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| Date: | Friday 9 June 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 42-500 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BHM |
| MSN: | 659 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Quetta Airport (UET/OPQT) |
| Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) | |
| Investigating agency: | PakCAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The ATR-42-500 took off from Quetta for Karachi. After establishing localizer for the final approach to runway 25L the first officer (Pilot Flying) felt a dissymmetry in the flight conditions. The captain took over the controls. The Master caution light along with EEC light and subsequently PEC light of engine no.1 came on. This was followed by the unwinding of all parameters and an un-commanded inflight shutdown of engine no.1.
Checklist actions were taken and the aircraft landed safely out of the same approach. There were 41 passengers and 4 crew members on board. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries.
Cause of the Occurrence: The occurrence was caused due to failure of No 30 Bearing of the engine however the exact cause of No 30 Bearing failure couldn’t be established due to excessive damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/serious-incident-to-the-atr42-registered-ap-bhm-operated-by-pakistan-international-airlines-on-0906/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2017 12:28 | harro | Added |
| 12-Aug-2019 19:50 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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