American Air 737 Runway Accident Linked to Brake Failure

  • NTSB preliminary report focuses on maintenance errors
  • Boeing jet went off Dallas-area landing strip in February
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An American Airlines Group Inc. 737-800 went off the runway last month after a brake failure linked to maintenance performed on the plane, US investigators said Thursday.

The Boeing Co. jet touched down normally at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport but the plane’s brakes wouldn’t work, and it rolled off the end of the runway before coming to a stop, the National Transportation Safety Board said.