Incident Airbus A330-243 4R-ALA,
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Date:Saturday 9 March 2013
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A332 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-243
Owner/operator:SriLankan Airlines
Registration: 4R-ALA
MSN: 303
Year of manufacture:1999
Engine model:Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:over Lake Constance about 35nm East of Zurich -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG)
Destination airport:Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Srilankan Airlines Airbus A330-243 was en route at 35,000ft over Lake Constance about 35nm east of Zurich as flight UL564 from Paris to Colombo. The crew requested to return to Paris due to a problem with the hydraulics. The aircraft landed on Charles de Gaulle Airport's runway 27L about 65 minutes later.

Sources:

https://avherald.com/h?article=45ee987a&opt=1

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 October 2005 4R-ALA SriLankan Airlines 1 Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) non
Collision with Ground support equipment

Revision history:

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