KLM MD11 near Amsterdam on Jul 21st 2012, engine fire loop failure
Last Update: July 22, 2012 / 14:48:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 21, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-621
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
PH-KCE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
Emergency services falsely reported the aircraft returned due to an engine fire.
A replacement MD-11 registration PH-KCI reached Atlanta with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 21, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-621
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
PH-KCE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
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