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| Date: | Sunday 3 July 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-LOB |
| MSN: | 1491 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Turkish Airlines cargo flight was damaged at Bandaranaike International Airport while preparing to depart to Istanbul, Turkey. The Airbus A330 landed in Colombo as flight TK6050 from Istanbul a few hours earlier. While preparing to depart, a container that was brought to be loaded in the aircraft collided with the right hand engine/ Engine No.2 due to being pushed by strong winds.
Sources:
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Turkish-cargo-aircraft-suffers-damage-to-engine-at-Katunayake-airport/108-240361
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_22B/Jul05_1656996206CH.php
https://www.hirunews.lk/english/309061/katunayake-airport-loading-container-collides-with-turkish-airlines-cargo-plane
https://www.newscutter.lk/sri-lanka-news/turkish-airlines-freighter-meets-with-an-accident-at-bia-05072022-41458/
http://colombotimes.lk/a-turkish-plane-is-damaged-in-katunayake/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tc-lob
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2022 10:38 | Prometheus | Added |
| 05-Sep-2024 07:26 | Prometheus | Updated [Operator, ] |
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