El Al B738 at Amsterdam on Feb 12th 2026, rejected takeoff due to malfunction
Last Update: February 14, 2026 / 19:16:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-46
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft was able to depart about 2 hours later and reached Tel Aviv with a delay of about 100 minutes.
The aircraft, formerly being operated by Southwest Airlines, was sold to El Al and was on its delivery flight from Kansas City via New York and Amsterdam to Tel Aviv.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-46
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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