PIA Airbus A320 Flight PK223 to Dubai Rejects Takeoff Due to Bird Strike at Faisalabad Airport

[Abbas Ali]

Damaged fan blades of PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM CFM56 engine.

On June 27, PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM flight PK223 to Dubai with 145 passengers with 7 crew members onboard rejected/aborted takeoff from Runway 03R of Faisalabad Airport after suffering bird hit that damaged right-hand side engine (engine number 2) of the aircraft. AP-BOM is powered by two CFM56 engines.

Due to rejected takeoff, the aircraft's left-hand side main landing gear tires also got deflated. The incident happened around 5:40 PM (local time). Flight PK223 to Dubai was scheduled to leave Faisalabad at 5:20 PM.

The aircraft is grounded at Faisalabad Airport for inspections and repairs work.


PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM after rejecting takeoff from Faisalabad Airport Runway 03R.


Deflated left-hand side main landing gear tires of PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM after rejecting takeoff from Faisalabad Airport Runway 03R.


Passengers disembarking PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM on Faisalabad Airport Runway 03R/21L.


Passengers being shifted by PIA minibus to airport lounge from Faisalabad Airport Runway 03R/21L.

Faisalabad Airport runways:

Primary Runway 03R/21L
Secondary Runway 03L/21R



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[Abbas Ali]

On June 29, PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM returned to service when it left Faisalabad at 1:00 AM as flight PK223 to Dubai.


Source: flightradar24.com

The A320 remained on the ground at Faisalabad Airport for about 31 hours.

Abbas

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Detail Report from Face book page "Aviation Insight"

High-speed abort....

Captain. Umair Ismail was in command of Pakistan International Airlines Airbus #a320. Registration number. (AP-BOM). Construction number. 5253, age of aircraft. 11 years (July 2012) on 27th day of June 2024.

The Aircraft was a scheduled commercial flight #pk233 from #Faisalabad (LYP) to #dubai (DXB) at 5:20 pm.

Aircraft carrying 152 souls on board, 145 passangers and 7 crew members along with 10000 KG of fuel taxi to runway for takeoff with First Officer flying & Captain observing 5:20 pm.

Temperature at takeoff was40°C with high cross winds.

The Aircraft was cleared to take off from runway (03R) which is a concrete runway with length of 2842 m/9324 feet.

After takeoff clearnce, Aircraft started it's takeoff roll with V1 speed of 135 knts. When the Aircraft was crossing 125 knots, Cockpit crew observed bird flying low on the centerline of the runway and suddenly striked right engine (Engine# 2) of the Aircraft.

The Captain immediately called "STOP" and took control of the Aircraft, he then applied full reversals and full manaul braking as Auto Breaking and one break assembly of the Aircraft was not working and with more than 1000 feet of runway stops the Aircraft on runway.

Crew immediately after stopping the Aircraft shutdown the Engine with Bird strike and informed the #atc.

Due to heavy breaking two tyres of the Aircraft got flat but not damaged was done to the Aircraft neither any pasanger was injured.

Passengers were off loaded from the Aircraft and Aircraft was parked for inspection.

It was found by the Engineers that half of the Fan blads were broken due to the size of the bird and hight rotation of the engine fan (Engine 2) blads.

Cockpit crew took split second decision of this high speed abort, this is due to high tranning and professional work.

The Captain of this Aircraft is also an instructor in the Airline and a very senior pilot.

It is pertain to mention here that Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority #CAA airside management are not taking effective measures for bird avoidance.

#aviation #pakistan #easa #duabi #fasilabad

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On June 29, PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BOM returned to service when it left Faisalabad at 1:00 AM as flight PK223 to Dubai.

The A320 remained on the ground at Faisalabad Airport for about 31 hours.

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Good job they could return the acft to service so quickly, Damage to fan blades was quite extensive.

[Abbas Ali]

Information on The Aviation Herald.

https://avherald.com/h?article=51a81127

Abbas

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Detail Report from Face book page "Aviation Insight"

High-speed abort....

Captain. Umair Ismail was in command of Pakistan International Airlines Airbus #a320. Registration number. (AP-BOM). Construction number. 5253, age of aircraft. 11 years (July 2012) on 27th day of June 2024.

The Aircraft was a scheduled commercial flight #pk233 from #Faisalabad (LYP) to #dubai (DXB) at 5:20 pm.

Aircraft carrying 152 souls on board, 145 passangers and 7 crew members along with 10000 KG of fuel taxi to runway for takeoff with First Officer flying & Captain observing 5:20 pm.

Temperature at takeoff was40°C with high cross winds.

The Aircraft was cleared to take off from runway (03R) which is a concrete runway with length of 2842 m/9324 feet.

After takeoff clearnce, Aircraft started it's takeoff roll with V1 speed of 135 knts. When the Aircraft was crossing 125 knots, Cockpit crew observed bird flying low on the centerline of the runway and suddenly striked right engine (Engine# 2) of the Aircraft.

The Captain immediately called "STOP" and took control of the Aircraft, he then applied full reversals and full manaul braking as Auto Breaking and one break assembly of the Aircraft was not working and with more than 1000 feet of runway stops the Aircraft on runway.

Crew immediately after stopping the Aircraft shutdown the Engine with Bird strike and informed the #atc.

Due to heavy breaking two tyres of the Aircraft got flat but not damaged was done to the Aircraft neither any pasanger was injured.

Passengers were off loaded from the Aircraft and Aircraft was parked for inspection.

It was found by the Engineers that half of the Fan blads were broken due to the size of the bird and hight rotation of the engine fan (Engine 2) blads.

Cockpit crew took split second decision of this high speed abort, this is due to high tranning and professional work.

The Captain of this Aircraft is also an instructor in the Airline and a very senior pilot.

It is pertain to mention here that Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority #CAA airside management are not taking effective measures for bird avoidance.

#aviation #pakistan #easa #duabi #fasilabad

They won't hire bird shooters to shoot down birds but would risk killing 200 people due to a catastrophe (God forbid). What a country !

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They won't hire bird shooters to shoot down birds but would risk killing 200 people due to a catastrophe (God forbid). What a country !

Bird hits do happen all over the world, why to curse the country. Bird shooters are there on almost all airfields but are no guarantee for a birds free air space, they are just a deterrent.

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They won't hire bird shooters to shoot down birds but would risk killing 200 people due to a catastrophe (God forbid). What a country !

Bird hits do happen all over the world, why to curse the country. Bird shooters are there on almost all airfields but are no guarantee for a birds free air space, they are just a deterrent.

Have you actually flown into other countries where birds exist near runways?

Try looking up online why these birds are there in the first place and what those airports do to curtail the bird problem. CAA has a lot to think over and redo. A bird or two falling down most definitely scares away the rest. Doesn't happen here as no ones bothered.

As a French captain once told me "The worse bird infestation is in Lahore and Goa". And he had flown all over the world.

No curses to the country. But if a person has been hired for a particular job and he is not doing his job, then yes curses all around.