SriLankan A332 near Colombo on Jul 30th 2017, LiOn battery pack catches fire in cabin
Last Update: July 31, 2017 / 14:53:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-166
Departure
Kochi, India
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The airline reported a Lithium Ion mobile battery pack and two mobile phones were found in the bag. The flight attendants had brought the situation under control, an emergency evacuation therefore was not necessary and emergency services awaiting the aircraft in Colombo did not need to intervene.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Colombo 33 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-166
Departure
Kochi, India
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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