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United Airlines Flights Loses Power in Engine, Sets Nearby Brush Ablaze During Takeoff
United Airlines
Flights Loses Power in Engine …
Ignites Brush Near Tarmac in Shocking Video
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A United Airlines flight needed to make a quick U-turn when it lost power in an engine … and lit brush near the tarmac on fire.
UA Flight 803 took off from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Saturday around 12:20 PM ET … when it “ignited some brush around the runway” as it was leaving the airport, a representative from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told People.
Video from social media captured the burning brush shortly after Flight 803 took off for Japan … and, it shows tendrils of smoke rising up from nearly the whole length of the runway.
According to the MWAA rep … “The fire was extinguished and the flight returned to Dulles, landing safely at about 1:30 p.m. when it was checked by airport fire responders.”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided further clarity via X hours after the incident … revealing an engine cover separated from the plane and caught fire — before landing in the brush.
Duffy says none of the 275 passengers and 15 crew were injured in the incident … before thanking first reponders for their quick response.