Vueling A320 at Turin on Dec. 1, 2015, Rejected Takeoff Due to Bird Strike

A Vueling Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MBY performing flight VY-6515 from Turin (Italy) to Barcelona, SP (Spain), was accelerating for takeoff from runway 36 when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird prompting the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-JSY was dispatched to Turin, performed the flight and reached Barcelona with a delay of 6 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Turin 36 hours after rejecting takeoff.