SriLankan A321 at Kochi on May 18th 2016, engine failure
Last Update: May 20, 2016 / 13:00:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-168
Departure
Kochi, India
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ABQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kochin about 48 hours after landing back in Kochi.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-168
Departure
Kochi, India
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ABQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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