PIA A320 near Karachi on Jun 10th 2020, noisy door

Last Update: June 11, 2020 / 17:23:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 10, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-8726

Destination
Multan, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLV performing flight PK-8726 from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Multan (Pakistan), was enroute at FL350 when unusual noises developed on board which were identified to come from one of the aircraft's main doors. The flight crew decided to divert to Karachi (Pakistan), where the aircraft landed safely about 2:40 hours after departure.

The passengers, part of them were terrified and considering to travel to Multan by road, were rebooked onto another flight.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after 23 hours on the ground in Karachi.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 10, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-8726

Destination
Multan, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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