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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 2024 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BLS |
| MSN: | 3060 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 23 nm south of Panjgur -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS) |
| Peshawar-Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW/OPPS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
PIA flight PK260, an Airbus A320, was en route 23 nm south of Panjgur when the pilot requested descent to FL100 from FL370 due to a pressurization failure. The flight then diverted to Karachi.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/depressurisation-en-croisiere-descente-durgence-deroutement/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bls#374f74a5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 2020 | AP-BLS | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | Karachi Jinnah İnternational Airport | |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
| 24 May 2023 | AP-BLS | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) | |
unk |
| Bird strike | ||||||
| 12 March 2025 | AP-BLS | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | Lahore Allama İqbal İnternaitonal Airlines | |
min |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2024 06:10 | ASN | Added |
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