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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 2001 |
| Time: | |
| 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: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
LTTE Tamil Tiger suicide terrorists launched a major attack on Bandaranaike International Airport and the adjoining Katunayake AFB. Consequently three aircraft (Airbus A340-300 4R-ADD, Airbus A330-200 4R-ALE and 4R-ALF) of Sri Lankan Airlines were completely destroyed. Also two aircraft (Airbus A340-300 4R-ADC, Airbus A320-200 4R-ABA and 4R-ABB) sustained severe damages to the hull and engines. A number of military planes were also damaged and destroyed.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaranaike_Airport_attack
https://www.caa.lk/images/pdf/annual_report/caa_annual_report_2003.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 2004 | 4R-ADC | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |  |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 15 October 2007 | 4R-ADC | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |  |
min |
| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2022 13:22 | Prometheus | Added |
| 13-Dec-2024 08:03 | Prometheus | Updated [Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2024 09:40 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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