UA 744 makes emgency landing at IAD

[Andrew Ong 1]

United Flight 897, bound for Beijing, China made an emergency landing at IAD due to engine failure:

 

United Flight Makes Emergency Landing

 

(CBS News) WASHINGTON A United Airlines passenger jet bound for Beijing from Washington, D.C., made an emergency landing Friday after losing power in one of its engines.

 

Flames were reported coming out of one of the Boeing 747's engines at takeoff, airport officials said.

 

United Flight 897, scheduled to take off from Dulles International Airport at 12:23 p.m. EDT, dumped some of its fuel before its return in order to reduce the weight for landing.

 

Losing one of four engines does not create a serious safety concern, the FAA told CBS News correspondent Carter Yang.

 

Fire and rescue crews were standing by to meet the Boeing 747 which landed safely about 2 p.m., said Dulles International Airport spokeswoman Courtney Prebich.

 

A United spokesperson said their pilots took appropriate action in response to the lost engine in declaring an "amber" emergency and returning to Dulles. Airport officials had no immediate information about the cause of the flames.

 

http://cbs2.com/national/topstories_story_145150541.html

 

Just by looking at the picture (right) in the link, the plane is N199UA

[Guest Fendy]

United Flight 897, bound for Beijing, China made an emergency landing at IAD due to engine failure:

http://cbs2.com/national/topstories_story_145150541.html

 

Just by looking at the picture (right) in the link, the plane is N199UA

that picture is a file pic, dont think its the actual plane involved.

[Derek Siu 0]

they should get a few photos when it was on fire