KLM B773 near Curacao on Jan 6th 2015, bumping noises from cargo hold
Last Update: January 7, 2015 / 21:14:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-744
Departure
Lima, Perú
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BVA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A luggage container was found loose and was tightened, the aircraft refueled and continued the journey reaching Amsterdam with a delay of 2:40 hours.
The airline reported that during turbulence bumping noises were heard from the cargo hold. The crew took no chances and diverted to Curacao for a precautionary landing. A luggage container was found partially detached.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-744
Departure
Lima, Perú
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BVA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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