KLM A332 near Dublin on Jan 9th 2024, engine unresponsive
Last Update: January 14, 2024 / 18:22:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-777
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
Aircraft Registration
PH-AOE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 25 hours before returning to service.
The airline reported a technical defect as reason for the return.
Passenger Thomas, who also posted below in the reader comments, told The Aviation Herald, that the captain announced there was a low oil indication for one of the engines, they would descend to hold and burn fuel. The inflight meal service, which was in progress at that time, continued normally. The passenger noticed that while in the hold the speed brakes of the aircraft remained extended. The aircraft subsequently returned to Amsterdam, where maintenance looked at the right hand engine (CF6).
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-777
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
Aircraft Registration
PH-AOE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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