ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170357
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 2014 |
| Time: | c. 10:45 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BLB |
| MSN: | 2155 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | nr Lahore -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lahore Airport (LHE/OPLA) |
| Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus A320, operated by PIA, returned to Lahore after sustaining two cracked cockpit windshields. Flight PK203 was en route from Lahore to Dubai when it entered a hailstorm. Hailstones impacted and damaged the windscreens as well as the nose radome.
The A320 had departed from Lahore at 10:34 AM (05:34 UTC) and landed safely back at Lahore at 11:12 AM local time (06:12 UTC). Maximum altitude reached during the flight was FL180 at 10:43 before the return to Lahore was initiated.
Weather reported around the time of the incident (about 0545Z) was:
OPLA 080455Z 35008KT 5000 FU SCT040 BKN100 27/16 Q1015 TEMPO 34020KT 2000 -TSRA FEW030CB
OPLA 080555Z 02015KT 5000 FU SCT040 SCT100 27/16 Q1015 TEMPO 34020KT 2000 TSRA FEW030CB
OPLA 080625Z 03013KT 5000 FU SCT040 SCT100 27/16 Q1014
OPLA 080638Z 03015KT 4000 TS FEW030CB SCT040 BKN100 27/16 Q1014
Sources:
https://arynews.tv/en/__trashed-15/
http://www.historyofpia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22690
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2014 10:31 | harro | Added |
| 08-Oct-2014 10:34 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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