Vueling A320 near Granada on Nov 25th 2012, engine trouble
Last Update: November 27, 2012 / 13:24:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-2015
Departure
Granada, Spain
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-KKT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported the left hand engine emitted two or three bangs, sparks and streaks of flame, the aircraft jolted with each bang. The crew subsequently announced they had reduced thrust on the engine, all was under control and they would continue the flight. Summary of the passenger: "Was not a nice experience to go through".
The aircraft resumed service about 35 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-2015
Departure
Granada, Spain
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-KKT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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