FILE – In this Feb. 2011 file photo provided by Hawaiian Airlines one of the company’s planes flies above Hawaii. Hawaiian Holdings Inc., Hawaiian Airlines’ parent company, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 said its net income in the last three months of 2011 shrank 70 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, as its average fuel costs rose 28 percent from the previous year. (AP Photo/Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Chad Slattery, File)
A Hawaiin Airlines plane bound for San Diego had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles Tuesday night due to mechanical issues, according to a Los Angeles International Airport spokesperson.
The plane touched down at LAX at around 8:30 p.m. and was towed to its gate, the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported.
According to FlightAware, an online flight-tracking database, flew over San Diego and altered its course north to LA. From San Diego to LA, the plane never flew over 5,800 feet, according to the database.
NBC 7 has reached out to Hawaiian Airlines for details about the incident and has not heard back.
Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox. Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
