An Air Canada plane appeared to land safely at Sydney airport after being forced to return to the airport about an hour after takeoff this morning.
A spokesperson for Airservices Australia confirmed that an Air Canada plane was returning to Sydney airport, after leaving Sydney about 11am AEST this morning.
Sydney's Daily Telegraph reported this morning that fuel has been dumped over the northern Sydney suburbs of Hornsby and Longreef.
The Airservices Australia spokesperson did not confirm that the plane was on fire only that it had 'some mechanical issues'.
But Air Canada general manager for Australia and New Zealand, Jeannie Foster, said smoke was detected coming from a galley oven. She added that the SMH website that the plane's captain hadn't declared an emergency.
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The Airservices Australia spokesperson said it would not be unusal for a plane to be forced to dump fuel in the event of trying to land soon after takeoff.
The flight left Sydney Airport about 10.30am (AEST) on Thursday for Vancouver and Toronto, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Firetrucks were waiting on the tarmac, Fairfax radio reported.
Fifteen people were injured in 2009 when an Air Canada Flight 34 from Sydney to Vancouver hit severe turbulence caused by a thunderstorm.
