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Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Etihad Airways stopped its flight from this plane Melbourne Airport in Australia on Sunday due to technical reasons, according to reports.
Etihad Airways flight EY461 from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi began accelerating on the runway at around 7pm before braking and coming to a stop.
“The flight crew decided to abort the flight due to technical reasons, the aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway and emergency services attended as a precaution,” Etihad Airways told the UAE state-run newspaper.
A passenger on the plane said two tires burst after the landing gear caught fire, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at London Heathrow Airport on April 29, 2024. (Adrian Denis/AFP via Getty Images)
The alliance did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment.
A spokesperson for Melbourne Airport told FOX Business that emergency crews responded to the plane and used firefighting foam as a precaution.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added: All 289 passengers got off the plane safely and were taken to the terminal by bus yesterday evening.
As the passengers disembarked, the plane left the runway.
The incident forced authorities to close the airport's runway, which did not reopen until Monday morning local time after all runway inspections were completed.
Etihad Airways told airport officials it was rebooking passengers on future flights.
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A plane takes off from Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia on July 31, 2024. (Morgan Hancock/Noor Photo via Getty Images)
Flight tracking site FlightRadar24.com It shows the plane's path from the terminal to the runway, where data shows it reached a speed of about 170 miles per hour before stalling.
The plane's manufacturer, Boeing, faced crisis after crisis in 2024 after the door came off the Boeing 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines.
Investigators have found that four key screws were missing from the hood of a Boeing 737 Max 9 when it took off from Portland, Oregon on January 5, 2024. The panel exploded at 16,000 feet, depressurizing the cabin. Before flying safely to Portland International Airport
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Boeing also launched an investigation into whether some fasteners on its undelivered 787 Dreamliners were installed incorrectly.
“Boeing disclosed that it may have improperly installed fuselage fasteners on some fuselages,” the Federal Aviation Administration told FOX Business last year. Dreamliner 787 plane.
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Boeing referred all questions from FOX Business to Etihad Airways when contacted for comment on the canceled takeoff.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman and Daniela Genovese contributed to this report.