INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Junaid Jamshed plane crash: PIA maintenance depart held responsible in SIB reportISLAMABAD: The Safety
Investigation Board (SIB) of Pakistan Friday blamed in its report to maintenance department of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for
crash of PK-661 in holdlian.The SIB was given tasked to probe into PIA plane crash approach Havilian in 2016 has compiled a preliminary
report that pointed out maintenance lapse would be possible cause of incident and giving measure instant proposeions and recommendations to
avoid such incidents in future.The PIA plane (PK-661) with 48 people, including famous figure Junaid Jamshed, his wwhethere and Deputy
Commissioner Chitral Osama Warraich, on board had crashed in miserabledha Batolni village approach holdlian, reported a private news
channels.The report, titled Immediate Safety Recommendations, states that investigation into crash is heading towards a concluding stage,
with dislodging of one blade of Power Turbine Stage (PT-1), inside Engine No 1 (left side engine) due to fatigue.This dislodging of one
maintenance opportunity.The said engine was under maintenance on 11 Nov 2016, at that time these blades had totald 10004 hours (due for a
approximately 93 hours after above-mentioned maintenance activity before it crashed on Dec 7
and undertake essential improvements.
