Two PIA 773ERs damaged on ground.

😀

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/05/25/story_25-5-2007_pg7_9

PIA plane develops 2nd fault in 15 days

KARACHI: A PIA plane bound for Lahore had to return to Karachi after its engine developed a fault. This was the same Airbus A310, wet leased from a Turkish company, that aborted a flight two weeks ago after pilots detected an engine fault. The flight carrying 187 passengers took off from Karachi at 3am on Thursday and returned at 4:20pm, a PIA spokesman said. “The engine was not making pressure,” the spokesman said, adding that the plane was OK and it again took off at 6:00pm. Most passengers refused to board the plane the second time. staff report

Yes why don’t we print news like no crashes from PIA today to have positive news.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: . Stop acting so sanctimonious, These are the only news about PIA lately. When something good comes in media it will be posted. rest assured.

http://dawn.com/2007/05/20/top7.htm

PIA plane stranded in Delhi

By Jawed Naqvi

NEW DELHI, May 19: A PIA plane with some 80 Lahore-bound passengers was stranded in New Delhi on Saturday after faulty brakes immobilised theBoeign 737 aircraft, PIA officials said.

They said the scheduled flight from Delhi to Lahore was due to take off at the right time at around 1700 hours but the plane couldn’t be budged with its wheels irretrievably jammed.

There were some hopes for the passengers to still make it to Lahore late on Saturday night as technical hands got busy to unshackle the locked wheels. If that failed, PIA sources said, there would be no justification for not giving a hotel accomodation to the harrassed travellers till the problem was resolved.

PIA spent close to almost two million rupees the previous Saturday when its Karachi-bound passengers had to be taken to hotels. The afternoon plane had arrived late in the night because of the violence in Karachi that day.

I think it’s turning into a PIA bash

My thoughts exactly Steve… Just who are the dastardley devils ?

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/05/18/story_18-5-2007_pg1_4

PIA plane engine fails before flight

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying 175 passengers aborted its takeoff at the last minute as its pilot detected a fault in one of its engines and applied emergency brakes.

Flight PK-791 bound for Birmingham, England, from Islamabad International Airport was midway through its run for takeoff at around 9am when the pilot applied the emergency brakes, which resulted in four of its tyres bursting. APP said there was a fire in one engine.

The Airbus A310, wet leased from a Turkish company along with its crew, was stuck on the runway for several hours and two flights were diverted.

PIA Public Relations Director Muhammad Latif told Daily Times that there were no injuries and all passengers safely got off the plane via chutes onto the runway and were taken to the lounge. He said the tyres burst because of the application of the emergency brakes, an inbuilt feature on A310 aircraft.

He said two PIA flights (PK300 and PK 742) were to land at the airport but were diverted to Lahore. APP reported the Civil Aviation Authority as saying that 15 domestic and eight international flights were affected.

Latif said the airport was opened for normal air traffic at 2 pm.

The passengers of flight PK-791 were accommodated on another aircraft due to take off for Birmingham at 8pm on Thursday, PIA said.

This was the latest in a series of minor accidents at Pakistani airports in recent weeks. In March, PIA temporarily slashed its flights to Europe by nearly half after the European Union barred most of its planes due to safety concerns.

ha this is getting a bit comical now. 🙂

I think it’s turning into a PIA bash

Coming to europe this aircraft…:D

http://dawn.com/2007/04/28/top18.htm

Fire scare delays PIA flight

By Our Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD, April 27: Manchester-bound Pakistan International Airline’s Boeing 777 was involved in a fire scare at the Islamabad International Airport on Friday morning.

Flight PK-701 was delayed by one hour and 45 minutes and finally departed after necessary checks.

The problem was noticed while the aircraft, AP-BGL, was being prepared for departure and passengers had boarded the plane.

Engineers told this reporter that there was slight sparking and smoke in the Auxiliary Power Unit and component in the tail that powers the aircraft while it is parked on the ground.

“Some smoke was noticed by the staff on ground and the fire response system was immediately positioned,” a source at the airport said.

Replying to a question, the source said, the faulty equipment was not repaired and was only disconnected. “It was perfectly safe to fly with it,” he added.

President fo the Society of Aircraft Engineers Pakistan (SAEP) Shaukat Jamshed confirmed that the aircraft left without replacement of the faulty APU and the Karachi base station had been notified for arranging the spare part. The passengers were not off-loaded.

It should be recalled that Boeing 777s are the only aircraft in the airline’s entire fleet that have been permitted by the European Union to fly to its member states and are considered safe. However, there were safety concerns about the rest of the fleet.

At this rate PIA won’t have any planes left…:rolleyes:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/04/25/story_25-4-2007_pg7_3

KARACHI: A cargo van hit an Islamabad-bound PIA plane at Karachi airport on Tuesday, damaging the plane’s engine and injuring the van’s driver, Geo TV reported.

According to the channel, the van slipped and hit the lower part of the plane while loading the passengers’ luggage onto it. The van driver was reportedly injured in the collision. Passengers had not yet begun to board the Airbus A310 jet, Associated Press reports. The plane’s body and one engine, however, were damaged and delayed the flight by two hours while repairs were undertaken, according to APP.

The accident marks the third involving PIA aircraft at the Karachi airport in two weeks. Earlier this month, the tail of a PIA Boeing 777 clipped the wing of another jet as it taxied. No one was hurt. Then, last week, the nose of an A310 Airbus hit the ground during an emergency landing when six of its tires burst. No one on board the jet was injured. agencies

Well at least the Airbus cant fly to europe anyway!

ha this is getting a bit comical now. 🙂

Van collides with plane

At this rate PIA won’t have any planes left…:rolleyes:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/04/25/story_25-4-2007_pg7_3

KARACHI: A cargo van hit an Islamabad-bound PIA plane at Karachi airport on Tuesday, damaging the plane’s engine and injuring the van’s driver, Geo TV reported.

According to the channel, the van slipped and hit the lower part of the plane while loading the passengers’ luggage onto it. The van driver was reportedly injured in the collision. Passengers had not yet begun to board the Airbus A310 jet, Associated Press reports. The plane’s body and one engine, however, were damaged and delayed the flight by two hours while repairs were undertaken, according to APP.

The accident marks the third involving PIA aircraft at the Karachi airport in two weeks. Earlier this month, the tail of a PIA Boeing 777 clipped the wing of another jet as it taxied. No one was hurt. Then, last week, the nose of an A310 Airbus hit the ground during an emergency landing when six of its tires burst. No one on board the jet was injured. agencies

Those Pakistani drivers…sheeesh

Talk about very bad luck…