PIA B772 near Karachi on May 12th 2022, weather radar problem

Last Update: May 13, 2022 / 17:25:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-9715

Aircraft Registration
AP-BGY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration AP-BGY performing flight PK-9715 from Multan (Pakistan) to Madinah (Saudi Arabia), was enroute at FL360 about 170nm northwest of Karachi (Pakistan) when the aircraft turned around to divert to Karachi due to a problem with the weather radar. The aircraft landed safely on Karachi's runway 25L about 25 minutes after leaving FL360.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3:15 hours, then continued the flight and reached Madinah with a delay of about 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PK-9715

Aircraft Registration
AP-BGY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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