BASIP - 014 (FS)

Incident - PIA Flight PK 300, B 747, Reg. No. AP-BAK at Islamabad Airport on 16-12-1982 (drain mast of the No. 4 engine had sheared off from its base)

  • Type: incident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: PIA
  • Flight no.: PK 300
  • Registration number: AP-BAK
  • Type of aircraft: Boeing 747
  • Date of occurrence: 16-12-1982
  • Date of uploading: 11-05-2026
  • Location: Islamabad Airport

On 16 December 1982, PIA Boeing 747 aircraft AP-BAK operating Flight PK-300 landed safely at Islamabad and taxied normally to the parking bay without any abnormal indication reported by the crew. During the post-flight inspection, the duty engineer discovered that the drain mast of the No. 4 engine had sheared off from its base. The defect was subsequently reported after detailed inspection.