File pic Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Fire and Emergency (FENZ) was on standby at Hawke's Bay Airport on Friday morning at the request of an inbound Air New Zealand flight.
However, around 8am the flight landed safely, an Air New Zealand spokesperson said.
"The crew operating NZ5025 from Auckland to Napier this morning received a maintenance alert during the service," the spokesperson said.
Chief operating officer Alex Marren said emergency services were called in line with standard operating procedure after such an alert.
The aircraft landed safely and the airline's maintenance team would now inspect the aircraft, before it was returned to service.
FENZ shift manager Chris Dalton earlier said three crews were at the airport as a precaution, after an aircraft indicated a possible "situation on board".
He said larger airports had their own fire brigades, but in regional areas FENZ was called in to help.
Dalton said there had been no suggestion of an emergency.
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