Created Wednesday, Mar 17th 2021 13:58Z, last updated Wednesday, Mar 17th 2021 13:58Z
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLU performing flight
PK-368 from Karachi to Islamabad (Pakistan) with 162 people on board, was climbing out of Karachi's runway 25L when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet MSL and return to Karachi for a safe landing on runway 25L about 9 minutes after departure.
A replacement A320-200 registration AP-BLA reached Islamabad with a delay of 2:40 hours.
The airline reported the engine received damage due to the bird strike.
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