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

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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