Incident: Pakistan International B772 near Milano on Jul 2nd 2008, clear air turbulen

[fatman17]

The Aviation Herald

Incident: Pakistan International B772 near Milano on Jul 2nd 2008, clear air turbulence

By Simon Hradecky,

Thursday, Jul 3rd 2008

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration AP-BHX performing flight PK-770 from Paris CDG (France) to Milano Malpensa (Italy) with 80 people on board and further on to Lahore (Pakistan), performed an emergency landing into Milano Malpensa, after the airplane was damaged in clear air turbulences, PIA officials said. No injuries have been reported.

The airplane is being repaired and is currently scheduled to resume its flight with a delay of 24 hours.

 

[Interceptor]

I heard on news that the windshield cracked, and the plane has several dents due to the bad weather and hail that struck it.

But thank god nothing worse than that happened, the plane manged to land safely without anyone being hurt, hats off to the Pilots.

 

[alibaz]

thanks God

 

[fatman17]

thanks God

must have been a terrible experience - there is a pic in DAWN showing the effects of the hailstorm on the windshield and nose of the a/c.

 

[araz]

Thank God no one was injured
Araz

 

[mujahideen]

Thank God no one was injured

Yes thank god.

 

[Neo]

The aircraft looks realy bad after surviving hailstorm. Hats off for the Captain and his Crew who landed the aircraft safely.

Courtesy:Pakistani Aviation Forum (Powered by Invision Power Board)

 

[araz]

The aircraft looks realy bad after surviving hailstorm. Hats off for the Captain and his Crew who landed the aircraft safely.



Bloody Hell!!! thats some serious damage. hats off to the pilots and thank God again no one was hurt.
araz

 

[Interceptor]

This happened during landing, the Paris to Pakistan flight, stops at Milan, the damage occurred during landing when the plane flew at low altitude, the Plane luckily had to land at Milan airport thank god otherwise it would have been a serious incident.

Commercial aircraft's or for that matter most planes clime at altitudes that dont have hindrance of clouds, I should say the Air Traffic Controllers are to blame for this in my opinion they should have reported bad weather, its a Boeing 777 for god sake it can fly from Pakistan to America without refueling, it might be that the hailstorm being unexpected, but I feel the Air Traffic Control should warned at least of weather conditions prior to landing and lowering altitude.