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A Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, days after another model dumped engine debris over the United States.
State airline Rossiya said that the crew had recorded the “malfunction of the engine control sensor” on a cargo flight from Hong Kong to Madrid and that “they decided to make an emergency landing in Moscow.”
Online flight trackers confirmed that the flight was with a Boeing 777.
The airline said the unscheduled landing was without incident and that no one was injured.
The plane will continue its journey to Madrid after a delay of several hours, he added.
The plane was a 15-year-old 777-300ER, according to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, which means it has General Electric engines.
General Electric did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Russian airlines operate Boeing 777-300ER jets equipped with General Electric GE90-115B engines, according to federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya.
Those are different from the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines under scrutiny after an engine fire aboard a United Airlines 777 on Saturday that led to the suspension of operations involving aircraft using those engines.
Boeing grounded dozens of 777s with PW engines after an engine from that flight caught fire and scattered debris over a Denver, Colorado suburb.
On Wednesday, Rosaviatsiya said it would not suspend the aircraft with General Electric engines.
The United Flight engine failure was a further blow to the beleaguered American aviation giant that was forced to ground another fleet of aircraft after a series of fatal accidents.
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