KLM A332 at Sint Maarten on Feb 26th 2023, nose gear steering malfunction

Last Update: February 27, 2023 / 14:26:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-729

Aircraft Registration
PH-AOF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A KLM Airbus A330-200, registration PH-AOF performing flight KL-729 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten), landed on Sint Maarten's runway 10 and slowed to taxi speed. While turning around to backtrack the runway to the apron the aircraft experienced a malfunction of the nose gear steering system disabling the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft needed to be towed to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Sint Maarten about 19 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-AOF
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
Legal Basis
Manufacturer
Airbus S.A.S. (Société par Actions Simplifiée)
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-203
ICAO Aircraft Type
A332
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Engine Type
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-729

Aircraft Registration
PH-AOF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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