KLM B744 at Sint Maarten on Jun 9th 2015, rejected takeoff due to unsafe gear indication
Last Update: June 14, 2015 / 14:35:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-785
Departure
Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
Destination
Curacao, Curaçao
Aircraft Registration
PH-BFG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The aircraft was able to depart about 3.5 hours later and reached Curacao with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Passenger "Fly4U" reported that following maintenance, during which passengers were kept on board without APU and air conditioning running, they were told that one gear was locked. The aircraft subsequently pushed back twice in 45 degrees angles each to check the maintenance work, then was released to carry on to Curacao and further on to Amsterdam.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-785
Departure
Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
Destination
Curacao, Curaçao
Aircraft Registration
PH-BFG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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