Just took my first trip aboard a new AA319 yesterday on AA1582 DFW-CLE and I must say I was disappointed. First the good news: the aircraft looks great on the inside, there is in-seat video and power at every seat, and the new plane smell is awesome. But alas, there are problems: the first of which was a plane that went mechanical with a steering issue and caused us a 2+ hour delay. This plane has been in service for less than 10 days and already has problems ?? Also, no one from AA Maintenance seemed to have a clue what to do - they had to call Airbus, who determined to take the plane out of service. My biggest gripe is the seats in First Class: they hardly recline and are flat and slippery. I flew back from CLE today on a Mad Dog (MD-80) in 4F and was much happier. I could see the 319's being OK for short hops, but AA plans to fly them on DFW-BOG and DFW-YYZ - both too long to be stuck on this uncomfortable plane.