A Dreamliner declared an emergency this morning over the Atlantic after one of its engines shut down.
The Ethiopian
Airlines flight had set out from Dublin Airport at 6am this morning
bound for Washington Dulles, when it encountered problems over the
Atlantic Ocean.
The pilot was forced to turn the plane around and signal an emergency, and declare intention to return to Ireland.
This scene was shot by passenger Ben Grossman-Cohen after the Ethiopian Airlines landed back in Dublin
‘Then they
told us there was a minor technical issue and they were returning to
Dublin to address it and they’d update us later. Maybe 10-15 minutes
later they said there was an issue with the left engine and we’d be
landing in Dublin and they’d tell us more later.’
The Boeing
787-8 Dreamliner made a safe landing, with sources claiming the reason
for the emergency was because one of the plane’s twin jet engines had
‘shut down.’
The passenger jet touched down at 8.35am.
The Irish Mirror are reporting there were 300 people on board.
Flight 500 had originally set out from Addis Ababa, and was heading to the U.S, via Dublin.
A replacement
plane has been sent out from Frankfurt in Germany, with the passengers
expected to continue on to Washington at around 1pm local time.
The flight had set out from Dublin Airport around 6am this morning bound for Washington Dulles
Sources on Twitter believe the reason for the emergency was because an engine had ‘shut down’
This shows the flight path of Flight ET500 after it declared an emergency over the Atlantic
‘The aircraft left at 6.10am and at 7.45am we had reports that the aircraft was returning with a technical issue.
‘The aircraft
landed safely just after 8.30am. Passengers have disembarked and I
understand the aircraft is undergoing an inspection.’
The plane’s
variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating
configurations. Ethiopian Airlines has 13 Dreamliners in its fleet.
