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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Airlines |
| Registration: | 5A-LAR |
| MSN: | 1412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Tripoli Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft suffered damage after being hit by bullets due to the fighting near Mitiga Airport.
Sources:
http://libya24.tv/news/114760_
https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/libyan-airlines-cancels-tunisia-flights-after-plane-hit-bullets-mitiga-airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 2021 | 5A-LAR | Libyan Arab Airlines | 0 | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) | |
unk |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 16 April 2025 | 5A-LAR | Libyan Airlines | 0 | Sebha Airport (SEB/HLLS) | |
min |
Location
Media:
#Libya- damage sustained by Libyan Airways Airbus A330 at #Tripoli's Mitiga Airport due to spillover of nearby fighting pic.twitter.com/r2aH21MAHp
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) 19 oktober 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2017 10:02 | hamzamathiw | Added |
| 20-Oct-2017 10:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2017 10:27 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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