FORT WORTH (KRLD) - Dozens of flights have been canceled after Fort Worth-based American Airlines grounded several planes on Thursday.
The plan was to add 12 seats to all of the airlines Boeing 737-800 aircrafts. Now it turns out that American Airlines has hit a snag in this quest for aircraft density.
In a statement, the airline has "identified an issue with the quality of work conducted on overhead bins on two of these Boeing 737-800 aircraft" and as a consequence, decided to ground 14 of the refurbished planes.
Aviation expert Denny Kelly says more planes could eventually be grounded.
"I can't imagine if 14 of them don't work for some reason, that the other aircraft won't have the same problem if they are the same configuration and airplane," he says.
The grounding of these 14 aircraft has caused the cancellation of 40 flights on Thursday.
AA confirms that all affected passengers affected by these cancellations have been rebooked.
It's unclear how long the airline will ground these aircraft and if cancellations will continue into this week.
