PIA B772 at Karachi on Apr 22nd 2015, flock of birds
Last Update: April 25, 2015 / 00:00:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Flight number
PK-305
Departure
Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Karachi, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A post flight inspection revealed birds had impacted the nose landing gear causing a hydraulic line to be damaged, one bird remained wedged into the nose gear strut, other birds had impacted to the right hand engine (GE90) causing dents at the engine inlet and a number of birds had impacted the nose of the aircraft.
The aircraft remained on the ground for 33 hours before resuming service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Flight number
PK-305
Departure
Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Karachi, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BGZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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