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American Airlines Landing Gear Forces Diversion

What: American Airlines Dallas to St. Louis
Where: Dallas
When: Oct 2, 2012, 8:40 a.m
Why: On takeoff, the American Airlines landing gear jammed.

Pilots returned to Dallas and made a safe landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Passengers were provided an alternative plane to St. Louis.

This is just one of numerous maintenance issues plaguing American Airlines.

8,000 pilots have been casting votes for a month on authorization for their union to call a strike, escalating a long-running labor dispute with the airlines.

The voting deadline passes at noon central time on Wednesday (1 p.m. EDT)

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