ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352141
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| Date: | Monday 12 February 2024 |
| Time: | 07:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ALQ |
| MSN: | 1687 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 60 nm NW of Melbourne Airport, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | Sri Lanka DCA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
SriLankan Airlines flight UL605, an Airbus A330-343, suffered a smoke and fumes event 60 NM north-west of Melbourne Airport, Australia.
During climb, the crew detected smoke and fumes in the flight deck and cabin. The flight crew donned oxygen masks, carried out the smoke removal checklist, and declared a MAYDAY. The crew returned the aircraft to Melbourne and conducted an overweight landing. There were no injuries.
The engineering inspection revealed an air cycle machine (ACM) had failed, with metal debris identified in the ACM duct.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/aa-2024-002
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/4r-alq#33f6fc98
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2024 14:09 | ASN | Added |
| 02-Mar-2024 14:09 | ASN | Updated |
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