Created Friday, Feb 27th 2026 18:27Z, last updated Friday, Feb 27th 2026 18:27Z
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXG performing flight
KL-1985 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Belgrade (Serbia), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 18L when the crew levelled off at FL130 advising they could not accelerate due to flap or slat problem. The aircraft returned to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 18R at a higher than normal speed.
The aircraft had already needed to return on Feb 20th 2026 due to a slat problem, see Incident: KLM Cityhopper E295 at Amsterdam on Feb 20th 2026, slat failure.
A replacement Embraer ERJ-195-E2 registration PH-NXS reached Belgrade with a delay of about 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground on Feb 27th 2026 about 45 hours after landing back.
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