KLM A333 near Bucharest on Jul 18th 2017, engine oil leak
Last Update: July 18, 2017 / 22:24:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-446
Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-AKE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration PH-BFY was dispatched to Bucharest, resumed the flight and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 9:15 hours.
The airline reported the crew noticed an abnormal oil consumption of the engine and diverted the aircraft to Bucharest. The occurrence aircraft is being repaired.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-446
Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-AKE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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