Guest Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging plane https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49607684 An American Airlines mechanic has been charged with damaging an aircraft in July as he was allegedly "upset" over stalled union contract negotiations. The plane, with 150 people on board, was scheduled to fly from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas on 17 July. But it aborted take-off after the pilots received an error message about the flight computer. Upon inspection, a piece of foam was found glued inside a navigation system part which stopped it from functioning. Airline sorry for 'telling woman to cover outfit' Over-the-limit pilot could fly again Suspect Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani told police he had tampered with the system to cause a delay or have the flight cancelled so that he would get overtime work, according to a criminal complaint filed in a Miami court. He did not intend to cause any harm to either the plane or the passengers, he is quoted as saying in an affidavit included in the complaint. According to the complaint filed on Thursday, Mr Alani glued the foam inside the tube leading from the outside of the plane to its air data module, a system that reports aircraft speed, pitch and other critical flight data, the Miami Herald reports. He was upset at the stalled contract dispute between the union and American Airlines, which he said had affected him financially, according to the complaint. The mechanics' union has been trying to secure a new contract with the airline as the company outsources more maintenance jobs in a bid to curb costs. A federal court last month issued a permanent injunction against the union to stop it from interfering in the airline's operations. American accuses the mechanics of undertaking illegal work slowdowns over the summer period which led to flights being cancelled. Mr Alani is expected to appear in federal court in Miami on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Hang him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 CNN article says the foam was in the pitot system implying pilots rejected takeoff due to conflicting airspeed indications. "Didn't mean to hurt anyone" Yeah, right. Like the disgruntled flying instructor at Bonavair some 40 years ago dumping sugar into the B95 fuel tanks. Didn't mean to hurt anyone. I think CH is right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Bit more detail here. Why is this not being called a case of domestic terrorism? https://www.castanet.net/news/World/265332/Mechanic-sabotaged-plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airband Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Quote Section 802 of US Patriot Act: " A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act "dangerous to human life" that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st27 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Moon...I used to work at Bonavair...what specific year was this? Do you have a link for news coverage or was this kept quiet? Pm me if you like. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Possible ISIS connection...? https://www.local10.com/news/florida/miami-dade/american-airlines-mechanic-accused-of-sabotaging-flight-has-ties-to-isis-prosecutors-say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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