Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered EC-MDZ and operated by Vueling on 25/10/2018 at Bilbao [Investigation led by CIAIAC / Spain]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Spain:

When taking off from Bilbao Airport, the fan cowls of engine #1 were detached. Damage to engine #1, fuselage and left wing

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General information
Local date	25/10/2018
Responsible entity	Spain - CIAIAC
State or area of occurrence	Spain
Location	AD Bilbao
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2018-0803

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Spain - Vueling Airlines, S.A.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	EC-MDZ
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Spain - LEBB (BIO) : Bilbao
Planned destination	Spain - LEBL (BCN) : Barcelona
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	6377
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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