An Air India Airbus A350-900, registration VT-JRF performing flight AI-102 (dep Mar 15th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Delhi (India) with 240 people on board, was enroute at FL330 over the Atlantic Ocean about 270nm southwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to divert to Shannon reporting an unusual, unidentified noise in the cabin, that was irritating to passengers. They had spent 30 minutes already trying to identify the noise without success including shutting down systems. The aircraft landed safely on Shannon's runway 24 about 50 minutes later.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Shannon about 6 hours after landing.
The airline reported a suspected technical snag prompted the precautionary diversion.
Passengers reported the aircraft flew through a zone of turbulence when the noise started together with vibrations from the floor that started in the back of the aircraft and spread forward, the vibrations later also appearing from the upper cabin area.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Shannon about 6 hours after landing.
The airline reported a suspected technical snag prompted the precautionary diversion.
Passengers reported the aircraft flew through a zone of turbulence when the noise started together with vibrations from the floor that started in the back of the aircraft and spread forward, the vibrations later also appearing from the upper cabin area.
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