Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered YR-SEA operated by Star East on 26/08/2021 en route

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Pakistanese authorities:

When aircraft was 30NM west of position Lajak, reported engine n°1 (left side) failed and requested landing at Islamabad. No assistance required upon arrival. Aircraft accorded priority and cleared for straight-in approach from position Lajak, fir services made available. Aircraft landed safely at RWY 10R.

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General information
Local date	26/08/2021
Responsible entity	Romania - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Middle East - Afghanistan
Location	en croisière
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2021-0423

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Romania (Star East Airlines)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	YR-SEA
State of registry	Romania
Last departure point	Bahrain - OBBI (BAH): Bahrain/Intl
Planned destination	Afghanistan - OAKB (KBL): Kabul ad
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	357
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Unknown

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