A United Airlines crew member told passengers that the aircraft's de-icer test had failed, and the airline eventually canceled the flight.

Are airlines bending the truth about weather delays?

A few minutes after Michele Loftin’s recent commuter flight from Sacramento to San Francisco pushed back from the gate, it made an abrupt U-turn and returned to the terminal. A United Airlines crew member told passengers that the aircraft’s de-icer test had failed, and the airline eventually canceled the flight.