The United Airlines Boeing 767-300 plane was forced to return to Heathrow Airport just before 6pm after reporting a failure not long after taking off, prompting an emergency landing
A United Airlines flight has been forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport this evening after experiencing a failure shortly after take off.
The Boeing 767-300 plane reported a hydraulic failure shortly after taking off from Heathrow Airport and was forced to return for an overweight landing just before 6pm this evening. Emergency response teams including fire crews, paramedics and airport operations staff were on high alert after the call came in from the aircraft.
It was also reported that the flight was carrying dangerous goods in the hold, adding anohter risky layer to the scenario. United Airlines has been contacted for comment.
Current details about the landing or the safety of any passengers or crew on board the aicraft have not yet been confirmed by United. Passengers on other flights could experience delays due to the emergency response and should check with Heathrow Airport and their airlines for the latest updates.
It comes after terrifying footage emerged showing planes coming from a FedEx plane after it took off and was forced to return to the runway. The plane was spotted in the air with flames coming from it as it flew over Newark Airport in the US.
Emergency services rushed to the scene with the fire raging in one of the engines. "Engine failure/fire FedEx 3609 at Newark on takeoff, returned to land," read a post on social media. After taking off at 7:58am the plane was forced to U-turn back to Newark for an emergency landing at 8:07am.
Bystanders are reported to have heard "explosions" at the major American airport that serves New York City, they described how the aircraft took off with the flames then visible and it was able to safely return to the airport.
Social media clips show the plane’s right engine on fire while it was in the air and still large flames were coming from it on the ground. It has been reported that the fire was started by birds entering the engine. Emergency were also filmed by the plane on the tarmac and successfully putting out the fire.
"FedEx #FDX3609,Boeing 767, suffered a bird strike leading to right engine failure this morning at Newark Airport. The pilots declared an emergency and safely landed back just 9 minutes after takeoff. Kudos to the crew for their exceptional handling of a tough situation," read one post. Air traffic was briefly halted as a precaution, but operations have resumed, according to officials and there were no injuries.
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