| Date: | Monday 21 March 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-941 |
| Owner/operator: | Qatar Airways |
| Registration: | A7-ALZ |
| MSN: | 143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), India |
| Doha International Airport (DOH/OTBD), Qatar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Qatar Airways flight QR579, an Airbus A350-941, diverted to Karachi, Pakistan, after an indication of smoke in the cargo hold.
The aircraft landed without further incident. It appears that some cargo did catch on fire.
https://zeenews.india.com/aviation/breaking-qatar-airways-delhi-doha-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-karachi-2446785.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qr579#2b35dd5b
Qatar Airways flight QR579 flying from Delhi - Doha got diverted today to Karachi due to a fire in hold!
— M Zulqarnain B (@MZulqarnainBut1) March 21, 2022
Aircraft landed safely at Karachi.#aviation #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/eEmqqbUN90
Video footage ! Qatar Airways Airbus A350-941 aircraft (A7-ALZ) did an emergency landing on Runway 25L of Jinnah International Airport (OPKC), due to smoke indication in one of the Cargo compartments on 21st March.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 21, 2022
📹M Zulqarnain B#aircraft #safety #aviation #emergency pic.twitter.com/Vjc5oU8YMw
More Footage while FWD cargo door open up! Qatar Airways Airbus A350-941 aircraft (A7-ALZ) did an emergency landing on Runway 25L of Jinnah International Airport (OPKC), due to smoke indication in one of the Cargo compartments on 21st March.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 21, 2022
📹 @MZulqarnainBut1#aircraft #safety pic.twitter.com/VjziT6pCBv
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2022 23:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Mar-2022 15:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Mar-2022 15:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 26-Mar-2022 17:09 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
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