(NewsNation) — A United Airlines flight that was experiencing an engine failure during takeoff from Dulles International Airport had to return for an emergency landing, an airport spokesperson said.
United flight 803 was bound for Tokyo when the engine lost power on Saturday afternoon, according to a spokesperson from United Airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane, a Boeing 777-200, safely returned to the airport around 1:20 p.m.
The airline said there were 275 passengers and 15 crew members on board at the time. No one was injured.
“We’ve temporarily closed a United Club lounge at Dulles to help assist our customers and work to get them to their destinations,” the spokesperson told NewsNation.
United said it was scheduling a different aircraft to continue the flight to Japan for later Saturday. The FAA is investigating the incident.