Air Canada flight forced to make emergency landing in Toronto after engine shuts down mid-flight

An Air Canada flight with 24 passengers on board was forced to circle in the air for over an hour after one of its engines failed en route to Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto.
Rescue crews faced a tense scene shortly after 4 p.m. as the plane coasted safely onto the Toronto runway with only one propeller spinning.

“It appears that the plane has landed safely, that the emergency procedures that we had put into place were not needed, and that everything went as planned,” Peel police spokesman Thomas Ruttan told CP24.

Everyone on board was safe, Ruttan said.

The plane had apparently suffered hydraulic issues, which appear to be related to the engine malfunction.

The Air Canada Express flight reportedly left from Moncton earlier on Wednesday.


UPDATED:   A plane is safely on the ground after engine problems forced it to make an emergency landing at Pearson International Airport. 

 A plane is safely on the ground after engine problems forced it to make an emergency landing at Pearson International Airport.

“It appears that the flight has landed safely and everybody on board is absolutely fine,” said Peel Regional Police Const. Thomas Ruttan.

There were 24 people aboard the plane, Ruttan said. Emergency crews rushed to the runway at Pearson just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to await the landing.

One of the plane’s engines had hydraulic issues and was “unserviceable,” a police spokesperson said.

Around 4:20 p.m., the plane landed safely without incident on a runway parallel to the highway.

The plane is a Dash-8, a medium-sized twin engine plane.

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Emergency crews are in position on the runway at Pearson to await the landing. The Dash-8 has an engine problem, police say.
 
A plane with engine problems is being forced to make an emergency landing at Pearson International Airport.

There are an estimated 24 people on board the plane, Peel Regional Police spokesman Const. Thomas Ruttan said. Emergency crews were called to the runway at Pearson just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to await the landing.

“With one of the engines being out there are going to be issues with that plane as it comes in, but at this point we need to be cautious about how we respond,” Ruttan said.

He said there are other issues with the plane’s “operations” but would not be specific.

“I can’t be specific in what’s going on, I know there are issues with the plane with some of the operations,” Ruttan said.

The plane is a Dash-8, a medium-sized twin engine plane. It is unclear what airline the plane is flying for or where it was headed.

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