KLM B773 at Amsterdam on May 9th 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 9, 2023 / 21:09:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-791

Aircraft Registration
PH-BVR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVR performing flight KL-791 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was in the initial climb out of Amsterdam's runway 24 when the left hand engine (GE90) began to vibrate. With the vibrations remaining within acceptable ranges the crew continued the climb and was enroute at FL300 about 310nm westsouthwest of Amsterdam in English Airspace, when the left hand engine failed prompting the crew to drift the aircraft down to FL170 and return to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 18C about 2 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration PH-BVS departed with a delay of about 6 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BVR
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
Legal Basis
Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
777-300ER
ICAO Aircraft Type
B77W
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
May 9, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-791

Aircraft Registration
PH-BVR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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