Overview
- United Airlines Flight 803 to Tokyo Haneda returned to Washington Dulles shortly after takeoff on Dec. 13 due to an engine issue.
- Transportation Secretary Duffy said part of an engine cowling detached and caught fire, igniting grass beside a runway.
- Airport firefighters extinguished the grass fire reported with heavy smoke, and no injuries were reported on board or on the ground.
- The aircraft was a Boeing 777-200ER carrying about 275 passengers and 15 crew, according to local reports.
- United said it would operate the Haneda service later that night with a replacement aircraft as the FAA begins its probe.