PIA A320 at Karachi on Jan 6th 2020, bird strike

Last Update: January 7, 2020 / 21:31:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-301

Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan

Destination
Karachi, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLY performing flight PK-301 from Islamabad to Karachi (Pakistan), was on approach to Karachi's runway 07R when a bird impacted the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 07R.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Karachi about 38 hours after landing.

The airline complained that garbage and even dead animals had not been removed from the ground underneath the approach path despite several letters to the CAA causing not only financial losses but also endangering aircraft and their occupants. The airline mentioned that the same day another aircraft received a bird strike, too. That flight was PK-311 from Quetta to Karachi, landing on runway 07R about 5.5 hours after PK-301. The aircraft was able to return to service after about 6 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-301

Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan

Destination
Karachi, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BLY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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