Airblue A21N at Islamabad on Oct 30th 2023, engine failure
Last Update: November 8, 2023 / 17:12:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
PA-207
Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan
Destination
Karachi, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BOD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
On Nov 8th 2023 Pakistan's SIB reported the #1 engine failed about 12nm south of Islamabad prompting the crew to declare PAN PAN and return to Islamabad. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Pakistan#s SIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
PA-207
Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan
Destination
Karachi, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BOD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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