PIA AT42 at Turbat on Feb 6th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: February 7, 2015 / 21:30:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
PK-501
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Turbat, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BHP
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42
ICAO Type Designator
AT42
The aircraft hwoever was unable to perform the onward leg to Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), the flight was cancelled.
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority reported the airline took all passengers bound for Sharjah to Karachi and rebooked them onto other flights to Sharjah.
The occurrence aircraft was able to position back to Karachi in the evening about 10 hours after landing and resumed service the following morning.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
PK-501
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Turbat, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BHP
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42
ICAO Type Designator
AT42
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