SriLankan A333 near Learmonth on Mar 21st 2021, autopilot disconnected, altitude deviation
Last Update: April 29, 2021 / 13:15:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 21, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-606
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The aircraft departed for the return flight about 2 hours after landing.
Sri Lanka's AIB rated the occurrence an incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 21, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-606
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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