PIA B773 near Jeddah on Sep 26th 2023, burning odour in cockpit
Last Update: September 27, 2023 / 14:22:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2023
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-746
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Sialkot, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BMS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Passengers reporting seening smoke from one of the lavatories.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Jeddah due to a burning odour on board, subsequently was examined and released but went to Karachi for a crew change before continuing on to Sialkot.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Jeddah for about 5 hours, then departed again for flight PK-746 with destination Karachi (Pakistan) now, remained on the ground in Karachi for about 2:40 hours then carried on to Sialkot arriving in Sialkot with a delay of about 8 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2023
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-746
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Sialkot, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BMS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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