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

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KD-3367

Aircraft Registration
N344KD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Western Global Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N344KD performing flight KD-3367 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Amsterdam's runway 36L when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed (about 40 knots), slowed and vacated the runway to the right. Airport vehicles responded and reported Kerosene seen coming off the left wing tip of the aircraft. Emergency services responded but reported seeing nothing out of the ordinary. The aircraft subsequently returned to the apron.

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
Registration mark
N344KD
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
747-446
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B744
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KD-3367

Aircraft Registration
N344KD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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