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| Date: | Saturday 23 January 2021 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALP |
| MSN: | 1669 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAASL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Just before pushback, the L1 door was opened from inside the aircraft and subsequently the slide pack fell onto the passenger step.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAASL
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 2023 | 4R-ALP | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | near Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
non |
| Windshear/downdraft | ||||||
| 17 December 2023 | 4R-ALP | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
unk |
| Tire failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2021 17:34 | Prometheus | Added |
| 31-Dec-2021 17:39 | harro | Updated [Accident report, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 08:25 | Matrix | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 12:50 | Prometheus | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
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