KLM B772 near Atlanta on Jan 8th 2017, water leak into avionics

Last Update: January 9, 2017 / 21:07:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-624

Aircraft Registration
PH-BQI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A KLM Boeing 777-200, registration PH-BQI performing flight KL-624 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 325 people on board, was climbing through FL360 out of Atlanta when the crew declared emergency reporting a water leak into the avionics and decided to return to Atlanta. The aircraft dumped fuel on the way back and landed safely on Atlanta's runway 27R about 30 minutes after stopping the climb. After landing the crew advised no further assistance was needed and taxied to the apron.

A passenger reported the crew indicated they were faced with multiple error messages on their displays.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BQI
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
Legal Basis
Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
777-200
ICAO Aircraft Type
B772
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Engine Type
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-624

Aircraft Registration
PH-BQI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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