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Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303: updates

Was the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) in an extended position due to the loss of the two engines?

Last Friday on May 22 a plane of the PIA company (Pakistan International Airlines) an Airbus A-320/200 crashed near runway 25R at Karachi, the international airport in Pakistan. From the database it is specified that it is an A-320/214 aircraft powered by CFM 56 engines. Flight PIA 8303 crashed when approaching the airport during landing; the airline said there were 91 passengers on board and eight...

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Karachi, Pakistan, 05/26/2020 17:16
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AccidentsAirbus on crash of A-320 aircraft, PK8303 flight by PIA

The company has no confirmed information concerning the circumstances of the accident

Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-320 aircraft operated by Pakistan International Airlines was involved in an accident during flight PK8303 from Lahore to Karachi on May, 22, 2020. Initial reports indicate... more

AccidentsPIA's A-320 airplane crashes in Karachi, Pakistan

On a built-up area, approaching the airport, with over 100 people on board -VIDEO

An Airbus A-320 aircraft (registration AP-BLD), flight PK8303 of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), crashed on approach to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Pakistan. There were 99 passengers... more

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