MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) – A fuel leak Tuesday night forced a plane back to the gate at Miami International.
An American Airlines flight 1513 was set to take off for Guyana, when the crew detected the problem.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue met the jet on the tarmac.
American Airlines released a statement, which reads as follows, “American Airlines flight 1513 from Miami (MIA) to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO) returned to the gate prior to departure due to a possible mechanical issue. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Our team is working to get customers to Georgetown as soon as possible.”
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