PIA AT72 at Dera Ghazi Kan on May 9th 2018, engine fire
Last Update: May 9, 2018 / 20:06:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Flight number
PK-585
Departure
Dera Ghazi Kan, Pakistan
Destination
Karachi, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BKV
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airport reported fire services and ambulances awaited the aircraft, the fire was quickly extinguished. The passengers disembarked normally and were taken to the terminal. There were no injuries.
The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Flight number
PK-585
Departure
Dera Ghazi Kan, Pakistan
Destination
Karachi, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BKV
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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