A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 bound for Tokyo returned safely to Washington Dulles International Airport on December 13, 2025, after experiencing an engine failure shortly after takeoff that ignited a brush fire near a runway, officials said. No injuries were reported among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members on board.
United Flight 803 departed Washington Dulles on the afternoon of December 13 but turned back minutes later when one of its engines lost power, the airline said. The aircraft landed without incident, and passengers were transported back to the terminal.
Photographs and videos posted on social media showed smoke rising from airport property near a runway. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed that a small brush fire ignited on airport grounds and was quickly extinguished. The agency did not report any damage to airport facilities.
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