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| Date: | Saturday 17 May 2025 |
| Time: | 12:19 CET |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-306ER |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-BVW |
| MSN: | 66889/1686 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) | |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KLM flight KL877, a Boeing 777-300ER, suffered an engine issue, consistent with an engine stall, on takeoff from runway 36C at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS).
Flames were briefly observed from the engines engine no.1 during takeoff. The aircraft briefly held over the North Sea and before safely landing back at AMS, 51 minutes after takeoff.
METAR:
EHAM 170925Z 36009KT 310V060 9999 SCT023 16/09 Q1020 NOSIG
EHAM 171025Z 33010KT 280V020 9999 SCT026 16/08 Q1020 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.nu.nl/algemeen/6356089/vliegtuig-klm-maakt-voorzorgslanding-op-schiphol-vanwege-vlammen-uit-motor.html
https://onderzoeksraad.nl/en/onderzoek/engine-failure-boeing-777-300-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ph-bvw#3a5fec64
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2025 13:03 | ASN | Added |
| 17-May-2025 13:05 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2025 15:09 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2025 17:42 | aviationlover | Updated [Time, ] |
| 29-Jun-2025 14:05 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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