KARACHI: The Safety Investigation Board (SIB) of Pakistan tasked to probe into the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash near Havilian in 2016 has pointed to a maintenance lapse as the possible cause of the incident and made some “immediate recommendations” to avoid such incidents. The report, titled Immediate Safety Recommendations, states that the investigation into the crash is heading towards a concluding stage, however, some important findings of technical nature require immediate attention of the authorities concerned. This dislodging of one blade resulted in in-flight engine shut down, and it contributed towards erratic/ abnormal behaviour of No 1 Propeller,” reads the report. “According to a Service Bulletin” these turbines blades were to be changed after completion of 10,000 hours, on immediate next maintenance opportunity. They said engine was under maintenance on 11 Nov 2016, at that time these blades had completed 10,004 hours (due for a change).

Source: Pakistan Today January 11, 2019 11:15 UTC