A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N827NW performing flight DL-169 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Barcelona's runway 06R when the aircraft encountered a hail strike prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL180 and return to Barcelona. The aircraft landed safely back on Barcelona's runway 06L about 45 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Barcelona about 19.5 hours after landing back.

Metars:
LEBL 121500Z 33017KT 8000 FEW020 FEW025CB SCT035 20/18 Q1010 RERA NOSIG=
LEBL 121454Z 33016G26KT 290V350 8000 FEW020 FEW025CB SCT035 20/19 Q1011 RERA NOSIG=
LEBL 121441Z 34009G20KT 270V030 6000 TSRA FEW009 SCT020CB BKN025 19/19 Q1012 NOSIG=
LEBL 121430Z 30005KT 270V350 3000 TSRA FEW009 SCT020CB BKN025 19/18 Q1012 NOSIG=
LEBL 121424Z 30018KT 280V340 1000 R24R/P2000 +TSRAGR FEW015 SCT020CB BKN025 19/17 Q1012 WS R02 NOSIG=
LEBL 121417Z 31018G30KT 280V340 4000 +TSRA FEW015 SCT020CB BKN025 21/17 Q1012 WS R02 TEMPO 1500 TSRAGR SCT025CB=
LEBL 121400Z 34015G26KT 310V030 9999 FEW015 SCT020CB BKN025 21/16 Q1011 WS R02 TEMPO 1500 TSRAGR SCT025CB=
LEBL 121330Z 11006KT 040V160 9999 FEW015 FEW020CB SCT025 23/16 Q1011 TEMPO 1500 TSRAGR SCT025CB=
LEBL 121300Z 12010KT 100V170 9999 VCTS FEW015 FEW020CB SCT030 27/21 Q1010 TEMPO 1500 TSRAGR SCT025CB=
COR LEBL 121230Z 13010KT 9999 VCTS FEW015 FEW020CB SCT030 28/21 Q1010 TEMPO 3000 TSRA FEW025CB=
LEBL 121200Z 13010KT 110V170 9999 FEW015 FEW020CB SCT030 27/21 Q1010 TEMPO 3000 TSRA FEW025CB=
LEBL 121130Z 14011KT 120V190 9999 FEW015 FEW020CB BKN030 28/22 Q1010 NOSIG=
LEBL 121100Z 12012KT 9999 FEW015 FEW020TCU SCT025 29/23 Q1010 NOSIG=
LEBL 121030Z 11013KT 9999 FEW015 FEW020CB SCT025 29/23 Q1010 NOSIG=

The radome of the aircraft:
The radome of the aircraft


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