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KLM Boeing 737 diverts due to engine fire indication

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KLM Boeing 737 diverts due to engine fire indication
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A KLM Boeing 737 flying from Sweden to the Netherlands had to divert to Germany after an engine fire indication was reported. Smoke reportedly emanated from one of the engines, but after the crew shut down the affected turbofan and landed safely, no intervention was required from emergency services.

The diversion caused logistical challenges for KLM, as the flight was nearly full and the aircraft involved has not flown since being rerouted. The incident occurred while the plane was over Denmark. KLM flight KL1220, a daily service from Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, departed almost on time but soon faced delays due to the diversion.

A KLM spokesperson told Simple Flying that "after a technical issue caused smoke development in one of the engines," the crew decided to shut down the engine and divert to Hamburg. A Hamburg Fire Department spokesperson stated: "We were notified of an emergency landing. We set up fire protection, but were not required to intervene. We have no information about any injuries."

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Following this incident, Hamburg Airport was temporarily closed. The Aviation Herald reported that there were 186 people onboard when the engine fire indication arose at 38,000 feet in Danish airspace. The aircraft landed at Hamburg Airport 30 minutes later.

KLM's spokesperson assured Simple Flying that although "fire services were alerted as a precaution," passenger and crew safety was not compromised. However, Dutch news website NU reported that air traffic at Hamburg was halted for about 30 minutes.

After landing, three buses transported passengers to the terminal building where they were rebooked onto another flight. The aircraft involved remains grounded in Hamburg but is expected to resume service on July 26 with a flight from Amsterdam to Vienna.

The Boeing 737-800 involved is registered as PH-HSD and is part of KLM's fleet of 31 such aircraft with an average age of 18.6 years old.

KLM operates five out of nine daily flights between Stockholm and Amsterdam on this route, with Norwegian Air Sweden and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) operating additional flights.

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