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| Date: | Sunday 6 October 2013 |
| Time: | c. 22:10 |
| Type: |  Airbus A310-308 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BEC |
| MSN: | 590 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2A8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, written off |
| Location: | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) |
| Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
PIA Flight PK213, an Airbus A310-300, returned to land at Karachi following problems with the nr.2 engine.
News media suggest the "caught fire after takeoff".
The aircraft was withdrawn from use after this incident and later scrapped.
Sources:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/614509/plane-catches-fire-mid-air-in-karachi/
http://www.historyofpia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21788
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15mmxd
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pakistan-International-Airlines/Airbus-A310-308/2316013/L/&sid=3c3ef05c8c4455a12ae84428cf236600
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 2014 | AP-BEC | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) | |
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| Security issues | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2013 17:52 | harro | Added |
| 06-Oct-2013 19:00 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 07-Oct-2013 01:58 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, ] |
| 07-Oct-2013 17:00 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2013 09:30 | photocopy | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Oct-2013 09:30 | harro | Updated [Date, ] |
| 27-Nov-2024 19:35 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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