A Boeing 777 airliner has made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States.
State-owned Rossiya airline said the crew had registered the "incorrect operation of the engine control sensor" on a cargo flight from Hong Kong to Madrid and that they "decided to make an emergency landing in Moscow".
Online flight trackers confirmed the flight was carried out with a Boeing 777.
The airline said the unscheduled landing went ahead without incident and that no one was injured.
The aircraft will continue its onward journey to Madrid after a delay of several hours, it added.
The plane was a 15-year-old 777-300ER, according to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, which means it has General Electric engines.
General Electric did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Russian airlines operate Boeing 777-300ER planes equipped with General Electric GE90-115B engines, according to federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya.
Those are different from the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines under scrutiny after an engine fire aboard a United Airlines 777 on Saturday, which prompted the suspension of operations involving planes using those engines.
Boeing grounded dozens of 777 aircraft with the PW engines after an engine on that flight caught fire and scattered debris over a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
On Wednesday, Rosaviatsiya said it was not suspending the aircraft with the General Electric engines.
The United Flight engine failure was a fresh blow for the beleaguered US aviation giant that was forced to ground another fleet of planes after a series of deadly crashes.
