KLM B738 at Madrid on Jun 11th 2015, rejected takeoff due to door indication

Last Update: June 13, 2015 / 15:24:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1706

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXI performing flight KL-1706 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was accelerating for takeoff from Madrid's runway 36R when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed (approx. 45 knots) due to a door indication. The aircraft vacated the runway, the door was examined and closed again. The aircraft departed about 20 minutes after rejecting takeoff and reached Amsterdam on time.

A passenger reported that immediately after the aircraft stopped the captain announced "passengers and crew remained seated", about a minute later the lead flight attendant announced the captain had aborted takeoff, the passengers reacting "no kidding", the captain later explained they had a door open indication. The right front door was examined, found not correctly closed, the door was properly closed, and the aircraft taxied to join the departure queue a second time. The captain announced it had been the first real life rejected takeoff of his career. The flight departed and reached Amsterdam almost on schedule.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1706

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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