Vueling A320 at Tenerife on Oct 27th 2026, nose gear steering problem

Last Update: October 27, 2026 / 18:58:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vueling

Flight number
VY-3030

Aircraft Registration
EC-LVV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-LVV performing flight VY-3030 from Barcelona,SP to Tenerife Norte,CI (Spain), was on approach to Tenerife when the crew climbed back to a hold at FL070 to work the checklists due to a problem with the nose gear steering. The aircraft subsequently positioned for a landing on runway 30 about 30 minutes after entering the hold. The aircraft was towed off the runway about 10 minutes after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vueling

Flight number
VY-3030

Aircraft Registration
EC-LVV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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