PIA A320 at Lahore on Dec 21st 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 22, 2018 / 21:59:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-263

Departure
Lahore, Pakistan

Destination
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLW performing flight PK-263 from Lahore (Pakistan) to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), was climbing out of Lahore's runway 36R when the crew stopped the climb at FL060 due to a low oil pressure indication for one of the engines (CFM56). The crew shut the engine down and returned to Lahore for a safe landing on runway 36R about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration AP-BLT reached Abu Dhabi with a delay of 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 12.5 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-263

Departure
Lahore, Pakistan

Destination
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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