KLM B744 at Los Angeles on Feb 25th 2019, rejected takeoff due to disobedient engine

Last Update: February 28, 2019 / 23:48:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-602

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-BFS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A KLM Boeing 747-400, registration PH-BFS performing flight KL-602 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was accelerating for takeoff from Los Angeles' runway 24L when the crew rejected takeoff at lo speed. Tower asked the crew to roll down the runway passing the next exit before vacating the runway. The crew advised one of their engines (CF6) didn't spin up as much as they wanted. The aircraft returned to the apron.

A passenger reported they were kept on board for about 2 hours while maintenance were working on the #2 engine (left inboard). The flight was subsequently cancelled and the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 49 hours, then departed for flight KL-604 of Feb 27th.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-602

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-BFS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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