Incident to the Airbus A330 registered 4R-ALA operated by Sri Lankan Airlines on 17/02/2023 at Chennai

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Srilankan authorities:

Prior to push back R3 slide inflated inside the aircraft.

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General information
Local date	17/02/2023
Responsible entity	Sri Lanka - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Asia - India
Location	AD Chennai
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2023-0052

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Sri Lanka - Srilankan Airlines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	4R-ALA
State of registry	Sri Lanka
Last departure point	India - VOMM (MAA) : Chennai Intl
Planned destination	Sri Lanka - VCBI (CMB): Colombo/Katunayake
Flight phase	Standing
Serial number	303
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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