Airblue A321 at Islamabad on Aug 29th 2016, engine problem

Last Update: August 29, 2016 / 22:55:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Airblue

Flight number
PA-212

Aircraft Registration
AP-BMN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Airblue Airbus A321-200, registration AP-BMN performing flight PA-212 from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), was climbing out of Islamabad's runway 30 when the crew stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet due to a problem with one of the engines (CFM56) and returned to Islamabad for a safe landing on runway 30 about 30 minutes after departure.

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

Airline
Airblue

Flight number
PA-212

Aircraft Registration
AP-BMN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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