Western Global B744 at Amsterdam on May 31st 2020, rejected takeoff twice due to body steering issue
Last Update: June 2, 2020 / 13:13:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Western Global Airlines
Flight number
KD-3367
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N344KD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
About 20 minutes later the crew attempted to depart on runway 36L again, however, needed to again reject takeoff at low speed. The crew now reported they again had a body gear steering issue and needed to return to the apron.
The aircraft was able to depart for the flight about 4.5 hours after the first rejected takeoff.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Western Global Airlines
Flight number
KD-3367
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N344KD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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