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Airbus A340-300 (A340-312)

A340-36Written off

RegistrationLK4R-ADD

OperatorSriLankan Airlines

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-312) built in 1994. Operated for Gulf Air, Philippine Airlines, Sabena and SriLankan Airlines.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 26,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C3/F

First flight1994

Country of registrationSri Lanka

MSN36

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A340

Figures for the A340-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.9 m55 ft

Range13,705 km7,400 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight276,500 kg609,577 lb

Maximum payload146,300 kg322,536 lbIts 295 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity295 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,705 km range, from Colombo it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle13,560 km AKLAuckland10,921 km MADMadrid8,938 km SYDSydney (Mascot)8,763 kmLHRLondon8,715 km

Beyond its rangeGIGRio De Janeiro13,705 km

The type first flew in 1991 (35 years ago) · About 380 units built · Production ended in 2011

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Airbus A340 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2001SriLankan Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CMBColombo

Main destinations

BKKBangkok HRIMattala JEDJeddah MAAChennai PEKBeijing PVGShanghai (Pudong)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DMEMoscow DMMAd Dammam HKGHong Kong

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1994

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

May 17, 1994

Delivered to Gulf Air

Delivered to Gulf Air as A4O-LA.

Jan 1, 1996

Transferred to Philippine Airlines

Transferred to Philippine Airlines.

Sep 16, 1998

Transferred to Sabena

Transferred to Sabena.

Jul 12, 1999

Transferred to SriLankan Airlines

Transferred to SriLankan Airlines.

Jul 24, 2001

Accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike

On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A340-312 aircraft (registration 4R-ADD), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka) due to a bird strike. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

What happened

On 24 July 2001, the Airbus A340 registered 4R-ADD of SriLankan Airlines was at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, when, before dawn, a suicide squad of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stormed the terminal and the adjacent air base. The attackers destroyed several parked aircraft with explosives and small arms; 4R-ADD was destroyed. As the aircraft was empty there were no casualties on board. The attack paralysed the country's main airport and hit the airline hard. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

Source: SriLankan Airlines

Operators

1994-05-17

Gulf Air

Registration A4O-LA

1996-01-01

Philippine Airlines

Registration A4O-LA

1998-09-16

Sabena

Registration F-OHPZ

1999-07-12

SriLankan Airlines

Registration 4R-ADD

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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