ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186228
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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 2016 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALJ |
| MSN: | 456 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 263 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS) -
 Thailand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SriLankan Airlines flight UL891 returned to land at Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand.
A passenger reported observing smoke in the rear of the passenger cabin.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330-243, took off from runway 19L at 15:31 UTC (22:31 local time) and immediately circled back for a safe landing on runway 19R at 15:44 UTC (22:44 LT).
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/4r-alj/#956db54
http://colombogazette.com/2016/04/08/srilankan-flight-returns-to-bangkok-after-smoke-in-cabin/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 October 2008 | G-OJMC | Thomas Cook Airlines | 0 | Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBK/MJKS) |  |
non |
| Takeoff data based on wrong takeoff weight | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2016 18:25 | harro | Added |
| 07-Apr-2016 18:26 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 09-Apr-2016 18:41 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
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