KLM B773 at Amsterdam on May 17th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 28, 2025 / 18:06:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-877
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
PH-BVW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The aircraft was still on the ground in Amsterdam about 7 hours after landing.
On Aug 28th 2025 the Dutch Onderzoeksraad reported that the left engine suffered a malfunction resulting in bursts of flame shortly after takeoff. The crew shut the engine down, dumped fuel and returned to Amsterdam. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the Onderzoeksraad.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-877
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
PH-BVW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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