PIA AT72 at Dera Ghazi Kan on May 9th 2018, engine fire

Last Update: May 9, 2018 / 20:06:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-585

Aircraft Registration
AP-BKV

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A registration AP-BKV performing flight PK-585 from Dera Ghazi Kan to Karachi (Pakistan) with 58 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Dera Ghazi Kan when the crew received a fire indication for the left hand engine. The crew worked the related checklists, shut the engine down, discharged the fire bottle and returned to Dera Ghazi Kan for a safe landing.

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

Flight number
PK-585

Aircraft Registration
AP-BKV

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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