KLM B772 near Marseille on Jan 8th 2016, weather radar problem
Last Update: January 8, 2016 / 23:01:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-591
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration PH-BQD departed about 2.5 hours later and reached Johannesburg with a delay of 7 hours.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Amsterdam due to the failure of the weather radar.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-591
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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