PIA Dubai bound flight makes emergency landing at Karachi

muammar · Post by **muammar** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:57 pm

PIAÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Dubai-bound flight makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (APP): A Dubai-bound flight of Pakistan International Airlines made an emergency landing at the
Karachi International airport after developing a technical fault.
The flight PK-283 which took off from Peshawar landed safely, a private television (ARY One World) reported. No
passenger was reported hurt

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:11 pm

I also heard about it on Aaj.tv news bulletin according to which the aircraft, with 113 passengers onboard, had to make emergency landing at Karachi due to a technical problem.

ahmedshaikhani · Post by **ahmedshaikhani** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:11 pm

PIA pilots r well experienced n can handle da situation easily....but not heard this news in any of news channel

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:40 pm

ahmedshaikhani wrote:PIA pilots r well experienced n can handle da situation easily....but not heard this news in any of news channel

There was slide running regarding the news on various news channels.

muammar · Post by **muammar** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:55 pm

I think its an A310. Every now and then these A310's face problems.

ahmedshaikhani · Post by **ahmedshaikhani** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:58 pm

Yeh it's A310 PIA uses only A310 for Dubai

saadm80 · Post by **saadm80** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:25 pm

It was pressurization failure...... Which happened on the A-310 while on a flight from peshawer to dubai.

A310 has a long history of pressurization failure

muammar · Post by **muammar** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:41 pm

what is pressurization failure and how does it happen

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:55 pm

ahmedshaikhani wrote:Yeh it's A310 PIA uses only A310 for Dubai

PIA also uses 737s for flights to Dubai from Faisalabad (LYP) and Multan (MUX).

GrandSlam · Post by **GrandSlam** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:03 pm

The A/C was a 737...

saadm80 · Post by **saadm80** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:08 pm

Sorry it was a B-737 I just got the confirmation from PIA Engineering................... sorry for the mistake

speedbird london · Post by **speedbird london** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:20 pm

Pressurisation, is where the cabin, is pressurised to rughly 8000-10000ft. As you may know the pressure and oxygen decreases with height, or what we call 'altitude' in the industry. So if you were to fly at say, 30000ft, you will not be able to sustain life. As there is no oxygen to breathe in the atmosphere, as well as the pressure acting on it.

So, hence why we fill the cabin with lots off air, and pump it in, like a soda can, shaking it, if you open, well you can imagine the results.
So the way pressurisation is controlled in aircraft is pump it in constantly, but release it at a controlled rate, thus maintaining about the pressure of at 10000ft.

Pressurisation,can fail, if a window fails, a door seal leaks, or the control of the 'outflow' valve, (which controls at which rate air leaves the cabin)fails.
You can fly below 10000ft, but its not viable, smply for fuel reasons, and terrain.
In the old days, when 'smoking' was allowed, it was easy to tell where the cabin was leaking, as you could see nicotine marks on the outside of the fusleage.

hope that answers your question.

Charliedelta11 · Post by **Charliedelta11** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:27 pm

A310 has a long history of pressurization failure

i've been in the A310 alot..i know people who have flow it..ALOT..say..10 years ? and ive never heard of the A310 being plagued by pressurization problems..

Airborne · Post by **Airborne** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:02 am

Well it sure was a B-737. Crew was: Capt. Parvez ul Islam & F/O Ahsan Rehman.

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:39 am

PIA Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Karachi Airport

KARACHI, JAN 20 (APP): A PIA flight PK-283, going from Peshawar to Dubai made a safe emergency landing at Karachi Airport on Sunday evening. Aviation officials said the pilot requested for an emergency landing at Karachi Airport after the plane developed a technical fault soon after taking off from Peshawar Airport. All passengers and crew are safe, the officials said.

Source: DAWN

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PIA Dubai bound flight makes emergency landing at Karachi

PIA Dubai bound flight makes emergency landing at Karachi

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