Engine fire forces Hainan Airlines plane back to Rome

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Engine ***** forces Hainan Airlines plane back to Rome

The right engine of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by ******** carrier Hainan Airlines has caught ***** shortly after take-off from Rome’s Fiumicino airport, an Italian airport official and the coast guard say.

The plane, bound for the ******** city of Shenzhen with 249 passengers and 16 crew members, turned back and landed safely after dumping fuel over the sea.

The aircraft was apparently struck by a bird, the Italian coast guard said in a statement.

Bird strikes are common and can be a significant threat to aircraft safety.

There were no delays to air traffic at Fiumicino, the airport official said.

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