# NTSB ENG13WA038: Airbus A310 - 308, Karachi, Pakistan, November 18, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 18, 2012
- Place: Karachi, Pakistan
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG13WA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88054/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13WA038

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Engine shutdown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140); cases with it: [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Civil Aviation Authority Safety Investigation Board of Pakistan (CAAP) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) Airbus A-310-308, registration number AP-BEB, powered by General Electric CF6-80C2A8 turbofan engines aircraft that experienced a No.1 engine compressor stall while taking from Jinnah International Airport (JIAP), Karachi Pakistan. The airplane was returned to JIAP where a safe landing was performed. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAAP investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the engines.

## Aircraft

- Registration: AP-BEB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A310 - 308 (308)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: General Electric CF6-80C2A8 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Pakistan International Airlines Cor
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Destination: LHR, London
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Jinnah International Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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