KLM B744 near Cairo on Jan 16th 2017, loose part on wing
Last Update: January 17, 2017 / 22:46:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-565
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
PH-BFL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The airline reported outside European Airspace something was discovered on the wing which wasn't supposed to tbe loose. The crew decided to return to Amsterdam because a certified engineer was required to perform the repair and no such engineer would have been available in Nairobi.
Passengers were aware of the problem on the wing and were told in flight, that they were returning to Amsterdam and raised a lot of questions in flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-565
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
PH-BFL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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