Serene A332 near Karachi on Apr 5th 2021, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: June 24, 2021 / 17:09:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 5, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Serene Air
Flight number
ER-502
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Islamabad, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BNE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A passenger reported the captain told them an engine had failed, something that had happened to the aircraft already a few weeks ago, see Incident: Serene A332 near Karachi on Oct 1st 2020, engine shut down in flight.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration AP-BNA is just climbing out of Karachi with a delay of about 6 hours.
On Apr 15th 2021 Pakistan's SIB reported an engine #2 (right hand engine) FADEC overheat ECAM message was generated triggering a master caution. The engine was shut down and the aircraft returned to Karachi on single engine. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the SIB.
On Jun 24th 2021 Germany's BFU reported they are supporting the investigation led by Pakistan's SIB, they have been asked to read out a data medium.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 36 hours on the ground in Karachi.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 5, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Serene Air
Flight number
ER-502
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Islamabad, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BNE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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