BASIP - 286 (SIB)

Serious Incident (Tyre Burst) - PIA Flight PK 717, B 747-240B COMBI aircraft, Reg. No. AP-BAK at Islamabad Airport on 20-07-2003

  • Type: serious incident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: PIA
  • Flight no.: PK 717
  • Registration number: AP-BAK
  • Type of aircraft: 747-240B
  • Date of occurrence: 20-07-2003
  • Date of uploading: 18-05-2026
  • Location: Islamabad Airport

On 20ᵗʰ July 2003, at 0347 local time, a Pakistan International Airline Boeing 747-240B AP-BAK (call Sign PK-717) ,'aborted take­ off and stopped at the end of the overrun.- The aircraft had a total traffic load of 62,345 kg, 115,600 kg fuel and was departing from Islamabad to Manchester onwards to New York. The flight was a regular scheduled passenger I cargo flight with 270 persons aboard (254 passengers, 13 crew and 03 flight crew members). No person sustained injuries. The weather was clear with calm winds.