A Vueling flight from Barcelona declared an emergency whilst inbound to Manchester on 15 April 2024. The cause of the emergency declaration was reported to be an engine vibration.
Vueling flight VY8748, an Airbus A321-200, was in the latter stages of its approach to Manchester when the issue arose.
The flight had descended below 10,000 feet under vectoring for the approach to Manchester when it declared the emergency.
Vueling VY8748 Barcelona-Manchester
Having conducted an initial holding procedure, flight VY8748 then squawked transponder code 7700 before continuing with its approach into Manchester Airport (MAN).
The cause of the emergency declaration was reported to be heavy vibrations from the aircraft’s left hand engine. The flight subsequently landed at Manchester without further incident.
Flight data for the service shows that flight VY8748 made a departure out of Barcelona El Prat airport at 1309 local time on 15 April.
The flight then set course normally, climbing to FL340 (34,000 feet) on the northerly route to the United Kingdom.
Emergency Declaration on Approach
The letdown and descent procedure was then conducted normally, until the later stage of the approach. As the aircraft descended below 10,000 it then held at 8000 feet, conducting one orbit of a holding pattern.
Upon exiting the holding pattern the aircraft declared the general emergency with squawk code 7700. The flight then continued descent and approach into Manchester.
Airbus A321-200 EC-NLX
The aircraft conducting flight VY8748 from Barcelona was an Airbus A321-200, registered EC-NLX. This is an 8.9 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier Vueling.
It has been in service with the airline since November 2020.
Vueling is a Spanish low-cost airline based at Viladecans in Greater Barcelona, Spain. It is the largest airline in Spain, measured by fleet size and number of destinations.
The carrier operates flights to over 100 destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, with its main hubs at Barcelona-El Prat Airport and Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
Here’s a quick rundown about Vueling:
- Type of airline: Low-cost carrier
- Headquarters: El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
- Founded: February 2004
- Hubs: Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) and Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
- Destinations: Over 100 destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
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