Pilot, Crew, TSA: Four Passengers Targeted Bathroom, Tampered with Mirror

The Aviation Nation ^ | 13 Nov 2007 | Annie Jacobsen

[3AngelaD]

It really is just a matter of time. Who were the "subjects," and where are they now?

[martin_fierro]

Damn Amish.

[RepoGirl]

I tell you, man ... that little one just has a look on her face. You know she’s thinkin’ bad things... and brother Caleb... never joined in at the barn raisings, always something weird about THAT guy

[CARTOUCHE]

Midwest Airlines 717. Lots of places to hide things behind the mirrors in the lavs but getting it onboard is going to be the work of a plant on the ramp. And that’s where TSA should be concentrating its efforts by properly screening employees who have access to the aircraft.

[CARTOUCHE]

And Caleb has been known to wear deodorant on Saturday nights which further makes his actions suspect.

[angelsonmyside]

Ping

[RepoGirl]

Those extremist Amish. Eschewing nog and scrapple because they are ‘impure’ ... just plain wrong.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Why aren’t their cameras in the airplane lavs? The things are so tiny that you could surely see the whole thing. If someone tried to cover up the camera that would be a red flag in and of itself. Surely there are privacy concerns but I’d say safety would trump privacy here.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Um, no.

[jiggyboy]

The left/right bathroom issue is interesting. If they were doing the old “let’s try to build a bomb in the bathroom” routine, it wouldn’t matter which side they picked first.

I’d bet that there’s something interesting on one side of the plane that’s not on the other side of the plane. Hydraulic lines, computer cables, something like that.

[melancholy]

Lots of places to hide things behind the mirrors in the lavs but getting it onboard is going to be the work of a plant on the ramp. And that’s where TSA should be concentrating its efforts by properly screening employees who have access to the aircraft.

Good point.

It could also become an assembly spot for ordinary materials that passengers could carry aboard. When put together in a bathroom the pieces would create an explosive device or a weapon.

[Eye of Unk]

We need to keep using racial profiling or just make it illegal for Muslims to fly on any US plane. Granted there are white Muslims out there but with the proper survellance that can be dealt with.

In all respects though the real problem lies with Islam and middle east oil, we need to destroy all of the oil producing capability of the middle east, let them go back to the origins they want of the minimal basics and prayer worship. We do not need oil from them, buying their oil is sending money to fund them and nobody is willing to accept that.

[Shimmer]

ping

[khnyny]

Great article, thanks for posting.

[jacquej]

Just too much!

Soon the airlines will make us all wear Depends.

[skinkinthegrass]

LOL!....I agree, they're ALL wearing articles of "White" clothing.... :D

[OldEagle]

"Soon the airlines will make us all wear Depends."

So much for strip searches.

[CARTOUCHE]

Bingo, very perceptive as that is exactly the case on this particular aircraft.

[Mygirlsmom]

We need to keep using racial profiling

Keep? Let's try start!

[thinking]

I agree: round up the usual suspects...