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American Airlines mechanic accused of attempted sabotage of flight with 150 on board

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A mechanic for American Airlines was arrested Thursday and accused of trying to sabotage a commercial airliner shortly before it was set to take off from Miami International Airport for the Bahamas with 150 people on board. (www.cnn.com) और अधिक...

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picturetaker
Christian Parada 25
When you endanger the lives of 150 people your intentions are irrelevant. Lock his ass up.
COYOTEHUNTER
COYOTEHUNTER 1
I think the FBI, NSA, TSA, and many others will be looking closely at his home and computer systems...
Just saying...
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 5
It is already pretty clear what his intentions were. Even though the FBI, NSA, TSA and many others will be investigation. Just saying...
edman610
ed lang 42
This idiot is claiming contract dispute? That's flat out terrorism. Lock him up for a long long time.
zcolescott
Zachary Colescott 20
Or terrorism...I'm good with that too. Either way, send a message that these types of tactics are completely unacceptable!
WyndowSeat
Jeremy David 3
lynwilliams
lyn williams 2
Add some chlorine to his gene pool. Lots of it.
zcolescott
Zachary Colescott 36
BS. Attempted manslaughter. Send a message that this won't be tolerated. He knew what he was doing was wrong. Doesn't matter that he didn't intend on hurting anyone. If he did, then it would be murder. Scum.
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 15
Exactly. Lock the guy up. Don't wait til he has a chance to murder 150 innocent people..
tpdittman
Thomas Dittman 2
djames225
djames225 4
Attempted manslaughter?? Let a few of us near him and we'll show you attempted man slaughter. This was deliberate, so attempted murder of 150 counts!
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 2
It would be a bit past "attempted" I think!
djames225
djames225 2
Yes..notice I separated the man and slaughter.
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 2
Yes I mean if any of us got our hands on us we would not have to attempt!
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 1
oops typo - get our hands on him*
djames225
djames225 1
I have a feeling that we would not go the full "slaughter" distance, hence we ourselves would be locked away..no a good "attempt" would suffice, make him realize what he did and remember for rest of his existence...perhaps, after that, some may accidentally leave open salt shakers lying about.
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 1
Yes so true. Let the law deal with him.

Does make you quite aggravated though!
airpound69
airpound69 0
Actually the fact he didn’t want to hurt anyone is extremely important and the criminal justice system doesn’t exist for revenge purposes, the punishment is supposed to be proportional to the crime - he didn’t want to hurt anyone and in fact didn’t.
djames225
djames225 3
His actions spoke louder than words. If you do not intend to harm, you do not "mess around" with ANYTHING to do with aircraft flight. The criminal justice system will see that, hopefully, and judge accordingly. Attempted murder still prevails in my mind!
If he wished no one harm, he could have gone about other avenues, to get his plight out there.
BillWilson
Bill Wilson 1
If he didn't want to hurt anyone, he wouldn't have tried to sabotage an aircraft. His intentions were clear whether he intended the aircraft to crash or merely experience a malfunction, lives were in the balance and he was responsible (or in this case irresponsible).
wcraycroft
Warren Craycroft 1
Yes, the fact that he claims he didn't want to hurt anyone is a factor, but it is heavily outweighed by the potential severe harm his actions could have caused.

