An engine failure aboard an Air Canada Express commuter flight from Sacramento International Airport caused the pilots Tuesday to turn around and return to the capital city’s airport.
The plane — Air Canada Express flight 7121 — took off bound for Vancouver, British Columbia, about 40 minutes late at 9:52 a.m., according to FlightAware, an online plane tracking system. The plane operated by Jazz Aviation is a CRJ-900LR, a regional jet that seats 76 passengers, and was built by Bombardier in 2005.
However, the small jet’s left engine, a General Electric model CF34-8C5, failed shortly after takeoff and a crew of four people aboard was diverted. The jet safely landed about 10:35 a.m., according to archived audio dispatch calls…