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| Date: | Friday 9 August 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-306 (SCD) |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-BUU |
| MSN: | 23056/587 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 397 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, on a scheduled flight to Los Angeles, aborted the takeoff roll due to a fire warning on engine nr.2. Two tyres deflated during the incident.
Sources:
Airnieuws 272
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 1991 | PH-BUU | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | 0 | Houston, TX |  |
min |
| 4 July 2008 | HS-VAC | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 0 | Jeddah-King Abdul-Aziz International Airport (JED) |  |
min |
| Uncontained engine failure | ||||||
| 17 July 2010 | HS-VAC | Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Phuket Airlines | 0 | Cairo International Airport (CAI) |  |
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Images:
Photo (c) Jurgen Aertssen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2015 20:23 | harro | Added |
| 15-Feb-2015 20:27 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2015 20:27 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 04:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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