Was early shutdown of Saab 340 engine on landing normal?
Apr 6, 2007 | 6:56 am
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Was early shutdown of Saab 340 engine on landing normal?
I'm not entirely sure this belongs in this forum, so please feel free to move as needed...
I was travelling on a Saab 340 this morning, and as we were landing the left turboprop engine immediately shut off. I don't remember ever seeing an engine shut off as we were slowing down on the runway. The only thing that makes me wonder if it was a normal thing is that it is the engine side that the exit door is on, and it would get shut off before passengers can exit. Nothing was said by anyone about it, and I doubt the FA even noticed. Anyone else ever experience this?
I was travelling on a Saab 340 this morning, and as we were landing the left turboprop engine immediately shut off. I don't remember ever seeing an engine shut off as we were slowing down on the runway. The only thing that makes me wonder if it was a normal thing is that it is the engine side that the exit door is on, and it would get shut off before passengers can exit. Nothing was said by anyone about it, and I doubt the FA even noticed. Anyone else ever experience this?
Apr 6, 2007 | 7:24 am
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1. Quite normal. (I fly those a lot, mostly LAX-SBA.)
2. Welcome to FT!
3. You might try to pick a thread title next time that's more related to what the thread is about. "Was this normal?" can refer to anything from getting FF miles on an award ticket to the BA crew putting a deceased passenger in an F seat, next to an occupied seat, for the remainder of a long flight. (Both have happened, neither is normal.)
2. Welcome to FT!
3. You might try to pick a thread title next time that's more related to what the thread is about. "Was this normal?" can refer to anything from getting FF miles on an award ticket to the BA crew putting a deceased passenger in an F seat, next to an occupied seat, for the remainder of a long flight. (Both have happened, neither is normal.)
Apr 6, 2007 | 8:23 am
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Having flown in a number of these planes, I can tell you it is absolutely normal.
It does - as was stated by old_vine_zin - help the deplaning process.
William
It does - as was stated by old_vine_zin - help the deplaning process.
William
Apr 6, 2007 | 9:42 am
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To aid Efrem's excellent suggestion on descriptive thread titles, let me edit this one to help out. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.