PIA A320 at Karachi and Lahore on Mar 12th 2025, dropped main wheel on departure
Last Update: March 13, 2025 / 15:14:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-306
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BLS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Pakistan's CAA reported the occurrence may have been caused by a foreign object at Karachi.
Some nuts and bolts were found on the departure runway in Karachi, the missing wheel has so far not been recovered.
The airline reported one of the main wheels was identified missing after landing.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Lahore about 23 hours after landing.
On Mar 14th 2025 Pakistan*s Civil Aviation Authority reported the wheel was found at Karachi Airport next to a parked Boeing 777's landing gear. The wheel did not cause any damage on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-306
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BLS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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