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UTair DubaiMoscow Flight Returns Safely After Engine Vibration

Investigators attribute the return to vibration in engine No. 2.

Overview

  • The Boeing 767-200 operating UTA716 circled for nearly two hours to burn fuel before landing at Dubai’s Al‑Maktoum airport.
  • Utair reported no injuries, and the aircraft, registration 73081, was removed from service for inspection.
  • The Ural transport prosecutor’s office said the flight was delayed pending a reserve aircraft.
  • Rosaviatsia introduced temporary restrictions at Pskov, Pulkovo and Kaluga for safety, then lifted them later.
  • Moscow-area airports continued operations in an enhanced mode due to heavy snowfall, according to Rosaviatsia.