( CNN ) -- An American Airlines plane flying from Costa Rica to Miami made an emergency landing on Colombia 's San Andres Island Thursday , the airline said . The airline said a `` mechanical issue '' was behind the pilot 's decision to divert the flight to the island , located on Colombia 's north coast . CNN affiliate Caracol TV reported that smoke was seen in the cabin . Flight 1204 was carrying 172 passengers and six crew , American Airlines said . The passengers disembarked while the aircraft , a Boeing 757 , was evaluated . No one was injured , Caracol reported . UK-to-U.S. flight makes emergency landing in Ireland .
The plane was flying from Colombia to Colombia . It made an emergency detour to San Andres Island , Costa Rica . No one was injured , a American Airlines affiliate reports .