The American Airlines flight was departing from Honolulu to Los Angeles when it performed an "expedited climb."

The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating why an American Airlines flight from Hawaii did not follow an assigned route and was instead forced to perform an “expedited climb” to avoid the terrain in its path,

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident involving an American Airlines flight that narrowly avoided a collision with a mountain after departing from Honolulu International Airport.