Plane seriously damaged while being towed at Charlotte Airport

Jesse Ullmann
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CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An investigation is underway after an airplane suffered major damage while it was being towed from a gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport this week, American Airlines officials confirmed with Queen City News.

American Airlines officials confirmed a plane was being towed by mechanics from its gate to a hangar on Sunday when a collision occurred. Further details of the collision have not been released other than the underside of the plane was damaged.

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The plane was out of service with no customers on board. No injuries were reported.

American Airlines said they are actively investigating the incident and are unsure at this time what the costs of damages are.

This is the second incident this week involving an aircraft at Charlotte Airport. On Wednesday American Airlines said a flight from Fort Myers, Florida landed safely after experiencing a ‘possible mechanical issue.’

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