[hole_n_one]

During the night, a terrorist saboteur disguised as a ground crew mechanic reached up in the back of the left jet engine of the American Airlines Airbus and cut the hydraulic line going to the thrust reverser actuator and the control safety sensor lines.

I would think that any significant loss of hydraulic pressure to any system would have been caught during the pre-flight check.

[ladyjane]

During the night, a terrorist saboteur disguised as a ground crew mechanic...

Didn't the plane arrive from Boston that morning?