A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMH performing flight LX-64 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Miami,FL (USA) with 195 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL320 over the Bay of Biscaya about 140nm south of Brest when the crew decided to return to Zurich. The aircraft maintained FL320 initially, about half way back the crew squawked emergency and drifted down to FL280. The aircraft entered a hold due to weather at Zurich and landed safely on Zurich's runway 34 about 3:45 hours after departure.
The airline reported problems on one of the engines (CFM56). The irregularity is now being checked by maintenance. The rotation was cancelled, the passengers on both flights rebooked onto other flights.
The airline reported problems on one of the engines (CFM56). The irregularity is now being checked by maintenance. The rotation was cancelled, the passengers on both flights rebooked onto other flights.
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