United Airways
Flights Loses Energy in Engine …
Ignites Brush Close to Tarmac in Surprising Video
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A United Airways flight wanted to make a fast U-turn when it misplaced energy in an engine … and lit brush close to the tarmac on hearth.
UA Flight 803 took off from Dulles Worldwide Airport in Washington, D.C. Saturday round 12:20 PM ET … when it “ignited some brush around the runway” because it was leaving the airport, a consultant from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority informed Individuals.
Video from social media captured the burning brush shortly after Flight 803 took off for Japan … and, it exhibits tendrils of smoke rising up from practically the entire size of the runway.
In line with the MWAA rep … “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.”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy supplied additional readability through X hours after the incident … revealing an engine cowl separated from the airplane and caught hearth — earlier than touchdown within the brush.
Duffy says not one of the 275 passengers and 15 crew have been injured within the incident … earlier than thanking first reponders for his or her fast response.