And revenge would be a factor if some of the pilots and frequent fliers in this forum (who might take his actions as a personal threat) got ahold of this mechanic and beat him to death. So yes, let's keep him safely locked up and subject him to the full weight of the criminal justice system, which is quite capable of differentiating vindictive revenge from the protection of society (you and me) from the potential harm of this man's actions.
djames225
djames225 1
His claims are not a factor at all, more like a total line of BS...when you are a mechanic, you know what parts can and do what..to mess with ANYTHING on an aircraft that will jeopardize the safety of the craft is inexcuseable..and no beating to death, just a good "horsewhipping" before tossing him into a nice 5X7 cell.
linbb
linbb 15
Years back one of the very first things we were told when starting our A&E training was you as a mechanic if you fail to do your work proplerly will be held responsible for your actions and prosecuted it was somewhere stated back then in the regs. Kind of says it all I carried that thought when I moved to being a heavy duty mechanic.
AZAFVET
Wayne Fox 9
As if the Airlines are not having enough problems already this guy should be prosecuted for attempted manslaughter!
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 5
I sure hope he does. Some people don't care about loss of life. Hopefully this changes after long years in jail. Hopefully...
airpound69
airpound69 -3
How many lives were lost? None and he claimed he didn’t want to hurt anyone.
djames225
djames225 2
If you kill a person while driving drunk, you did not mean to do it at all, you had no intentions at all (did not sabotage anything), but you still get charged with vehicular manslaughter! He had intentions because HE PURPOSELY sabotaged the aircraft. So BS on his "oh I meant no harm" crap!!
BillWilson
Bill Wilson 1
Whether he wanted to cause harm or not this is still a dangerous individual who needs to learn that actions (positive or negative) have far-reaching consequences.
djames225
djames225 1
As I wrote many days ago, Wayne, attempted murder, not attempted manslaughter. He knew very well what he was doing in sabotaging that aircraft.
watkinssusan
mary susan watkins 7
this man is ignorant and selfish,pure and smple..you do not do anything to the workings ,mechanical or otherwise, of an aircraft,under the idea you want overtime,or you are helping your unions cause..that tactic not only damages any issues going forward to settle a contract dispute (and i believe from what I have read, the mechanics union was already under investigation for slowdowns and the like),but it shows true criminal intent..that man was playing with the lives of 150 people..his name of course,immediately calls to mind a terrorist affiliation,but that is because since 9/11 most people have been programmed to think or feel that way..the article does not state anything other than he wanted more overtime..thank goodness his actions did not cause a serious accident..he most definitely will be fired,but he will now be subjected to federal prosecution..
MultiComm
MultiComm 3
FAA (and any international equivalent) certifications should be revoked permanently assuming he ever gets out of jail in the first place.
sgbelverta
sharon bias 12
Lt's hear it for the design system that looked for these types of problems, the light that lite up perfectly, the pilots that immediately returned to the ramp, and the other mechanics that immediately found the problem, identified it as sabotage, and reported it. People working together can stop a lot of bad things from happening.
john2k24
John Wool 1
Very underrated comment. Excellent point!
thegrump
thegrump 6
He really, really really picked the wrong day to stop sniffling glue.

