Vueling A20N at Barcelona on Jan 1st 2022, bird strike
Last Update: January 2, 2022 / 16:26:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 1, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-8309
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
EC-NAY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200 registration EC-MBE reached Amsterdam with a delay of about 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 12 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 1, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-8309
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
EC-NAY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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