PK 711 from Lahore To JFK delayed

AP-BFY · Post by **AP-BFY** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:46 pm

I heard the flight PK 711 from lahore jfk via manchester (747-300) took of from lahore and experienced promblems and landed at karachi airport i got this info from one of my family member who is aboard this flight.

any one know the details? what happened .. it's supposed to arrive at JFK At 11:30 pm but this flight usually comes around 2:00-3:00pm

thanks!

SENIOR · Post by **SENIOR** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:36 pm

sector khi-lhe-man-jfk
ap-bfu left khi for lhe, after departure from lhe
around 30mins into the flt eng no.03 was shut down due heavy vibration bound for man.
acft diverted back to khi since capt could not maintain the acft on 03 engines.
acft change at khi to ap-bfw around 10hrs late.
after second departure ap-bfw developed navigation probs but capt decided to carry on to man. engineers at man replaced appropriate part at man.
ap-bfw arrived at man 1945lt over 10hrs late.
departure at man further delayed due abv reason.
departed around 2200lt around 11-12hrs late.

not the best of flts i'd admit showing that the 747s are not as healthy as they once were

Aftab PK786 · Post by **Aftab PK786** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:52 pm

Usalamulkium,

LOL. Delays are part of a culture for PIA know.

LOL, ThatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s are lovely country for you. The good thing is that the aircraft landed safely and shukar Allah Saban Allah kahi that all the passengers were safe and sound. As it is clearly visible that age is catching up with our PIA beauties.

ammad · Post by **ammad** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:47 am

Now any one could realize how important 777 are for PIA.

hasan saleem · Post by **hasan saleem** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:47 pm

PIAs punctuality has improved in the last few yrs.

AP-BFY · Post by **AP-BFY** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:39 pm

thanx for the info SENIOR. i would like to know where did you got those details from.

SENIOR · Post by **SENIOR** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:04 am

my position as traffic officer at pia traffic office man ap/t

F.K · Post by **F.K** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:20 am

bfu being the oldest743 still flies safely from what i ve heard.lucky it was a 4 engined aircraft that encountered engine failure over the atlantic. this explains why virgin stands for 4 engines 4 safety over oceans specially on long haul sectors. normally a 747 can fly on even 2 engines with max payload but i guess the capt thought it wud ve been safer to land being in closer proximity with the originating base of the flight. navigation probs in the aircraft show nothing but maintenance inadequacies.

SENIOR · Post by **SENIOR** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:49 pm

ref my previous post reg ap-bfw it was actually the auto-pilot which required attention nd was not a navigation problem.

senior

iqbal · Post by **iqbal** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:49 am

i have flown bfu several times and it looks and feels in better shape than most of the other 747's. But i assume GG is prob in the best shape

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