Vueling A320 at Barcelona on May 22nd 2017, locked brakes on runway

Last Update: May 23, 2017 / 20:32:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 22, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vueling

Flight number
VY-3912

Aircraft Registration
EC-LRE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-LRE performing flight VY-3912 from Barcelona,SP to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), had lined up runway 25L and was waiting for takeoff clearance when the brakes locked disabling the aircraft in position. The crew needed to shut the aircraft down, maintenance subsequently managed to unlock the brakes and the aircraft was towed to the apron.

The runway was closed for about 45 minutes causing delays to other flights due to the unavailability of the runway.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-HQL reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 22, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vueling

Flight number
VY-3912

Aircraft Registration
EC-LRE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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