HOUSTON - United Airlines says they're assisting customers after canceling a flight due to a plane issue.

Plane issue at Bush Airport

What we know:

The issue happened on United flight UA46 , which was set to fly from Bush Airport to Frankfurt Airport in Germany.

The flight reportedly took off at about 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, but officials with the Houston Airport System say the plane landed back at Bush at about 7:45 p.m.

In a statement to FOX 26, United representatives said, "The plane had to release fuel to avoid landing overweight."

Houston fire officials say they were alerted about the plane having a mechanical issue. They had a crew waiting for the plane to return to Bush.

Fire officials say the plane landed safely, and no smoke or flames were seen.

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