KLM B738 at Amsterdam on May 5th 2019, engine failure
Last Update: May 6, 2019 / 22:44:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1692
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BGC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline confirmed an engine issue, it may have been a bird strike.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 36 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1692
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BGC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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