KLM B772 near Cape Verde on Dec 3rd 2020, transponder problems
Last Update: December 6, 2020 / 23:09:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 3, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Transponder problem
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-702
Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then departed again but needed to return due to the same problem, see Incident: KLM B772 at Amsterdam on Dec 3rd 2020, transponder problems.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 3, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Transponder problem
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-702
Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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