PIA B743 at Karachi on Feb 20th 2013, engine fire indication
Last Update: February 20, 2013 / 17:22:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Flight number
PK-7535
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
AP-BFU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
Following repairs the incident aircraft was able to depart with a delay of 9 hours.
The airline confirmed the crew observed an engine fire indication on engine #2, shut the engine down and returned to Karachi. Following maintenance checks the aircraft departed again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Flight number
PK-7535
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
AP-BFU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
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