PIA B773 at Lahore on Oct 18th 2021, got stuck on the turnpad for backtracking

Last Update: October 18, 2021 / 11:35:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-9760

Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Lahore, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BHV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration AP-BHV performing flight PK-9760 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Lahore (Pakistan), landed on Lahore's secondary runway 36L and slowed safely. Due to the necessity to backtrack the runway to taxi to the apron the aircraft rolled to the end, turned left onto the turn pad and began to turn around but stopped about half way into the turn. The aircraft remained in that position for about 55 minutes until it was pushed back a bit and then towed to the apron.

The aircraft was able for flight PK-211 about 3.5 hours after landing and about 2.5 hours after being towed to the apron.

Lahore's primary runway is still closed due to reconstruction work.

According to NOTAMs for Lahore, that were available between September 2020 and March 2021, but then disappeared, the dimensions of the turn pad require caution by operating crews while performing the turn.

Related NOTAMs:
A0768/20 NOTAMR A0701/20
Q) OPLR/QMRXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3131N07424E005
A) OPLA B) 2010091100 C) 2202212359 EST
E) RECONSTRUCTION WORK OF MAIN RWY-36R/18L SHALL COMMENCE W.E.F
4TH AUG'2020, THEREFORE, MAIN RWY WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR ACFT
OPERATIONS. ACFT OPERATION AT AIIAP LAHORE WILL CONTINUE FROM
SECONDARY RWY-36L/18R FOR ACFT COMPATIBLE WITH RWY SPECIFICATIONS
AS PUBLISHED IN AIP PAKISTAN AD2.OPLA PARA 2.12. I.E. 69/F/C/X/U
ASPHALT.
A0666/20 NOTAMN
Q) OPLR/QMRXX///A/000/999/
A) OPLA
B) 2009041025 C) PERM
D) H24
E) DIMENSION OF TURN PAD ON RWY-18R ARE 320FT X 250FT
(LENGTH X WIDTH). ALL PILOTS ARE TO EXER CTN WHILE
MAKING TURN ON THE TURN PAD RWY-18R
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-9760

Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Lahore, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BHV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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