Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi Due to Bird Hit

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Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi Due to Bird Hit

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Today, PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BMX performing flight PK304 from Karachi to Lahore returned to Karachi for some reason. The A320 departed from Karachi at 3:09 PM and returned to Karachi at 3:35 PM. Apparently, the maximum altitude gained by the aircraft was 6,000 feet.

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Re: Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi

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Lahore-bound PK304 now expected to depart from Karachi at 7:15 PM with a delay of more than four hours. The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:00 PM.

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Re: Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi

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According to a passenger of flight PK304, the aircraft returned to Karachi due to bird hit.

Seems engine number two ingested bird(s).



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Re: Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi Due to Bird Hit

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PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BLY as a substitute aircraft departed from Karachi at 8:11 PM as flight PK304 to Lahore.

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Re: Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi Due to Bird Hit

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Photo of an engine with damaged fan blades shown on ARY News.

Airbus A320 registration AP-BMX recently joined PIA fleet as a dry leased aircraft and began performing airline's commercial flights on December 2.

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Re: Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi Due to Bird Hit

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Information on The Aviation Herald.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4d076e78

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Re: Lahore-bound PIA Flight PK304 Returns to Karachi Due to Bird Hit

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AP-BMX returned to service when it departed from Karachi at 8:20 AM as flight PK372 to Islamabad with a delay of nearly twelve hours. PK372 was scheduled to depart at 8:45 PM on December 11.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmx

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PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BMX with inlet cowl in different colour on engine number two (right hand engine) photographed at Hamad International Airport - Doha on January 7, 2020.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9564395

The aircraft's engine number two (right hand engine) had ingested a bird after takeoff from Karachi Airport on December 11, 2019.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9564395

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