PK261 - Incident: PIA A320 at Islamabad on Jun 25th 2024

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BMY performing flight PK-261 from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), was climbing out of Islamabad's runway 28L when the crew stopped the climb at about 5000 feet due to problems with one of the engines (CFM56). The aircraft returned to Islamabad for a safe landing on runway 28R about 20 minutes after departure.

A ground observer reported there were sparks from one of the engines.

The aircraft was able to depart about 9 hours later and reached Abu Dhabi with a delay of about 9.5 hours.