PIA B772 at Peshawar and Sialkot on Dec 31st 2013, unannounced diversion
Last Update: January 1, 2014 / 16:57:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-351
Departure
Peshawar to Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Sialkot, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The incident aircraft continued the journey and reached Karachi with a delay of 2:45 hours.
Pakistan's Minister of Health on board of the flight complained about the unannounced diversion to Sialkot.
Pakistan's media report of an emergency landing because of problems with the fuel supply.
The airline said, during the flight from Peshawar to Karachi the crew detected a problem with the fuel supply of the aircraft and diverted to Sialkot out of abundance of caution, there was no engine fire.
PIA's website shows the flight PK-351 of Dec 31st 2013 as scheduled to fly via Sialkot. Flight plan data show the flight was originally scheduled to fly from Peshawar directly to Karachi.
Radar data show the aircraft set course towards Sialkot immediately after departure from Peshawar and climbed to a maximum FL250 for the 180nm flight to Sialkot.
PIA is struggeling to maintain their schedule due to lack of funds and lack of aircraft, unannounced adjustments of routings to combine flights are not unheard of.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Flight number
PK-351
Departure
Peshawar to Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Sialkot, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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