Created Tuesday, Jul 21st 2026 18:56Z, last updated Tuesday, Jul 21st 2026 18:56Z
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration N780HA performing flight
AS-181 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 30nm northwest of Newquay,EN (UK) when the crew decided to turn around due to engine (GEnx) vibrations. The aircraft descended to FL250 and returned to Rome Fiumicino for a safe landing on runway 16R about 5 hours after departure.
The airline reported engine vibrations.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours, then departed as flight AS-9281 and reached Seattle with a delay of about 24 hours.
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