AirAsia A320 at Kuala Lumpur on Mar 26th 2025, engine fire

Last Update: March 27, 2025 / 11:26:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
AirAsia

Flight number
AK-128

Destination
Shenzhen, China

Aircraft Registration
9M-AQG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AQG performing flight AK-128 from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Shenzhen (China) with 171 people on board, was climbing out of Kuala Lumpur's runway 33 when the crew reported a left engine (CFM56) fire indication, stopped the climb at 4000 feet, worked the related checklist and discharged one of the fire bottles, entered a hold and returned to Kuala Lumpur for a safe landing on runway 33 about 2 hours after departure.

The airline reported all 171 passengers and crew disembarked safely, the fire was extinguished by the engine's Halon fire suppression system. The airline believes the fire was caused by a burst pneumatic duct.

A replacement A320-200 registration 9M-AJY reached Shenzhen with a delay of about 6 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kuala Lumpur about 19 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
AirAsia

Flight number
AK-128

Destination
Shenzhen, China

Aircraft Registration
9M-AQG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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