Hawaiian Airlines Flight Returns To Oakland For 'Maintenance Issue'

OAKLAND (CBS SF) - An Hawaiian Airlines flight destined for Honolulu from Oakland International Airport has been forced to return home Tuesday after an issue with the aircraft.

The FAA said the situation was not an emergency but the aircraft burned off fuel over the Pacific as a precaution. The Airline reports that the plane had 229 passengers plus crew on board but did not specify what the maintenance issues were. They released the following statement:

Flight HA 47 departed Oakland for Honolulu at 9:35 a.m. PT. Due to a maintenance issue en route, the captain has elected to return to Oakland with an estimated arrival time of 12:30 p.m. PT. An extra aircraft in our system, which departed San Jose earlier this morning for Honolulu, is currently flying to Oakland to re-accommodate these customers. Upon landing, Flight HA47 customers will be re-accommodated on this aircraft and the new estimated departure time to Honolulu will be updated shortly. There are 229 customers onboard.

As 12:55, the Airport reported that the plane had landed safely.