12-26-2024, 04:51 PM
Yet again.
TSA Withholds Comment On How Deceased Stowaway Hid in Landing Gear of United Airlines Plane From Chicago to Maui
I have a feeling there is more to this story however and is why TSA has withheld comment.
From the linked article:
"As of December 26, the airline says that it has not been established how or when the person accessed the wheel well.
Although there is suspicion that a security breach at Chicago O’Hare could have allowed the stowaway to access the wheel well undetected, the aircraft (registration: N12010) had arrived in Chicago from Sao Paulo, Brazil, just a few hours before it departed for Hawaii.
Routine maintenance checks, as well as a separate ‘walk around’ inspection by the pilots operating the flight to Maui, should have identified the stowaway if the person had come from Sao Paulo, where the risk of stowaways is heightened."
Chicago O'Hare has security cameras on virtually every square inch of each and every gate - inside and outside - which should have allowed TSA to see anyone climbing into the wheel well.
I can't speak for Sao Paulo, Brazil's airport security - so - either there was a security breach at O'Hare, or there was a "walk around" inspection at O'Hare that was not done very well.
Both very concerning issues.
TSA Withholds Comment On How Deceased Stowaway Hid in Landing Gear of United Airlines Plane From Chicago to Maui
I have a feeling there is more to this story however and is why TSA has withheld comment.
From the linked article:
"As of December 26, the airline says that it has not been established how or when the person accessed the wheel well.
Although there is suspicion that a security breach at Chicago O’Hare could have allowed the stowaway to access the wheel well undetected, the aircraft (registration: N12010) had arrived in Chicago from Sao Paulo, Brazil, just a few hours before it departed for Hawaii.
Routine maintenance checks, as well as a separate ‘walk around’ inspection by the pilots operating the flight to Maui, should have identified the stowaway if the person had come from Sao Paulo, where the risk of stowaways is heightened."
Chicago O'Hare has security cameras on virtually every square inch of each and every gate - inside and outside - which should have allowed TSA to see anyone climbing into the wheel well.
I can't speak for Sao Paulo, Brazil's airport security - so - either there was a security breach at O'Hare, or there was a "walk around" inspection at O'Hare that was not done very well.
Both very concerning issues.