Serious incident to the Airbus A330 registered HZ-AQ28 operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines on 11/07/2024 at Peshawar

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Pakistani authorities:

Aircraft was holding on taxiway J after landing from r/w 35. Smoke was observed by control tower in the left main gear. Fire services responded and controlled the smoke. Aircraft reported no indication in the cockpit. Thereafter aircraft started to slide towards the runway ahead of taxiway holding point and stopped after entering the fair-weather strip. Aircraft reported unable to apply brakes. Emergency chutes were subsequently deployed to evacuate the passengers.

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General information
Local date	11/07/2024
Responsible entity	Pakistan - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Pakistan
Location	AD Bacha Khan
Human consequences	None
Number of minor injuries	26
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2024-0263

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabian Airlines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	HZ-AQ28
State of registry	Saudi Arabia
Last departure point	Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Planned destination	Pakistan - OPPS (PEW): Peshawar (Paf/Civil)
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	1803
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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