KLM B773 near Curacao on Jan 6th 2015, bumping noises from cargo hold

Last Update: January 7, 2015 / 21:14:48 GMT/Zulu time

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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 KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVA performing flight KL-744 (dep Jan 5th 2015) from Lima (Peru) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL310 about 110nm northeast of Curacao (Curacao) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Curacao due to bumping noises in the cargo hold while encountering "light chop". The aircraft landed safely in Curacao about 35 minutes later.

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
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Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
777-300ER
ICAO Aircraft Type
B77W
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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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