Srilankan A333 at Melbourne on Feb 12th 2024, smell of smoke on board
Last Update: March 7, 2024 / 19:27:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-605
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Passengers reported they smelled smoke in the cabin which appeared to be coming from the cockpit. Soon after the captain announced they would return to Melbourne.
The airline reported a technical issue prompted the return to Melbourne. All passengers disembarked safely.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Melbourne about 13 hours after landing back.
On Mar 7th 2024 Sri Lanka's AIB reported during climb through about FL220 a strong burning odour followed by smoke developed in the cockpit followed by smoke in part of the cabin. The aircraft returned to Melbourne. The occurrence was rated an incident and is being investigated by Sri Lanka's AIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-605
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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