Brussels A333 near Paris on May 22nd 2023, engine vibrations

Last Update: May 22, 2023 / 16:08:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 22, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine vibrations

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-357

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Kinshasa N'djili, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Registration
OO-SFC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFC performing flight SN-357 from Brussels (Belgium) to Kinshasa N'djili (DR Congo) with 206 passengers, was climbing out of Brussels about 140nm south of Brussels near Paris (France) when the crew observed high N2 and N3 vibrations of the right hand engine (Trent 772), decided to return to Brussels, reduced the right hand engine, drifted down to FL220 for the return and landed safely back on Brussels' runway 25R about 75 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the crew received indications of too high vibrations on one engine and returned to Brussels on one engine, although the engine was not shut down and working at reduced capacity. The passengers will depart for Kinshasa later the day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 22, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine vibrations

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-357

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Kinshasa N'djili, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Registration
OO-SFC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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