PIA B743 near Karachi on Nov 18th 2012, engine problem
Last Update: November 20, 2012 / 14:29:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Flight number
PK-3338
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BFU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
A replacement Boeing 747-300 registration AP-BFY reached Lahore with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Engine #3 is being changed due to metal chips found in the detector.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Flight number
PK-3338
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BFU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
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