Jazeera A320 at Hyderabad on Aug 2nd 2018, engine fire after touch down

Last Update: August 2, 2018 / 21:36:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire

Airline
Jazeera Airways

Flight number
J9-608

Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait

Destination
Hyderabad, India

Aircraft Registration
9K-CAI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jazeera Airways Airbus A320-200, registration 9K-CAI performing flight J9-608 (dep. Aug 1st) from Kuwait (Kuwait) to Hyderabad (India) with 145 people on board, landed on Hyderabad's runway 27L, slowed to taxi speed and was about to turn off the runway when continuous flames out of the right hand engine's (CFM56) exhaust occurred. The aircraft stopped on the taxiway, an evacuation through the left hand doors was initiated, the crew shut the engine down. Emergency services responded and put the fire out. There were no injuries.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Hyderabad about 26 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire

Airline
Jazeera Airways

Flight number
J9-608

Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait

Destination
Hyderabad, India

Aircraft Registration
9K-CAI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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