KLM B739 at Amsterdam on Oct 1st 2014, flaps problem, hot brakes
Last Update: October 22, 2014 / 21:50:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-462
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BXT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
EHAM
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 8 hours after landing.
On Oct 22nd 2014 The Aviation Herald learned that the leading edge flaps remained in transit requiring a landing at about 180 KIAS. The crew determined from the QRH that the brakes would be in the caution zone after this landing and requested emergency services on standby to attend to the hot brakes.
Metars:
EHAM 010825Z 19007KT 3000 BR FEW005 SCT008 16/16 Q1025 BECMG 5000
EHAM 010755Z 17006KT 140V200 2500 BR FEW002 SCT004 15/15 Q1025 BECMG 3000 TEMPO BKN004
EHAM 010725Z 18007KT 1600 BR FEW003 15/15 Q1025 BECMG 3000 TEMPO BKN004
EHAM 010655Z 18006KT 2100 BR FEW004 14/14 Q1024 BECMG 3000 TEMPO BKN004
EHAM 010625Z 18005KT 1900 BR FEW018 13/13 Q1024 BECMG 3000 TEMPO BKN004
EHAM 010555Z 18006KT 1000 R18C/P2000U R27/1100U R18R/P2000N R06/P2000N BR BCFG FEW005 SCT016 13/13 Q1024 BECMG 3000 TEMPO BKN005
EHAM 010525Z 18006KT 1400 R18C/P2000N R27/0275N R18R/1400U R06/P2000N BCFG FEW013 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 0700
EHAM 010455Z 16005KT 2400 R18C/P2000N R27/0400N R18R/0350N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 11/11 Q1024 TEMPO 1400
EHAM 010425Z 16006KT 2200 R18C/P2000N R27/1500D R18R/0300N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 1000
EHAM 010355Z 18006KT 2400 R18C/1400D R27/1600N R18R/0350D R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 1200
EHAM 010325Z 17005KT 3200 R18C/P2000N R27/P2000U R18R/0500N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 BECMG 2000
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-462
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BXT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
EHAM
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