BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

10/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2024 11:30

Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered AP-BLS operated by Pakistan International Airlines on 29/09/2024 in cruise

Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered AP-BLS operated by Pakistan International Airlines on 29/09/2024 in cruise

Depressurisation en croisière, descente d'urgence, déroutement

Responsible entity

Pakistan - AIB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Pakistan authorities :

At 06h14 local time position 23 Nm south of Panjgur, pilot requested descent to FL100 from FL370 due pressurization failure. Aircraft changed squawk 7700 from assigned squawk 4043 at 06h15 local time and requested diversion to Karachi. No assistance required on arrival.

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General information
Local date 29/09/2024
Responsible entity Pakistan - AIB
State or area of occurrence Pakistan
Location En croisière au niveau 370
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences None
Occurrence class Serious incident
File number BEA2024-0409
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator Pakistan - Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration AP-BLS
State of registry Pakistan
Last departure point Oman - OOMS (MCT): Muscat/Seeb Intl
Planned destination Pakistan - OPPS (PEW): Peshawar (Paf/Civil)
Flight phase En route
Serial number 3060
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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