Vueling A320 at Malaga on Dec 31st 2016, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: January 1, 2017 / 22:23:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-9013
Departure
Malaga, Spain
Destination
Toulouse, France
Aircraft Registration
EC-MFK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-MBY reached Toulouse with a delay of 2:15 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced a bird in the engine prompted the rejected takeoff. The aircraft returned to the apron, the passengers disembarked normally and were directed to a replacement aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-9013
Departure
Malaga, Spain
Destination
Toulouse, France
Aircraft Registration
EC-MFK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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