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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

OS-773500Scrapped

RegistrationLK4R-ALA

OperatorSrilankan Airlines

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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) built in 1999 in Toulouse. Operated for SriLankan Airlines. Scrapped in 2024.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 107,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x RR Trent 772B-60

PropulsionJet

Seats269 (C18 · Y251)

First flight1999

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationSri Lanka

OwnerSrilankan Airlines

MSN303

Hex / ICAO 24-bit773500

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A330

Figures for the A330-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.8 m55 ft

Range11,760 km6,350 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 weight242,000 kg533,518 lb

Maximum payload112,600 kg248,240 lbIts 277 passengers with baggage would weigh about 27.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity277 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance13 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 11,760 km range, from Colombo it could fly non-stop as far as:

AKLAuckland10,921 km MADMadrid8,938 km SYDSydney (Mascot)8,763 kmLHRLondon8,715 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)8,482 km

Beyond its rangeSEASeattle13,560 km

The type first flew in 1992 (34 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production

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.

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Seating layout

18Business

251Economy

269 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2024SriLankan 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

1999

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Oct 26, 1999

Delivered to SriLankan Airlines

Delivered to SriLankan Airlines as 4R-ALA.

Oct 16, 2005

Accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike Airport

On October 16, 2005, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALA), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike Airport (Sri Lanka), leaving 1 dead. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

What happened

This Airbus A330 had just arrived from Kuala Lumpur and was stationary on the apron with passengers disembarking when an approaching maintenance vehicle struck the airstairs. The impact moved them and separated them from the fuselage: a passenger who was using them fell several metres and died of his injuries. Other passengers on the stairs were hurt. The aircraft was undamaged. It is one of those cases that remind us that much of aviation's risk is not in the air, but in the few metres between the aircraft door and the ground.

Source: SriLankan Airlines

Mar 9, 2013

Incident at Zurich

On March 9, 2013, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALA), operated by Srilankan, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Srilankan.

Source: Srilankan

Feb 17, 2023

Incident at Chennai (MAA) International Airport

On February 17, 2023, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALA), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chennai (MAA) International Airport (India) due to the inadvertent deployment of an evacuation slide. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

Source: SriLankan Airlines

May 2024

Scrapped

In May 2024, the A320 211 aircraft (registration 4R-ALA), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was scrapped. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

Source: SriLankan Airlines

Operators

1999-10-26

SriLankan Airlines

Registration 4R-ALA · Lessor: Apollo Aviation

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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