KLM A332 over Mediterranean on Oct 14th 2016, turbulence causes injuries
Last Update: October 14, 2016 / 13:33:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 14, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-588
Departure
Lagos, Nigeria
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-AOB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Schiphol Emergency Services reported that several occupants of the aircraft received minor injuries in the turbulence encounter, however, only one person needed to be investigated by ambulance staff.
The airline reported five passengers and two cabin crew received minor injuries in the severe turbulence encounter above the Mediterranean Sea.
ACARS Data received from the aircraft about 40 minutes after the upset suggest that the flight may have encountered flight control problems as well (times in UTC):
02:11:20 .1/WRN/WN1610140211 279004006F/CTL SEC 1 FAULT
02:12:10 .1/FLR/FR1610140211 27943406EFCS1 1,EFCS2,,,,,,FCSC1 (3CE1),HARD
02:12:38 .1/FLR/FR1610140211 27000006AFS 1,,,,,,,EFCS,HARD
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 14, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-588
Departure
Lagos, Nigeria
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-AOB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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