BASIP - TCAS (40-101)

Serious Incident (TCAS-RA) - Air Blue ABQ 271 and PIA PK 785 on 17-09-2016

  • Type: serious incident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: Air Blue
  • Flight no.: ABQ 271 & PK 785
  • Registration number: AP-BMN
  • Type of aircraft: 321
  • Date of occurrence: 17-09-2016
  • Date of uploading: 03-06-2026
  • Location: In-flight

On 17th September, 2016 M/s Air Blue Flight No. ABQ271 (A321, Reg. No. AP-BMN) from Jeddah to Islamabad while descending from FL270 to FL210 at position 25 NM short of 'FATEH' reported TCAS-RA due reciprocal traffic. The reciprocal traffic was M/s Pakistan International Airline Flight No. PIA785 (B772, Reg. No. AP-BHX) from Islamabad to London, after airborne at 0449 (UTC) was climbing FL200.