As the “Aviation Herald” writes, the left engine failed and the climb was stopped at an altitude of around 4,200 meters. Around 30 minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 767-300 landed safely at Dulles Airport with 163 people on board.
The flight to Vienna had been canceled and the plane was still at Washington International Airport almost two days after the incident. According to flight tracking site Flightaware, the plane took off at 18:05 local time (00:05 CEST Monday) and was airborne for a total of 34 minutes, making a large loop around the US capital and then landing again.
AUA problem also in France
According to the online portal “Austrian Wings”, technical problems occurred on an AUA flight from Vienna to Lyon on Thursday. The portal quoted a spokeswoman for AUA, according to which an error message occurred when the landing gear was extended. “After several checks, it turned out that the error message was wrong. The machine landed safely,” it said.
Before that, the pilots of the twin-engine Embraer E195 reported an air emergency to air traffic control and flew a total of twelve holding patterns to work through the relevant checklists. The passengers were also prepared for a possible emergency, which ultimately did not occur. “Since the safety of our passengers and our crew is always our top priority, all appropriate safety measures have been taken, as usual. For example, the passengers were prepared for a possible emergency landing and Lyon Airport was also informed,” quoted “Austrian Wings” the spokeswoman . The return flight from Lyon to Vienna was canceled.
Source: Nachrichten
