Qatar A320 at Peshawar on Sep 20th 2018, smoke in cabin
Last Update: September 23, 2018 / 18:02:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-601
Departure
Peshawar, Pakistan
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-AHQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4.5 hours, then departed again but this time diverted to Muscat (Oman) for a brief tech stop of about 80 minutes before the aircraft continued to Doha and landed at the destination with a total delay of 7 hours.
On Sep 23rd 2018 Qatar Airways requested: "Kindly update find following statement from Qatar Airways below" (basically stating exactly the same that we already had reported). The statement reads in full: "?Flight QR 601 from Peshawar to Doha experienced some smoke in the cabin shortly after departure due to a minor technical issue. The Airbus A320 aircraft returned to Peshawar and landed safely at 05:23. Passengers disembarked normally and maintenance was carried out.?"
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-601
Departure
Peshawar, Pakistan
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-AHQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source
You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.
Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!
Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.
Send tip
Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.
Related articles
Qatar A320 near Baghdad and Doha on Dec 23th 2022, return to Doha results in fuel emergency
A Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200, registration A7-AHQ performing flight QR-442 from Doha (Qatar) to Baghdad (Irak), performed a final approach to…
Qatar A320 enroute at Oct 21st 2018, technical problem
A Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200, registration A7-AHQ performing flight QR-307 from Doha (Qatar) to Helsinki (Finland) with about 150 people on board,…
Qatar B789 at Dusseldorf on Apr 19th 2024, autopilot problems
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9, registration A7-BHA performing flight QR-86 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Doha (Qatar), was climbing out of Dusseldorf's…
Qatar B788 and Ethiopian A359 over Somalia on Feb 24th 2024, TCAS saves the day after conflicting ATC instructions
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8, registration A7-BCN performing flight QR-1383 from Doha (Qatar) to Entebbe (Uganda), was enroute at FL380 in…
Qatar A388 at Sydney on Jan 13th 2024, not cleared for the approach
A Qatar Airways Airbus A380-800, registration A7-APD performing flight QR-908 from Doha (Qatar) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was on final approach to…
Qatar B773 at Melbourne on Sep 11th 2023, flaps problem on departure
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, registration A7-BAI performing flight QR-989 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Doha (Qatar), was climbing out of…
Qatar A35K near Seoul on Jul 12th 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000, registration A7-ANE performing flight QR-806 from Doha (Qatar) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), was enroute at FL330 about…
Newest articles
Transair Senegal B733 at Dakar on May 9th 2024, runway excursion on takeoff
A Transair Senegal Boeing 737-300, registration 6V-AJE performing flight R2-3043 from Dakar (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali) with 73 people on board, was…
Link SF34 at Canberra on Nov 10th 2022, propeller strap penetrates cabin in flight
A Link Airways Saab 340B on behalf of Virgin Australia, registration VH-VEQ performing flight VA-633 from Canberra,AC to Sydney,NS (Australia), was…
Subscribe today
Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.
Pick your plan and subscribePartner
A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.
ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.
Your regulation partner, specialists in aviation safety and compliance; providing training, auditing, and consultancy services. Find out more.
AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American AirlinesUnited
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways