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The plane was on its way to Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. The cause of the leak is not yet known.
According to the airport webcams, which monitor global aviation, the plane had a “defective autopilot”.
The account tweeted: “Ryanair #FR212 London / Stansted to Dublin (Boeing 737-800 EI-EVO) Pan Pan announced, 7700 shocked to public emergency and just returned to STN due to defective autopilot.
“Released with the approach guides to STN by Essex Radar.”
The squeak alert code 7700 is used to indicate a general, but unspecified, emergency.
On Twitter, Carolyn White asked: “Why was the FR212 STN flight brought back to DUB?”
Another user on social media responded: “The autopilot is apparently defective.”
Ryanair has been contacted by Express.co.uk for comment.
On Friday 6 August, a British Airways (BA) flight issued alert code 7700 while traveling from Edinburgh to London Heathrow.
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“The plane landed safely.”
The squawk code is a four-digit number used to aid in rapid communication between air traffic control and an aircraft.
Each symbol begins with a number between zero and seven.
The Squawk 7700 code sends an instant signal to all nearby watchtowers.
Other notable codes include the Squawk 7600, which is used to inform air traffic control that the aircraft has lost contact with the tower.
Alert 7500 is used in the hijacking and informs the tower that the aircraft requires emergency support from the security services.
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