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| Date: | Wednesday 28 December 2022 |
| Time: | 11:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Vueling |
| Registration: | EC-MBF |
| MSN: | 3492 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | NNE of Barcelona -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN/LEBL) |
| Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vueling Airlines flight VY8754, an Airbus A320-214, suffered cracks in the cockpit windshield as it climbed to cruising altitude after takeoff from Barcelona Airport (BCN), Spain.
The flight made an emergency descent and safely landed back at BCN at 12:26 UTC.
Sources:
https://beteve.cat/mobilitat/avio-vueling-torna-terra-vidre-esquerdat-barcelona-birmingham/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ec-mbf#2eac6219
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