# NTSB ENG24WA008: Airbus A321, Islamabad, Pakistan, October 30, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: October 30, 2023, 12:46 local (07:46 UTC)
- Place: Islamabad, Pakistan · No. 1 engine failure occurred during initial climb after departing ISB.
- Coordinates: 33.560674, 72.834399 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5607&lon=72.8344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 248 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Safran Aircraft Engines, BEA- France, AAIB- Pakistan
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG24WA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193589/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA008

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: AP-BOD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321 (251NX)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 9560
- Year built: 2021
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Airblue
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: ISB, Islamabad, OF
- Destination: KHI, Karachi, OF

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

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