Vueling A319 at Barcelona on Apr 2nd 2021, water drain valve making noises
Last Update: April 6, 2021 / 15:58:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 2, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-3500
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Ibiza, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MIR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The flight was cancelled. The passengers were rebooked onto the next flight about 2.5 hours later.
A passenger reported there was a loud bang from the right hand side, the crew confirmed the bang came from the right hand engine and shut the engine down.
On Apr 6th 2021 the airline stated: "We confirm that the engine, the subject matter of the alleged incident, was not shut down in flight. The aircraft mentioned had a technical problem, related to a water drain valve of the galley, which was stuck in the open position. This caused noise and vibration during the climb out of Barcelona. The crew decided correctly to return to Barcelona, as a matter of precaution. Furthermore, the aircraft was subsequently cleared back into service on Friday evening 2 April at 23:40."
The occurrence aircraft returned to service on Apr 4th 2021 about 60 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 2, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-3500
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Ibiza, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MIR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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