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Incident to the Airbus A320 registered EC-MBS operated by Vueling on 08/11/2024 at Barcelona (Spain)

Engine failure on take-off, engine fire

Responsible entity

Spain - CIAIAC

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Spanish authorities:

During the takeoff roll on RWY 24L, at over 100 KCAS, the engine 2 experienced a power failure and a large flame and smoke came out of the engine. The pilots aborted the takeoff.