DALLAS, VIRGINIA– A United Airlines plane suffered an engine failure while taking off from Dulles International Airport on Saturday before returning safely to the airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Federal Aviation Administration said United Flight 803 was headed to Tokyo when the engine failed Saturday afternoon. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, returned safely to the airport around 1:20 p.m., and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.
The plane returned to the airport after a power outage in one of its engines, according to the airline. There were no reports of injuries among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members, and a different plane was scheduled to continue the flight later on Saturday.
Airport spokeswoman Emily McGee said some trees around the runway caught fire as the plane departed. The fire was extinguished.