PIA B772 near Riyadh on Nov 11th 2016, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: November 11, 2016 / 20:41:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Flight number
PK-760
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BHX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Riyadh for 4 hours, then departed to continue the flight to Karachi (Pakistan) at maximum cruise level 110. The aircraft safely landed in Karachi about 3:10 hours after departure from Riyadh.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration AP-BMG continued the flight to Lahore and reached Lahore with a delay of 8.5 hours.
The airline reported the flight suffered some technical problems, landed in Riyadh for repairs and was then re-routed to Karachi. The passengers were then accomodated on continuing flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Flight number
PK-760
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BHX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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