American Airlines cancels over 900 flights

[Villavic]

Now THIS is something to worry about it
First because MD80s could be a very risky plane to take. I don't remember any precedent as huge as this case, where 900 flights have been canceled

CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp's American Airlines said it canceled 933 flights on Thursday as it continued to reinspect wiring on MD-80 aircraft, raising the number of flights scratched since Tuesday to nearly 2,500.

The disruption at the No. 1 U.S. airline has wreaked havoc at the nation's busiest airports.

Dallas Fort Worth, American's largest hub, had 269 flights canceled on Thursday. The airline canceled 123 flights at O'Hare airport in Chicago.

American ordered the cancellations to ensure compliance with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety directive. American has about 300 of the twin-engined, narrow-body MD-80s, comprising about half its overall fleet.

The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights on Wednesday and 460 flights on Tuesday. These follow hundreds of AMR cancellations two weeks ago for the same reason.

AMR performed the work two weeks ago, but an FAA review of that effort found some wire bundles were not secured exactly as the directive specified.