17,000 hour captain. The F/O wanted to go around but was overruled.
“After the accident, flights of Captain for last 12 months were analysed which indicated, numerous triggers during Approach related to High Speed, Path High, High Rate of Descent, Long Flare Distance and GPWS Warnings. There was no Go-Around initiated and several Unstabilized Approaches were continued.”
Yes, but 17,000 legal hours?
They apparently had pilots who were flying on either revoked licences or no license at all with thousands of hours under their sleeve. Pretty scary stuff
A mate used to joke the PIA stood for ‘Please Inform Allah.’ Reasonably accurate comment.
I actually flew PIA in early May 1990 from Bangkok to Singapore.
747 100 series. Most decrepid plane I have ever been on (and that includes a Tarom BAC One-Eleven
I was younger and less informed
I think they only had the 747-200’s and 747-300’s and the 200’s were leased at one stage.
Did you keep a record of your flight and rego (no one hardly does) as I was intrigued by the 747-200 in the night markets in Pattaya and was told told it was an ex PIA one
Is there anything you don’t know about civil aviation? 
It’s been a hobby since I was a kid.
I saw that one many a time driving past and also wondered where it came from.
It would have been one of the 6 200s they had.
My recollection was it was the dirtiest plane I have ever sat in. Overhead lockers rattled and shook as we thundered down the runway including a couple that popped open.
Was a bargain at the time. $100usd
Oops, could have been a huge spanner in the works
An investigation has been launched into the discovery of a small tool behind the fan blades of a Qantas A380 at Los Angeles Airport, more than two months after the item was reported missing.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating what it called a “foreign object debris” event, involving an A380 with the registration VH-OQI.
According to the ATSB’s investigation brief, a tool was found behind the fan blades of the number one engine during a maintenance inspection on February 2, 2024.
“The tool was confirmed to be a compressor turning tool which had been identified as missing since December 6, 2023,” the ATSB said.
Flight records show VH-OQI conducted almost daily flights in the period from December 6 to February 2, apparently without incident.
A statement from Qantas said they were taking the matter “extremely seriously”.
It is also kind of testament to just how well the engines are engineered.
Two months of flying and the tool hadn’t shifted to a position where it caused any trouble. Obviously, can’t let this happen again, but it is really impressive.
Looks to have landed in Pittsburgh without incident
CHILLING
I had a laugh.
Maybe it was cold outside?
Looks like they took the wrong lead in line
