Srilankan A333 enroute on Sep 21st 2024, captain locked first officer out
Last Update: October 19, 2024 / 10:54:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 21, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-607
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The first officer filed a complaint after landing indicating that a disagreement between the captain and herself had caused the lockout.
The airline reported the captain has been grounded. Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority have opened an investigation.
On Oct 18th 2024 "Captain Lockpit", as the captain of the flight is now been referred to by Sri Lankan media (real name of the captain and first officer known), handed in his resignation. The dispute had inflamed over the toilet break taken by the first officer.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 21, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-607
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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