somehow in the installation process of our seats we introduced a failure. not sure mechanical failure or human failure. american is saying it has identified what caused three flights to be aborted in mid flight because seats came loose. in one case, flipping passengers on their backs. the seats came in rows of three. and the row is held to the floor with what s called a saddle clamp. it s that clamp that was improperly installed on the planes where the seats disengaged. on the safety side of this particular situation, american s coin all that it can do right now to ensure that those seats are being looked at and making sure that they re installed as correctly as they re supposed to be. american says the investigation is still under way, but so far the airline cannot give a solid answer as to why now. these seats have been in use for up to 20 years and never come loose before. aviation sources say the last eyes and hands on the saddle clamps in all three loose seat incidents bel
our seats, 14 abc i think are totally disconnected. somehow in the installation process of our seats we introduced a failure. not sure mechanical failure or human failure. reporter: american saying it identified what caused three flights to be aborted in mid flight because seats came loose. in one case, flipping passengers on their backs. the seats came in rows of three. and the row is held to the floor with what is called a saddle clamp. it s that clamp that was improperly installed on the planes where the seats disengaged. on the safety side of this particular situation, american is doing all that it can do to ensure that the seats are being looked at and making sure they re installed as correctly as they re supposed to be. reporter: american says the investigation is still under way, but so far the airline cannot give a solid answer as to why now. these seats have been in use for up to 20 years and never come loose before. aviation sources say the last eyes and hands on th