus.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10063407 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2025 16:50 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Jun-2025 16:50 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
| 19-Jun-2025 18:09 | ASN | Updated |
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