Iberia A321 at London on Dec 4th 2012, engine malfunction

Last Update: December 5, 2012 / 15:23:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-516

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-ITN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Iberia Airbus A321-200, registration EC-ITN performing flight IB-516 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was rotating for takeoff from Heathrow's runway 27R when an engine (CFM56) malfunctioned. The aircraft stopped the climb at 4000 feet, the crew declared emergency and returned to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 27L about 14 minutes later.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-516

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-ITN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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