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| Date: | Monday 25 March 2013 |
| 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: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hambantota-Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI/VCRI) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hambantota-Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI/VCRI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A bird hit the windshield causing it to crack during the flight. The flight departed Male on its way to Colombo via Hambantota.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattala_Rajapaksa_International_Airport
https://twitter.com/ozurajay/status/316158496448077824
https://www.onlanka.com/news/mattala-colombo-srilankan-flight-hit-ice-or-birds.html
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 | ||||||
| 22 August 2014 | 4R-ALD | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | 110nm east of Colombo | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2022 14:28 | Prometheus | Added |
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