PIA Peshawar to Jeddah Flight PK-735 Suffers Bird Hit

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PIA Peshawar to Jeddah Flight PK-735 Suffers Bird Hit

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Today, PIA Boeing 777-200ER registration AP-BMH performing Peshawar to Jeddah flight PK-735 diverted to Karachi due to bird hit that damaged aircraft's radome. The aircraft that had departed from Peshawar at 5:23 PM landed in Karachi at 7:02 PM.

The Jeddah-bound flight PK-735 was scheduled to depart from Peshawar at 5:05 PM.

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Apparently the Boeing 777 diverted to Karachi due to availability of spares in Karachi and restrictions on night flight operations at Peshawar Airport.

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Source: flightradar24.com

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Re: PIA Peshawar to Jeddah Flight PK-735 Suffers Bird Hit

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AP-BMH departed from Karachi at 9:12 PM to resume flight PK-735 to Jeddah. The Boeing 777 stayed in Karachi for two hours to undergo repairs/radome replacement.

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Source: flightradar24.com

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Re: PIA Peshawar to Jeddah Flight PK-735 Suffers Bird Hit

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The aircraft was carrying 300 passengers who were shifted to lounge at Karachi Airport.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1894331/1- ... i-airport/

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Re: PIA Peshawar to Jeddah Flight PK-735 Suffers Bird Hit

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Actually the Boeing 777 due to higher fuel burn than anticipated diverted to Karachi where the radome damaged by bird hit was identified as the cause of higher fuel burn.

Info source: http://avherald.com/h?article=4c33fb68&opt=0

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Re: PIA Peshawar to Jeddah Flight PK-735 Suffers Bird Hit

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AP-BMH apparently with nose cone that replaced the one damaged by bird hit.

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