Texas Airport Mishap
Worker’s Attempt to Refuel Plane Goes Horribly Wrong
Published October 13, 2025 5:57 AM PDT
An airport worker starred in a short film about his big blunder when he tried refueling an airplane — and man, did things ever go awry!
The video — posted to Instagram Saturday — tells the full story and opens with the worker standing next to an American Eagle jet parked at a gate in Terminal E at Dallas Fort-Worth Airport in Texas.
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As you can see, the worker is refueling the plane with a large hose and appears to lose his grip on the nozzle, causing it to whip around on the ground with jet fuel splashing everywhere.
The worker makes a quick getaway while cleaning fuel off his face … but then he comes back to seemingly try to shut down the fuel system.
A spokesperson for American Airlines — which operates American Eagle — tells TMZ … “We are looking into the incident with DFW Airport and the airport’s fueling contractor, Menzies, and worked together on the cleanup per procedure.
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport officials said their spill containment infrastructure was able to stem the flow of the fuel and they cleaned up the mess.
We reached out to Menzies … so far no word back.
