KLM B739 enroute on Jan 20th 2024, de-icing system failed
Last Update: January 21, 2024 / 20:12:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1213
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Rovaniemi, Finland
Aircraft Registration
PH-BXR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration PH-BXO reached Rovaniemi with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 29 hours after landing.
A passenger reported: "About 1.5 hr into the flight, the flight turned around and the captain announced that a deicing system had failed and that while the plane could continue to Rovaniemi, it wouldn't be able to fly back given the temperatures there. Captain also announced that it was decided to return to Amsterdam in cooperation with the dispatch." About two hours after landing back in Amsterdam they boarded a replacement aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1213
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Rovaniemi, Finland
Aircraft Registration
PH-BXR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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