SriLankan A21N at Chennai on Dec 14th 2021, burning smell on board
Last Update: December 16, 2021 / 16:27:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
4L-122
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-AND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The aircraft remained on the ground in Colombo for about 38 hours before returning to service.
Accordign to information The Aviation Herald received this was a recurring problem. The aircraft had remained on the ground in Colombo the 24 hours prior to the occurrence flight, too, after completing flight UL-1266 from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Colombo.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
4L-122
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-AND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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