Airbus A310 - 308 incident near Karachi, Pk, November 18, 2012
On November 18, 2012, a Airbus A310 - 308, registered APBEB, was involved in an incident during takeoff near Karachi (Jinnah International Airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 18, 2012
- Place
- Karachi, Pakistan · Jinnah International Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A310 - 308 308
- Registration
- APBEB · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during takeoff defining event
- Engine shutdown during takeoff
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: General Electric CF6-80C2A8 (turbofan); 54,430 hours total
- Operator: Pakistan International Airlines Cor
The flight
- Destination: LHR London
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.