Originally Posted by
ryanbriar
I wouldn’t read much into it in terms of broader maintenance issues. I’ve come across a situation like this once in the past three years (~360 flights on AA).
The way I look at these things is would you rather have the flight delayed / cancelled over this if the aircraft is safe to fly.
It's also peak summer travel season, there aren't many, or even any as the day rolls on, spare aircraft to operate the flight.