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A "glitch" affected iPads used by pilots on American Airlines flights causing delays on Tuesday, according to several reports from passengers.

The tablets provide navigation charts necessary for flying. Passengers posted on Twitter Tuesday night that a pilot said a system-wide outage was causing delays for the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737s.

"Some flights are experiencing an issue with a software application," American Airlines tweeted at passengers. "For some, they've returned to the gate for Wi-Fi to fix."

FlightAware showed American Airlines Flight 1654, from Dallas-Fort Worth to Austin, as delayed. The Boeing 737-800 was originally scheduled to depart at 8:20 p.m. CDT.

Flight 2276, from Dallas-Fort Worth to Indianapolis, was also delayed Tuesday night, according to FlightAware. And flights from John F. Kennedy to Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth to Washington Dulles — both operated on 737s — were also delayed.

Flight 1134, from Miami to Orlando, was also delayed, however a passenger tweeting about the delay did not identify the cockpit iPad as an issue.

"We've identified the issue, we've identified the solution, and we are working on it right now," the airline told the Verge.

American introduced iPads into all of its cockpits in 2013, in a move that saves more than $1 million in fuel each year, according to the airline.

Before the introduction of the tablets, pilots carried a paper manual with airport maps and airway charts that weighed as much as 35 pounds. Many pilots have applauded the switch, noting the ease of use of a tablet for the necessary flight information.

A few dozen flights were affected by the iPad issue.

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