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February 22, 2026

Failure of the leading edge flaps interrupted the flight to Belgrade: KLM's Embraer safely returned to Amsterdam

Flight KL1983 of KLM Cityhopper from Amsterdam (AMS) to Belgrade (BEG) was interrupted on Friday, February 20, shortly after takeoff, when the crew reported a technical problem during ascent and decided to return to the departure airport.

Failure of the leading edge flaps interrupted the flight to Belgrade: KLM's Embraer safely returned to Amsterdam

TL;DR

  • KLM Cityhopper flight KL1983 from Amsterdam to Belgrade was interrupted after takeoff on February 20.
  • The crew reported a technical problem with the leading edge flaps during ascent.
  • The Embraer E195-E2 (PH-NXG) returned to Amsterdam and landed safely.
  • A replacement aircraft (PH-NXF) continued the flight to Belgrade, causing a delay of approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.
  • The original aircraft was repaired and returned to operational use about four hours after its return to Schiphol.

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