At PHL, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing causing a crack. Will this buff out?
Mar 20, 2025 | 9:08 pm
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At PHL, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing causing a crack. Will this buff out?
On March 19, 2025, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing at Philadelphia (PHL), causing a crack. I don't know what AA flight this was, but I don't think the cracked wing damage will buff out. Will AA use speed tape or superglue to repair the damage, or will AA replace an entire aircraft wing?
View the video:
https://6abc.com/post/american-airli...port/16056200/
View the video:
https://6abc.com/post/american-airli...port/16056200/
Mar 20, 2025 | 10:38 pm
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On March 19, 2025, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing at Philadelphia (PHL), causing a crack. I don't know what AA flight this was, but I don't think the cracked wing damage will buff out. Will AA use speed tape or superglue to repair the damage, or will AA replace an entire aircraft wing?
View the video:
https://6abc.com/post/american-airli...port/16056200/
View the video:
https://6abc.com/post/american-airli...port/16056200/
Mar 20, 2025 | 10:44 pm
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On my mobile device, the thread title was truncated as:
"At PHL, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing causing a crack. Will."
I thought that the complete title was going to be:
"At PHL, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing causing a crack. Will United match?"
"At PHL, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing causing a crack. Will."
I thought that the complete title was going to be:
"At PHL, a baggage cart hit an AA aircraft wing causing a crack. Will United match?"
Mar 21, 2025 | 7:37 am
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Typical sensational media. In the beginning of the story the anchor says the "the wing of an American Airlines plane struck a baggage cart". Shortly after he says the "cart hit the plane before it was supposed to take off". The sad thing is it's channel 6 news in Philly which is usually the better of the other 3 affiliates. Jim Gardner would never have let that 6th grade level writing make it to the teleprompter.
Mar 21, 2025 | 8:13 am
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Typical sensational media. In the beginning of the story the anchor says the "the wing of an American Airlines plane struck a baggage cart". Shortly after he says the "cart hit the plane before it was supposed to take off". The sad thing is it's channel 6 news in Philly which is usually the better of the other 3 affiliates. Jim Gardner would never have let that 6th grade level writing make it to the teleprompter.
Mar 23, 2025 | 9:25 pm
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Typical sensational media. In the beginning of the story the anchor says the "the wing of an American Airlines plane struck a baggage cart". Shortly after he says the "cart hit the plane before it was supposed to take off". The sad thing is it's channel 6 news in Philly which is usually the better of the other 3 affiliates. Jim Gardner would never have let that 6th grade level writing make it to the teleprompter.