Vueling A320 at Barcelona on Sep 22nd 2012, bird strike
Last Update: September 23, 2012 / 10:31:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-1670
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-ICS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-LAA reached Santiago de Compostela as flight VY-167D with a delay of 100 minutes.
The airline confirmed one of the engines ingested a duck resulting in engine vibrations.
The aircraft resumed service 35 hours after returning to Barcelona.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-1670
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-ICS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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