PIA A320 near Karachi on Sep 29th 2024, hydraulic failure

Last Update: September 29, 2024 / 11:42:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-260

Departure
Muscat, Oman

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLS performing flight PK-260 from Muscat (Oman) to Peshawar (Pakistan), was enroute at FL370 about 210nm northwest of Karachi (Pakistan) when the crew decided to divert to Karachi reporting a hydraulic failure. The aircraft landed safely on Karachi's runway 25L about 55 minutes later.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Karachi due a technical malfunction. As there are no PIA flights between Karachi and Peshawar, the passenger were booked onto a flight to Islamabad (about 80nm east of Peshawar).

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Karachi about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-260

Departure
Muscat, Oman

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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