Engine failure forces United Airlines flight to return to US airport
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Smoke rising during an incident involving a United Airlines plane on the tarmac at Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia, on Dec 13.
PHOTO: HOUMAN HEMMATI VIA REUTERS
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- United Airlines flight 803, heading to Tokyo, returned to Dulles Airport due to an engine failure after takeoff.
- The FAA will investigate the incident involving the Boeing 777-200; no injuries were reported among the 275 passengers and 15 crew.
- United is rescheduling the flight with a different aircraft, according to a United spokesperson.
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WASHINGTON - A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on the afternoon of Dec 13 after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
A United spokesperson said the flight landed shortly after takeoff due to the loss of power in one engine.
There were no reported injuries among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members aboard, the spokesperson said.
Photographs and videos posted to the social media site X showed smoke billowing from near the runway at Dulles, which is located about 40km from Washington, DC, and the closest international airport to the US capital.
The FAA said it will investigate the incident on United Flight 803, which involved a Boeing 777-200 aircraft.
A piece of the plane’s engine cover separated and caught fire, sparking a brush fire on the ground at the airport, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said the fire was extinguished.
The flight will be rescheduled for later on Dec 13 on a different aircraft, a United spokesperson said. REUTERS
