ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276305
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALH |
| MSN: | 627 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 80nm East of Kochi -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Srilankan A330 was en route at 34,000ft over India when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet due to a cracked windshield. This occurred during a flight to London from Colombo. The aircraft returned to Colombo for a safe landing on runway 04 about one hour after leaving cruise altitude.
Sources:
https://avherald.com/h?article=46df935a&opt=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 2023 | 4R-ALH | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | over southern India | |
min |
| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
| 21 April 2023 | 4R-ALH | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | near Colombo |  |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2022 19:45 | Prometheus | Added |
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