KLM Cityhopper E175 near Amsterdam on Mar 14th 2021, engine problem

Last Update: March 15, 2021 / 22:53:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 14, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
KLM Cityhopper

Flight number
KL-1659

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
PH-EXK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-175, registration PH-EXK performing flight KL-1659 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Venice (Italy), had just reached cruise level FL390 about 160nm southeast of Amsterdam and about 30nm from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew drifted the aircraft down to FL260 reporting a problem with the right hand engine (CF34), however, no assistance was needed. The crew turned around and returned to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 18C about 80 minutes after departure.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-190 registration PH-EXC departed about one hour after PH-EXK landed back and reached Venice with a delay of about 2 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 12 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-EXK
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
EMBRAER S/A - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica
Aircraft Model / Type
ERJ 170-200 STD
ICAO Aircraft Type
E75L
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 14, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
KLM Cityhopper

Flight number
KL-1659

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
PH-EXK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

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