PIA B772 near Riyadh on May 31st 2024, cargo hold high temperature indication
Last Update: June 2, 2024 / 17:59:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2024
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-839
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline reported the crew received a high temperature indication for a cargo hold. The sensor was found to be faulty.
A passenger reported he heard sort of an explosion prior to the diversion.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Riyadh for about 5 hours, then continued the flight and reached Jeddah with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2024
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-839
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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