AirAsia A320 at Kuala Lumpur on Mar 26th 2025, engine fire
Last Update: March 27, 2025 / 11:26:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 26, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-128
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
9M-AQG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-128
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
9M-AQG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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