KLM B738 near Amsterdam on Apr 14th 2013, unidentified smokey smell

Last Update: April 15, 2013 / 15:31:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 14, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1619

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Milan Linate, Italy

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXN performing flight KL-1619 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Milan Linate (Italy) with 112 passengers, was climbing through FL130 out of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport when the crew declared PAN reporting an unidentified smokey smell throughout the entire aircraft and requested to return to Schiphol. The aircraft landed safely on runway 22 about 13 minutes later and stopped on the runway, where emergency services inspected the aircraft. Passengers disembarked normally onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal, the aircraft taxied to the apron about one hour after landing.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PH-BXA reached Milan with a delay of 3 hours.

The airline said the cause of the smell is still under investigation.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BXN
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 14, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1619

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Milan Linate, Italy

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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