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United 767 Diverts to Shannon After Right Engine Vibrations
A United Airlines Boeing 767-400 traveling from Rome to Newark diverted to Shannon, Ireland, after the flight crew reported unusual right engine vibrations and a cabin odor. The pilots reduced the affected engine to idle and executed a safe overweight landing three hours into the transatlantic crossing. Emergency crews inspected the aircraft upon arrival, and no injuries were reported among the 227 people on board. For aspiring airline pilots, this event serves as a textbook example of precautionary engine-out management and the execution of overweight landing procedures.