A United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Tokyo had to turn back to Washington's Dulles International Airport on Saturday after an engine failed and a brush fire ignited near the runway, officials said.

No injuries were reported among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members aboard the wide-bodied jet, which had to make an emergency landing after losing power in one of its twin engines and having to dump fuel.

"Shortly after takeoff, United Flight 803 returned to Washington Dulles and landed safely to address a power loss issue with one of its engines," the airline said.

United was arranging to put the passengers on a different flight to Haneda scheduled for later Saturday.

The engine failed as the 777-200ER departed for Tokyo's Haneda Airport at around 12:20 pm (1720 GMT) Saturday, sources

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