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By Associated Press

American expecting more flight disruptions American Airlines Cancellations

Published: Wed, April 09, 2008 - 2:30 am Last Updated: Wed, April 09, 2008 - 2:32 am

DALLAS (AP) - It could be another rough day for travelers on
American Airlines.
It's pulling more planes out of service to reinspect wiring on
its MD-80 jets. More than a-third of American's 2,300 daily flights
use that aircraft, mostly out of Dallas and Chicago.
Hundreds of flights were canceled yesterday and the airline is
not sure how many more will be disrupted.
The Federal Aviation Administration is still not happy with
wiring work that caused delays two weeks ago. At issue is how the
cords used to secure bundles of wires for the auxiliary hydraulic
systems are spaced and lined up.
American says there's been no compromise to flight safety and
apologizes for the missed flights.
The Texas-based airline says it will try to arrange other
flights for travelers. And it will also foot the bill for meals,
hotels and ground transportation because, as a spokesman puts it,
the delays were within the airline's control, not weather related.