Airblue A321 at Islamabad on Aug 29th 2016, engine problem
Last Update: August 29, 2016 / 22:55:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
PA-212
Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
AP-BMN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration AP-BMO reached Sharjah with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority reported the Shaheen Air's crew, flight PA-212, decided to return to Islamabad after noticing unusual smoke from one of the engines.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
PA-212
Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
AP-BMN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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