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| Date: | Sunday 17 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALS |
| MSN: | 1008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Chennai International Airport (MAA/VOMM) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) |
SriLankan Airlines flight UL121 from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Chennai, India underwent a minor incident of a tyre deflation after landing. The aircraft landed without incident and turned on to the taxiway to move to the terminal. While on the taxiway the aircraft experienced a deflation of one front tyre. The aircraft continued on to the terminal. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the deflation was due to damage caused by a foreign object. The aircraft returned to Colombo following the replacing of the tyre several hours later.
Sources:
https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/Corporate/news-details/245
https://avherald.com/h?article=4c461a9b&opt=0
https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/srilankan-airlines-tyre-bursts-landing-chennai-passengers-escape-unhurt-96891
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 January 2024 | 4R-ALS | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | near Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |  |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
| 8 July 2024 | 4R-ALS | SriLankan Airlines | 0 | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2025 07:52 | Prometheus | Added |
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