Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered AP-BMW operated by Airblue on 30/08/2022 at Karachi

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Pakistanese authorities:

At position abeam BIREX, pilot requested descend to FL180 and diversion to Karachi due high vibration in engine No°01 . Pilot gave PAN PAN call due engine No°01 failure. Pilot informed No Assistance required on arrival.

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General information
Local date	30/08/2022
Responsible entity	Pakistan - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Middle East - Pakistan
Location	AD Karachi
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2022-0436

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Pakistan - Airblue Limited, M/s.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	AP-BMW
State of registry	Pakistan
Last departure point	Pakistan - OPLA (LHE): Lahore (Civil/Paf)
Planned destination	United Arab Emirates - OMAA (AUH): Abu Dhabi/Intl
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	7171
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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