PIA A313 near Karachi on Oct 10th 2013, smoke indication
Last Update: October 12, 2013 / 16:36:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 10, 2013
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-304
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
The airline reported the fire/smoke indication was false caused by a malfunction of the fire warning system.
A replacement A310-300 registration AP-BGN reached Lahore with a delay of 4 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 10, 2013
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-304
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
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