The Virgin Australia plane was diverted to Hobart and met by firefighters after the pilot reported the problem.
The airline says the incident was not related to the ash cloud from the Chilean volcano which has caused major travel disprutions this week.
Virgin Australia spokeswoman Melissa Thompson says an indicator light flashing in the cockpit forced the diversion.
"The aircraft landed without incident, taxied to the terminal, everyone got off while engineers inspected the aircraft and all of our guests, including the gold Coast Suns, were transferred to Launceston by coach," she said.
Gold Coast Captain, Gary Ablett, tweeted his annoyance at the mid-air drama.
"Was supposed to land in Launceston two hours ago, just landed in Hobart, not a great result".
The Suns play Hawthorn at York Park tomorrow.
Tags: emergency-incidents, australian-football-league, air-transport, qld, southport-4215, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 First posted June 17, 2011 08:55:00
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