KLM B738 at Madrid on Jun 11th 2015, rejected takeoff due to door indication
Last Update: June 13, 2015 / 15:24:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1706
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BXI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported that immediately after the aircraft stopped the captain announced "passengers and crew remained seated", about a minute later the lead flight attendant announced the captain had aborted takeoff, the passengers reacting "no kidding", the captain later explained they had a door open indication. The right front door was examined, found not correctly closed, the door was properly closed, and the aircraft taxied to join the departure queue a second time. The captain announced it had been the first real life rejected takeoff of his career. The flight departed and reached Amsterdam almost on schedule.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1706
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BXI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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