KL661 - Incident: KLM A332 at Amsterdam on Nov 15th 2024

A KLM Airbus A330-200, registration PH-AOA performing flight KL-661 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 24 when the crew stopped the climb at FL060 reporting on initial climb they collided with a flock of birds, they had quite some vibrations on both engines (CF6) and wanted to remain near the airport. The aircraft returned to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 18R about 30 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 8 hours after landing.