American B752 over Atlantic on May 15th 2012, engine vibrations

Last Update: May 16, 2012 / 22:00:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2012

Flight number
AA-125

Aircraft Registration
N197AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An American Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N197AN performing flight AA-125 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Boston,MA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 300nm southwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew turned the aircraft around and returned to London Heathrow due to vibrations of the right hand engine (RB211) in the caution range. The aircraft climbed to FL380 on the way back. The aircraft landed safely back in Heathrow about 90 minutes after turning around.

The flight was subsequently cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2012

Flight number
AA-125

Aircraft Registration
N197AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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