Incident Airbus A330-223 VT-IWB,
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Date:Sunday 6 March 2011
Time:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic A332 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-223
Owner/operator:Air India
Registration: VT-IWB
MSN: 362
Year of manufacture:2000
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney PW4168A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Malta -   Malta
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Tripoli, Libya
Destination airport:Delhi (div. to Malta)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A330-223 evacuation flight AI-160 from Tripoli had to be diverted to Malta after undercarriage problems after take-off and landed without problems.

Sources:

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110306/local/air-india-aircraft-lands-safely-after-undercarriage-problems.353441

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
5 July 2012 VT-IWB ? Air India 0 over India min
Turbulence

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2011 13:03 Alessandro Added
10-Mar-2011 05:29 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative]
18-Apr-2018 15:00 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities]

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