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737 400 Accident In Karachi-Pakistan

Gonzalo From Chile, joined Aug 2005, 1664 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 15215 times:

Only a few days after the big tragedy of Bhoja Air, another 737 of a small local carrier suffered a major problem.
I know, totally different outcome and thank God not comparable, but looking the pictures and the fuel spilled all over the runway, ( the left main gear strut collapsed and penetrated the wing ), the eruption of a big fire could be a real threat here.

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=44e6328b&opt=0

I hope the authorities of Pakistan will take note about this small carriers before we see another disaster....

G.

80 Knots...V1...Rotate...Gear Up...DC-3 / EMB-110 / Fairchild-227 / Ab318-19-20 / B732 / B763

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KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11705 posts, RR: 52
Reply 1, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 14963 times:

Not a good week for small airlines in Pakistan. Thank God no one was killed and that there was no fire.

71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2731 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 14902 times:

Inspections ordered for all aircraft...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47135340...world_news-south_and_central_asia/

The good old days: Delta L-1011s at MSY

Gonzalo From Chile, joined Aug 2005, 1664 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 14812 times:

Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 2):
Inspections ordered for all aircraft...

I just read the same in other media.
Summary :
"The Pakistani government mandated Sunday that all airplanes operated by private airlines must undergo a new inspection to determine whether they are safe to fly,the planes operated by private airlines will be inspected one by one, and any aircraft that fail will be grounded, Pakistani Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar told state TV. Planes currently in operation will be allowed to fly as they await inspection, he said."

Apparently PIA will not be included in the inspections.

Rgds.

G.

80 Knots...V1...Rotate...Gear Up...DC-3 / EMB-110 / Fairchild-227 / Ab318-19-20 / B732 / B763

bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6351 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 14782 times:

http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-26460.htm

This is the latest crash.

I was puzzled by the MSNBC item.

"It's still unclear what caused the Boeing 737-200 to crash in wheat farms about five kilometers (three miles) from Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Friday evening. It was arriving from the southern city of Karachi".

Is that bad journalism, or was there a third crash.

MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8552 posts, RR: 14
Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 14733 times:

Will this bird be repaired and returned to service pending inspection??

KH

Never be afraid to stand up for who you are.

bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6351 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 14704 times:

I am surprised that they continue to fly until inspected.

trintocan From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 3191 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 14635 times:

Well, a fortunate escape for those on board this plane. RIP to those who passed away in the other accident last week.

From looking at the pictures, I would guess that this elderly plane with a pierced wing would be written off.

Trintocan.

Hop to it, fly for life!

Gonzalo From Chile, joined Aug 2005, 1664 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 14519 times:

Quoting trintocan (Reply 7):
From looking at the pictures, I would guess that this elderly plane with a pierced wing would be written off.

Trintocan.

Is almost 19 years old... so I guess the scrapyard is her next destination.... another classic hits the dust

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AirlineCritic From Finland, joined Mar 2009, 611 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 11769 times:

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How on earth does the gear strut fail? Did they slam the plane to the ground, or is this really a technical failure, as the article seemed to imply???

jamake1 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 894 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 9498 times:

Here is a link to the Shaheen Airlines mishap with photo of A/C.

http://dawn.com/2012/04/23/pakistan-...-checks-on-private-airline-planes/

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airtrainer From Belgium, joined Aug 2003, 1517 posts, RR: 13
Reply 11, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 6406 times:

Good to hear that everyone is safe !

Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 2):
Inspections ordered for all aircraft...

Life is short : eat dessert first !

rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6140 posts, RR: 25
Reply 12, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 6302 times:

Quoting bennett123 (Reply 4):
Is that bad journalism, or was there a third crash.

Poorly worded reference to the crash last Friday, not a new incident.

clydenairways From Ireland, joined Jan 2007, 995 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 5861 times:

Thats a W/O for sure.

Looks very similar to the Ryanair accident in Rome in 2008 and that was a w/o too, even with a brand new 737-800.

jblua320 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3160 posts, RR: 21
Reply 14, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 5386 times:

I thought Shaheen was supposed to be one of the better carriers in the region with more trustworthy maintenance practices... is there any truth to that?

You Above All.

Gonzalo From Chile, joined Aug 2005, 1664 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 4488 times:

Quoting jblua320 (Reply 14):
I thought Shaheen was supposed to be one of the better carriers in the region with more trustworthy maintenance practices... is there any truth to that?

The average age of their fleet is way over 20 years old, I read 29 years old IIRC, so I guess they NEED to be trustworthy to keep the aircraft safe

Jokes aside, this accident can be consequence of a hard landing and being more a "piloting" problem than a mechanical one. It will be wonderful if the FDR can show how many G's this aircraft managed in this last landing

G.

80 Knots...V1...Rotate...Gear Up...DC-3 / EMB-110 / Fairchild-227 / Ab318-19-20 / B732 / B763

aeroblogger From India, joined Dec 2011, 1363 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 4310 times:

Small local carrier? Shaheen Air is one of the bigger carriers in Pakistan...

Incidents like this happen with far too much frequency in Pakistan - in just the past month, 5 incidents have occured where maintenance problems were only discovered during takeoff.

They don't even generate headlines anymore, because it's not such a big deal. The only reason we are hearing about this is the tragic crash.

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