DCA24WA086

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A330 · Katunayake, Sri Lanka · January 9, 2024

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 9, 2024, 05:55 local (00:25 UTC)
Place
Katunayake, Sri Lanka · Destination Airport
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
4R-ALSAirbus A330A6-FMEBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Air traffic event
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193726

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Airbus A330

Air traffic eventEnroute-descentAll aircraft: 115 casesDefining event

Aircraft · 2

Registration
4R-ALS
Reported as
Airbus A330 (243)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Sri Lankan Airlines
Registered owner
Sri Lankan Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
VOMM · Chennai, OF
Destination
Same as departure
Registration
A6-FME
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Fly Dubai
Registered owner
Fly Dubai
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Destination
VRMM · Hulhule, OF