By Jody Godoy
Dec 13 (Reuters) – A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The FAA said it will investigate the incident on United Flight 803, which involved a Boeing 777-200 aircraft.
A United spokesperson said the flight landed shortly after takeoff due to the loss of power in one engine. There were no reported injuries among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members aboard, the spokesperson said.
United is scheduling the flight to resume later on Saturday on a different aircraft, the spokesperson said.
(Reporting by Jody Godoy in New YorkEditing by Rod Nickel)
