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A fuel truck struck the winglet, or wing tip that extends vertically from the end of the wing, on American Airlines plane filled with passengers Friday, according to NBC and Fox News.
The news sites report the aircraft (Flight 1249) was carrying 172 passengers and preparing to leave from New York's LaGuardia airport in New York for Miami.
No injuries have been reported.
The airline told Fox News that passengers have been moved to a different aircraft.
"A fuel truck made with the winglet of an aircraft that was still at the gate," the statement read. "We moved passengers to a different aircraft [flight is about to depart] our team evaluates / fixes the damage. "
According to the website of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, winglets reduce vortices or turbulence caused by differences in pressure on the upper and lower wing of an aircraft.
Because it is possible to create a mini-tornado behind the wing that could be stronger than a smaller one.
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