Srilankan A333 at Colombo on Jul 5th 2023, wind shear on final approach
Last Update: July 27, 2023 / 18:28:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-303
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Airport ICAO Code
VCBI
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 8 hours, then departed for the next flight.
Sri Lanka's CAA reported they rated the occurrence an incident and opened an investigation.
Metars:
VCBI 051510Z 26014KT 200V320 9999 SCT016 BKN080 26/24 Q1010 NOSIG=
VCBI 051310Z 25012G22KT 220V280 9000 FEW014 BKN016 25/23 Q1008 NOSIG=
VCBI 051110Z 24008KT 210V280 9999 FEW014 SCT016 28/25 Q1007 NOSIG=
VCBI 051010Z 24010KT 210V270 9999 FEW014 SCT016 29/25 Q1007 NOSIG=
VCBI 050910Z 24011KT 210V270 9999 FEW012 SCT016 29/24 Q1008 NOSIG=
VCBI 050810Z 23010KT 200V260 9999 FEW012 BKN016 28/24 Q1008 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-303
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Airport ICAO Code
VCBI
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