Wat happened to the old "24 hours between bottle and throttle" rule?
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:44 PM, <relng...@aol.com> wrote: > Pilot Confronted Over Alcohol Smell > > > Two passengers noticed last week at a security checkpoint at Port Columbus > that an airline pilot they passed nearby smelled strongly of alcohol, so they > told a TSA agent ... but they didn't stop there. According to the Columbus > Dispatch, as the men proceeded beyond the checkpoint, they noticed that the > pilot > was heading toward their own departure gate and so with further inspired > mortal vigor took matters into their own hands. They approached the pilot and > frankly told him he stank of alcohol, adding that if he had a drinking > problem, he > shouldn't be flying an airplane. At that point, the man identified only as a > Chicago-based Southwest Airlines captain turned red, turned around and ran > away. Airport police were dispatched and later found the captain in a > restroom, > where he'd apparently removed his uniform jacket and replaced it with a normal > business jacket. The police may have just missed the phone call the captain > had > just made to his employer, but what they did hear may have been interesting > enough. > > While in the restroom, the captain reportedly called in sick, setting in > motion his replacement on Southwest Flight 3396, a Boeing 737 out of Columbus > for > Orlando. When accosted by the police, he allegedly told them he had "partied > hard" the previous evening, according to the Columbus Dispatch, but hadn't had > a drink that day. The officers confirmed that the captain did smell like > alcohol but noted that he did not appear to be impaired in any (other) way. > Airline officials told police they would test the captain for alcohol and > both the > FAA and Southwest are looking into the matter. The accused pilot is out on > paid > leave. > -- OK Don W124 Diesels Ubuntu 8.10 KD5NRO _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
