Sunday, August 21, 2016

Swiss A333 flight LX52 returned to Zurich, engine vibrations

A Swiss Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHG performing flight LX-52 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Boston,MA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 100nm west of Plymouth,EN (UK) when the crew decided to return to Zurich due to increased engine (Trent 772) vibrations. The aircraft descended to FL350 for the return and landed safely back on Zurich's runway 34 about 4:20 hours after departure.

The airline reported increased engine vibrations prompted the crew to return to Zurich. The passengers did not feel the vibrations. The passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto the next available flights.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 19.5 hours, then resumed service.

The Aviation Herald

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