American Airlines and its mechanics union condemned the alleged actions of a mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane. Here's how the saga played out.
USA TODAYThe arrest of a veteran American Airlines mechanic this week for allegedly sabotaging a plane at Miami International Airport an hour before takeoff in July sparked condemnation by the airline and its mechanics union Friday — and raised troubling safety concerns for travelers.
Those dates overlap with his employment at American, which he joined in 1988 and was based in Miami, so it's unclear how he held both jobs or whether American knew his job history. Mechanics and pilots walk around planes every day before and after flights to work on or check out the aircraft. All are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and go through a background check.
Two more red flags: He normally works on disabled aircraft in the maintenance hangar at Miami International, not on planes at the gate. And his shift was generally from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., the airline said. He worked that shift on July 16 and then switched shifts to work the morning shift the next day, the day of the incident, working until 2:30 p.m., American told investigators. He worked a double.
"It's easily detectable because they're going to get a big error message on the front of their screens on the instrument panel,'' Waldock said."It would tell them that the system isn't functioning properly.
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