Horrors!

By now you've heard, read, seen the TSA O'Hare story. We don't have all of the facts yet, but this story, if even half true, is horrific. As the story goes, TSA "inspected" several parked American Eagle airplanes around four in the morning at O'Hare. Reportedly the inspectors climbed up high on the airplane, using pitot tubes, angle-of-attack sensors, and TATs for handholds. Damage occured (duh!), and some 40 flights were delayed while the airplanes were inspected and repaired as necessary. So many questions must be asked. Who authorized this? Is TSA really authorized to climb all over airliners—or even touch them—without airline personnel on hand and watching? What kind of "training" could leave a TSA person believing that a pitot tube is a good handhold? If this story is even partly true, serious changes must be made quickly. This is unbelievably stupid and terribly dangerous. If the story is true, the TSA damaged the very airplanes it is supposed to protect. We just can't have this. We'd love to publish your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.