Don’t think I’ve ever been able to actually say that huffing paint would have been a wiser choice during work hours.
ziaii
zi princess 2
Terrorism! May he rot in jail!
ADXbear
ADXbear 2
Careful walk around ..
Jackx9
Don Quixote 2
Haha, got ya idiot. Nice try, good thing these pilots didn't take off. Off to Federal prison.
rwf1001
Robert Fleming 2
I'm glad the issue was caught before something horrible happened to the flight!
krs
Bob Poberezny 2
Lock him in a room and throw away the room.
twschmidt4
twschmidt4 3
Sounds like the kind of antics labor unions performed way back when. But to put lives in possible jeopardy, that's criminal.
meshawfly
CRAIG MESHAW 3
ferminbf
ferminbf 2
That’s not a sabotage but a massive murder attempt. Anyone knows that any apparently simple reason in aviation could lead to catastrophic failure resulting in dead passengers and crew.
allanrbowman
Allan Bowman 2
Sentence him to life as a crash test dummy.
bdjam
Brian James 2
While I agree the offender should be appropriately punished, this situation does show that a properly designed aircraft won't leave the ground with issues that endanger the flight. The safety features in this case worked the way they were supposed to.
firsq
Yvon Dionne 2
If this guy truly wanted to cause this aircraft to crash he could of picked another system on the aircraft to damage. The circuit he decided to use had built in redundancies that allowed the pilots to abort and return to the gate. Let's not be to quick to condemn. I wonder if his name would of been Bill Jones if we would of jumped to conclusions? My point is let the investigation run it's course and see what we find out. Cheers
MultiComm
MultiComm 2
It doesn’t matter if the intent was to cause the aircraft to crash or not. The accusation and charge should be an intent to disable a critical aircraft system/component and potentially the falsification of aircraft maintenance records.
Hbrotate
Harold Burton 2
Prison for 20 years then deportation back to his Muslim country. Join the union there!
MultiComm
MultiComm 4
So your assuming he was not born in the US or otherwise has not completed the naturalization process simply by his name. I can see how easy the assumption can be made but let’s get real here. He needs full prosecution and jail time but don’t jump to conclusions. My apologies in advance if I missed anything on this article that stated he was not a legal US citizen.
gcottay
George Cottay 2
Assumptions without evidence like this one harm our nation.
twschmidt4
twschmidt4 1
powerboatr
Robert Sloane 1
crazy, attempted man slaughter is thin. How about premeditated attempted murder? He needs to be fully punished to the max extent of the law. Bravo Zulu to the flight crew noticing an issue, and the ground crew discovering the problem. Its really terrorism that failed, thank God.
Gunzel412
David Johnson 1
He must have known that the ADM would generate an error, and the correct procedure would be to abort the take off. He is an avionics technician, after all. This is one of the few things he could do that would not show up on pre flight checks.
I hope the incident is fully investigated, including checking to see whether he has anything on his computer or email, but just because he has a foreign name doesn't automatically mean he is a terrorist.
tsilver473
Tony Silverstrå 1
That is a terror crime open Guantanamo prison again plz, and lifetime without parrol
williambaker08
william baker 1
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/opinions/mechanic-sabotage-airplane-abend/index.html
nasdisco
Chris B 1
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7433959/American-Airlines-mechanic-accused-sabotaging-Florida-plane-150-passengers-board.html
richardwoodward
Richard Woodward 1
This isn't "attempted" sabotage, it was ACTUAL sabotage. The only thing that was "attempted" was the murder of the passengers and crew on board. And that is what he should be charged with - 150 times. I don't care if he says his intentions were different, he actually sabotaged an airliner in a manner that could have reasonably led to the deaths of everyone on board, as well as some on the ground, had the plane either become airborne with faulty data or had an accident during the aborted takeoff. Prison for life.
krs
Bob Poberezny 1
As if the airlines didn't have enough trouble with Episcopalians....
MultiComm
MultiComm 1
krs
Bob Poberezny 0
Science lets us build airplanes; religion makes us fly them into buildings.
dpadhye
dpadhye 1
His name tells me everything I need to know.

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nasdisco
Chris B 15
Just like Timothy McVeigh's name should have told the rental company not to rent him a van?
vergine
Vergine Furniss 3
dpadhye
dpadhye 1
There is a thing called statistics that helps identify some patterns. Go figure.
djames225
djames225 1
Statistics my ass...Using that train of thought, there are other's who should be held under the same light then.
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 4
Yes but you can't always go by a name though.
kpjp8004
Karin Pryor 6
It’s people like u who r the problem...... just saying
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 5
You can't judge people by their name. Sorry. I don't care what name it is.
IMissPiedmont
Steve Cravener 2
JedFR
JedFR 1
Your comment didn't age well given they found ties to ISIS.
kalirick
Rick Hunt 0
Yet another Islamic fundamentalist attempting to destroy our society.....
gcottay
George Cottay -1
JedFR
JedFR -1
Your comment didn't age well.
tzoia1
Franco Prizzi 0
If we can't trust veterans, or FAA certifications, can we still fly in the future ?
ghun1
Gary Hunter 0
Maybe they are overworked or I do not fully appreciate the realities of flying passenger jets, but isn't the 'walkround' meant to be to identify things like loose pitots or blocked holes in tubes? I know its a big plane buit I see crew members looking them over before a flight.
MultiComm
MultiComm 2
Most large jets this would not be easy to notice. We don’t know for sure where the loose connection was. My guess would be that the piece of foam was sneered into the pitot tube and that would never be noticed on a walk around from 5,10,15 feet below looking up.
john2k24
John Wool 1
It was actually in the EE Bay and it the obstruction was in the line feeding into the ADM from what I understand. Never would have been noticed on a walk around
MultiComm
MultiComm 1
sneered = inserted 🙄
McBlemmen
McBlemmen 0
Wow. At first i was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I thought maybe he had intentionally left a bag behind or something because he was fed up with his job and the media was blowing it out of proportion. But what he did is pretty much the worst thing he could have possibly done. Lock this guy up for life. What a shame about his name, it will just reinforce a stereotype.

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