Qatar A321 at Doha on Dec 8th 2017, aircraft on fire during maintenance
Last Update: December 9, 2017 / 16:55:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Aircraft Registration
A7-AIB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The aircraft had last flown on Dec 6th 2017 performing flight QR-234 from Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) to Doha (Qatar).
The airline reported a fire broke out inside the cabin but was promptly extinguished. "Whilst there was some damage to the aircraft there were no injuries", the airline stated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Aircraft Registration
A7-AIB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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