Created Wednesday, Oct 11th 2023 16:14Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 11th 2023 23:08Z
An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMC performing flight
WK-4 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Tampa,FL (USA) with 285 passengers and 11 crew, was enroute at FL300 about 20nm southeast of Brest (France) when the crew reported left hand outboard engine (CFM56) vibrations and decided to return to Zurich. The aircraft descended to FL290 and landed safely back on Zurich's runway 14 about 3:10 hours after departure.
The rotation was cancelled.
The airline reported an irregularity on engine #1 (outboard left). The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Zurich.
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