ASA, a Delta Connection carrier, canceled three of its nine flights out of Chattanooga, said airport spokeswoman Christina Siebold.
She said an early morning flight, an afternoon take-off and another in the evening were nixed.
Ms. Siebold said ASA had a bus awaiting early-morning travelers to take them to Atlanta's airport to make their connections. Also, the airline sent a larger than usual aircraft for another morning flight to accommodate travelers, she said.
ASA grounded 60 of its 110 50-passenger jets systemwide after the internal audit.
It could take 36 to 42 hours to complete the inspections of the planes, company spokeswoman Kate Modolo said.
The paperwork audit raised questions about whether the engines on Bombardier CRJ200 jets had been properly inspected according to the guidelines provided by the engines' manufacturer, Ms. Modolo said.
The company reported the problem itself to the Federal Aviation Administration and grounded the planes so they could re-inspected as a precautionary measure, she said.
Some of the planes were being inspected at the airline's hub, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest. Other were scattered around ASA's other maintenance facilities.
To see more of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.timesfreepress.com. Copyright (c) 2009, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

More News:
Market Updates |
Stock Alerts |
All Trading News |
Stock Index