Edelweiss A343 near Brest on Oct 11th 2023, engine vibrations

Last Update: October 11, 2023 / 23:08:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine vibrations

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
WK-4

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Tampa, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JMC
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A343
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine vibrations

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
WK-4

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Tampa, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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