Newark-Bound SAS A330-300 Diverts to Copenhagen After Tail Strike

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IMHO it's somewhat concerning that this aircraft climbed to FL360 before the decision was taken to divert. Apparently, the aircraft was then held on the ground at Copenhagen for over a week and assessed to have incurred "substantial damage". It was then ferried off somewhere at max FL100 for repairs. I guess all's well that ends well, but if the damage assessment is correct, there could have been a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure at FL360 if the bulkhead had failed. I'm wondering how the crew were (apparently) unaware, and how it took them so long to make the decision to divert. And why, according to Airnav, most of the diversionary route was also flown at FL360.

https://aviationsourcenews.com/newark-bound-sas-a330-300-diverts-to-copenhagen-after-tail-strike/

[ATLcrew]

I've taken SK903 home after visiting my friends in Sweden several times now, although I don't believe I've ridden that particular airplane.

[TeeVee]

Is it me or is stockholm closer to the point they did the turn around?

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I've taken SK903 home after visiting my friends in Sweden several times now, although I don't believe I've ridden that particular airplane.

The passengers who flew SK903 on 21 November were in my view very fortunate. May I ask: if you had been on SK903 on that date, what would you have done if you heard/felt the tail strike and noticed that the aircraft was continuing to climb to FL360?

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Confirmation of the aircraft's departure from CPH early on December 1 (9 days after the incident) and its arrival at PMI that evening, with altitude limited to 8000-9000 ft.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SAS9137/history/20241201/1644Z/EKCH/LEPA