KLM B789 at Amsterdam on Dec 10th 2017, engine stall

Last Update: December 11, 2017 / 23:54:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-891

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Chengdu, China

Aircraft Registration
PH-BHC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A KLM Boeing 787-900, registration PH-BHC performing flight KL-891 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Chengdu (China), was in the initial climb out of Amsterdam's runway 36L when the crew declared PAN PAN PAN, PAN PAN PAN reporting an engine (Genx) failure right after takeoff. The aircraft levelled off at FL060, the crew reported they had lost thrust on their left hand engine, they wanted to dump fuel. The crew subsequently reported the engine had stalled, it was still running at idle thrust. The aircraft climbed to FL070, was vectored over the North Sea, dumped fuel and returned to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 27 about 35 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam 24 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BHC
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
787-9
ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-891

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Chengdu, China

Aircraft Registration
PH-BHC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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