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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 2018 |
| Time: | 03:21 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Arabia Jordan |
| Registration: | JY-PTD |
| MSN: | 2764 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Khartoum -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) |
| Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Arabia Jordan flight G9666 returned to land at Khartoum-Civil Airport, Sudan. Shortly after take off the aircraft experienced smoke and fire on one of the overhead hand luggage compartment, the fire was contained and the aircraft returned and landed safely at Khartoum Airport.
The aircraft was flown to Sharjah two days later.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-jy-ptd-and-operated-by-air-arabia-on-09012018-near/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/jy-ptd#10121336
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2018 19:18 | harro | Added |
| 24-Aug-2023 19:05 | harro | Updated |
| 10-Oct-2023 13:23 | harro | Updated |
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