A U.S. bound cargo jet has been forced to return to Shannon Airport this afternoon after suffering an engine issue on departure.
The Air ACT Cargo flight took off from Shannon shortly before 1.00pm and was destined for Chicago having arrived earlier from Istanbul in Turkey for a refuelling stop.
The crew reported that one of the jet’s four engines had ‘stalled’ on departure, before spending 90 minutes dumping fuel before heading back to Shannon.
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The flight landed safely just before 3.00pm, and was met on arrival by airport fire and rescue crews.
