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Incident to the Airbus A320 registered EC-JTR operated by Vueling on 16/07/2023 at Barcelona

Discrepancy of airspeed indications, rejected take-off, tyres damaged, emergency evacuation

Responsible entity

Spain - CIAIAC

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Spanish authorities:

The airspeed indication on the captain's anemometer showed a deviation from that of the other anemometers and he decided to abort the takeoff. All 4 wheels of the main landing gear were

damaged, and an emergency evacuation of the aircraft was carried out.