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| Date: | Friday 22 August 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALD |
| MSN: | 313 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 296 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 110nm east of Colombo -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While en route to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 37,000ft the crew decided to return to Colombo due to hydraulic problems. The aircraft landed safely back in Colombo about 45 minutes after departure.
Sources:
https://www.aeroinside.com/4583/sri-lankan-a332-near-colombo-on-aug-22nd-2014-hydraulic-problems
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 2001 | 4R-ALD | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 25 March 2013 | 4R-ALD | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Hambantota-Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI/VCRI) | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2021 16:34 | Prometheus | Added |
| 23-Jan-2022 13:20 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Feb-2025 07:10 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, ] |
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