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United Airlines flight from DC to Tokyo returns after shedding energy and setting hearth to brush close to runway


A United Airlines flight departing from Washington, D.C., Saturday was pressured to show round after one in every of its engines misplaced energy and ignited a small brush hearth close to the runway.

Flight 803, certain for Tokyo, departed from Dulles International Airport round 12:35 p.m., however misplaced engine energy shortly after. According to reviews, the engine troubles brought on some brush to catch hearth close to the airport runway.

Emily McGee, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, instructed the Washington Post, “The hearth was extinguished and the flight returned to Dulles, touchdown safely at about 1:30 p.m. when it was checked by airport hearth responders.

The flight, carrying 275 passengers and 15 crew members, returned to security with no accidents reported.

(HOUMAN HEMMATI by way of REUTERS)

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