A flight departing for Canada from San Diego was forced to make an emergency landing Friday when a caution light illuminated in the cockpit, according to an airline spokesperson.
Air Canada flight 8667 was en route to Vancouver when the pilot called air control to report a "potential electric failure" as the plane was ascending at about 7:25 a.m., a spokesperson for the San Diego International said Airport said.
About five minutes later, the plane landed safely at the airport.
Air Canada said a caution light came on in the cockpit, prompting the pilot to call for an emergency landing, as is procedure.
“While they did not experience any issues with the aircraft systems the caution light did prompt the crew to make the decision to return to San Diego for maintenance inspection,” Air Canada communications manager Debra Williams said.
The flight returned to the gate at SAN and passengers were rebooked on other flights.
