An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport late Tuesday night after it started to experience a mechanical issue.

The flight landed safely at 10:52 p.m. Officials say it was on its way from St. John’s, N.L. to Toronto when it had to make the emergency landing.

Air Canada Flight 687 had 74 people on board -- that included crew and passengers. Halifax Fire and Emergency were called in to assist, which officials says is normal protocol in an emergency landing, according to officials.

Airport officials say the plane -- an Embraer 190 -- was held for about five minutes before it proceeded to the gate.

With files from CTV Atlantic's Amanda Debison.