Haj flight abandoned due to technical fault: PIA

A Jeddah-Quetta PIA Haj flight had to be abandoned after a foreign object injection into one of its engines caused damage to the blade of the fan.
According to PIA sources here, when PIA Haj flight PK-2002 operating by an Airbus with 261 Hajis for Quetta on board started take-off roll, the operating captain felt a noise.
When the vibration increased, the take off was abandoned, as per crew operating procedure for the safety of the passengers.
An official of PIA said that all the passengers were safe and being transported on an alternate aircraft to Quetta.
According to PIA, a "high level" investigation was being carried out.
The Airbus, AP-BBA, has no history of related technical defect, the PIA official said.