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| Date: | Friday 16 September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-500 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BHI |
| MSN: | 653 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE/OPLA) -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE/OPLA) |
| Gilgit Airport (GIL/OPGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
PIA flight PK609, an ATR 42-500 suffered a rudder trim runaway on takeoff from Lahore Airport, resulting in a rudder/flight control jam to full rudder deflection.
The flight crew managed to control the airplane for a safe landing back at Lahore Airport, 14 minutes later.
Sources:
https://historyofpia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=215998#p215998
https://en.baaghitv.com/pia-pilots-display-exceptional-airmanship-in-flight-rudder-control-deflect/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhi#2d7bc083
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 2025 | AP-BHI | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | near Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Sindh | |
unk |
| 2 January 2025 | AP-BHI | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | Karachi | |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2022 17:07 | harro | Added |
| 29-Sep-2022 17:08 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, ] |
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