Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered AP-BOE operated by Air Blue on 26/07/2022 at Lahore

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Pakistanese authorities:

Aircraft gave mayday call and requested to proceed back Lahore due smoke indication in cargo (AFT door). Aircraft landed safely on RWY 36L.

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General information
Local date	26/07/2022
Responsible entity	Pakistan - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Middle East - Pakistan
Location	Depuis AD Lahore
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2022-0363

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Pakistan (Air Blue)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	AP-BOE
State of registry	Pakistan
Last departure point	Pakistan - OPLA (LHE): Lahore (Civil/Paf)
Planned destination	United Arab Emirates - OMSJ (SHJ): Sharjah/Intl
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	10162
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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