DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines banned aggressive dogs from its planes after a pit bull escaped from its cage in the cargo hold of a Boeing 757, and chewed up electrical cables.
The damage knocked the plane out of commission for repairs for nine days but never placed the July 22 flight from San Diego to New York in any danger, officials said.
The dog had gnawed a hole in the bulkhead, damaged the cargo hold door and chewed through garden hose-size electrical cables.