A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration 4R-ALH performing flight UL-606 from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 207 passengers and 16 crew, was climbing through about 19500 feet out of Colombo when the crew stopped the climb and descended to FL180 following a lightning strike into the left hand engine (Trent 772). The aircraft returned to Colombo for a safe landing on runway 22 about 75 minutes after departure.
A replacement A330-200 registration 4R-ALT reached Sydney with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground on Jun 26th 2026.
Sri Lanka's CAA reported on Jun 26th 2026, that the flight crew received an ECAM indication "ENG1 EPR MODE FAULT", carried out the relevant ECAM procedures and returned to Colombo, where the aircraft landed safely. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
The damage to the engine:
A replacement A330-200 registration 4R-ALT reached Sydney with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground on Jun 26th 2026.
Sri Lanka's CAA reported on Jun 26th 2026, that the flight crew received an ECAM indication "ENG1 EPR MODE FAULT", carried out the relevant ECAM procedures and returned to Colombo, where the aircraft landed safely. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
The damage to the engine:
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