Qatar A359 near Karachi on Mar 21st 2022, cargo fire
Last Update: March 31, 2022 / 18:35:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 21, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-579
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-ALZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
The runway was closed for about 2.5 hours.
A replacement A350-900 registration A7-ALK was dispatched to Karachi, resumed the flight as QR-3139 and reached Doha with a delay of about 9 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 22:15 hours, then positioned to Doha and is still on the ground in Doha about 7 hours after landing there.
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority/AAIB have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
On Mar 31st 2022 Pakistan's AAIB reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident. The crew declared Mayday due to smoke in the cargo hold. After landing the passengers disembarked safely. When emergency serivces opened the cargo door slightly thick smoke appeared.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 21, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-579
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-ALZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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