Japanese Airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) suffered an engine issue shortly after takeoff from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Flight 8549 departed Chicago en route to Tokyo at around 3:48 p.m. but quickly reported vibrations coming from engine No. 1. According to ATC transmissions, the left engine of the Boeing 777 was idle.
The aircraft circled for over an hour around Lake Michigan, staying halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee. The plane was too heavy to land right away, as it was full of people, cargo, and enough fuel for the 10+ hour flight. While it was circling, ANA8549 was dumping fuel. The flight safely landed back at ORD at 5:24 p.m., an hour and thirty-six minutes later, with no injuries.
The cause of the incident is currently unknown.
Nearly 500 Flights Cancelled Following Venezuela Attack, Caribbean Airspace Closure » How Evio’s 810 Airliner Aims to Rescue Regional Aviation » Emirates A380 Makes Emergency Return to London Heathrow After New Year’s Eve Gear Failure »
Comments (0)
Add Your Comment
SHARE
TAGS
NEWS ANA All Nippon Airways Emergency Engine Flight Tokyo Japanese Chicago Ohare America Airline Aviation Flight FuelRECENTLY PUBLISHED
British Airways Axes Hot Meals on Key Business Routes in New Cost-Cutting Drive
British Airways (BA) has officially implemented a contentious new catering strategy for its Club Europe cabin. In what frequent flyers are labelling "Death by a Thousand Cuts," the flag carrier has removed its signature hot breakfast from eight of its most high-frequency routes
NEWS
READ MORE »
Emirates Expands Premium Economy to 84 Routes
In an industry often defined by the binary choice between the utilitarian and the unreachable, Emirates has today, January 8, 2026, fundamentally redrawn the map of middle-market aviation.
ROUTES
READ MORE »
FAA Proposes Mandatory 737NG Stabilizer Inspections Following Reports of Dangerous "Pitch Oscillations"
In a significant move to address emerging safety concerns within the global narrowbody fleet, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) targeting the horizontal stabiliser components of the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) series.
NEWS
READ MORE »
