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| Date: | Monday 15 October 2007 |
| Time: | 21:13 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-311 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ADC |
| MSN: | 034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 301 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A minor ground collision occurred when a SriLankan A340 attempted to pass a British Airways Boeing 747 that was stationary on an adjoining taxiway at night in Heathrow Airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2001 | 4R-ADC | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |  |
sub |
| Security issues | ||||||
| 5 September 2004 | 4R-ADC | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |  |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2022 06:31 | Prometheus | Added |
| 19-Dec-2024 07:42 | Prometheus | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 19-Dec-2024 07:42 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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