A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-ICQ performing flight VY-9127 from Paris Orly (France) to Alicante,SP (Spain) with 169 passengers, was being pushed back, when the right hand engine (CFM56) emitted black smoke. Emergency services responded and arrived within 2 minutes, the crew initiated an evacuation via slides. The engine fire was quickly put out. 8 passengers received minor injuries in the evacuation.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-KMI reached Alicante with a delay of 4.5 hours.
