The FAA is investigating an incident where an American Airlines flight had to climb quickly to avoid terrain after taking off from Honolulu.

An American Airlines flight departing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport early Wednesday morning had to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into the Koolau mountains, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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

American Airlines flight AA298, which departed Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii in the early hours of the morning, received a request from air traffic control to accelerat

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,

Number 298 turn right, expedite your climb through terrain and then turn right,” the air traffic controller said.