Created Saturday, Feb 21st 2026 20:15Z, last updated Saturday, Feb 21st 2026 20:15Z
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXG performing flight
KL-1983 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Belgrade (Serbia), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 18L when the crew stopped the climb at FL130 reporting a technical problem that would require them to return to Amsterdam. The crew subsequently explained, they had a slat failure, the flaps still worked, they would need a high speed approach. The aircraft returned to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 18C at a higher than normal speed about 45 minutes after departure.
A replacement Embraer ERJ-195-E2 registration PH-NXF reached Belgrade with a delay of 2:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 4 hours after landing back.
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