Created Saturday, May 17th 2025 18:08Z, last updated Tuesday, May 26th 2026 17:09Z
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVW performing flight
KL-877 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Mumbai (India), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 36C when the left hand engine emitted a number of bangs and streaks of flames prompting the crew to level off at FL060, dump fuel over the North Sea and return to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 36C about 50 minutes after departure.
The aircraft was still on the ground in Amsterdam about 7 hours after landing.
On Aug 28th 2025 the Dutch Onderzoeksraad reported that the left engine suffered a malfunction resulting in bursts of flame shortly after takeoff. The crew shut the engine down, dumped fuel and returned to Amsterdam. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the Onderzoeksraad.
On May 26th 2026 the DSB reported in an interim statement, that both engines were dismantled in July and August 2025, damaged engine parts underwent metallurgic examinations with focus on the high pressure compressors of both engines. The DSB summarized the sequence of events: "Shortly after the Boeing 777 took off from runway 36C at Schiphol, flames erupted from the left engine during the initial climb, after which the crew shut down the engine. After dumping fuel over the North Sea, the aircraft returned to Schiphol, where it landed on runway 36C without further incident."
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