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American Airlines flight delayed after collision with deicing truck

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American Airlines flight delayed after collision with deicing truck
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American Airlines passengers traveling from Dallas Fort Worth International to Austin Bergstrom Airport faced an unexpected delay on Tuesday when their flight was disrupted due to a collision with a deicing truck. The incident extended the journey to over seven hours, far beyond the usual one-hour flight time.

The initial reports on social media suggested that the deicing truck hit the American Airlines Boeing 737. However, this was later revised to indicate that it was the aircraft that made contact with the truck. Despite these conflicting accounts, American Airlines clarified in a statement: "Prior to departure on Feb. 18, a deicing truck made contact with American Airlines flight 576, with service from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin (AUS). The aircraft has been removed from service for inspection by our maintenance team. Safety is our top priority and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience."

No injuries were reported in the incident, and passengers were eventually able to continue their journey on a replacement aircraft. Flight tracking data revealed that American Airlines flight AA576 was originally scheduled for departure at 20:00 but finally took off at 03:34 on Wednesday morning, arriving in Austin at 04:16.

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The affected aircraft was parked when it sustained damage and has since been withdrawn from service for maintenance checks. It had previously operated as flight AA2060 from Liberia Guanacaste International Airport in Costa Rica before being scheduled for its ill-fated trip to Austin.

American Airlines utilized another Boeing 737-800 for the delayed journey, which continued its operations post-arrival in Austin without further issues.

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