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An American Airlines co-pilot failed sobriety tests and was arrested Saturday morning at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, an airport authority said.
The Transportation Security Administration was doing crew checks and it was suspected the co-pilot, a Pennsylvania man in his early 50s, had been drinking, based on his behavior, said Michael Conway, airport public affairs director.
Airport police, contacted by TSA personnel about 6:40 a.m. March 26, responded and administered a field Breathalyzer, which the employee failed. He was then taken to a "local jurisdiction" with a more sophisticated testing mechanism and he also failed that test, Conway said.
He had allegedly intended to co-pilot the plane with an alcohol level beyond the legal limit, Conway said. He would not release the man's alcohol level or name. The investigation is ongoing and police are still developing evidence, he said.
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits anyone from operating or attempting to operate an aircraft with a blood alcohol content of 0.04 percent or greater.
An effort to contact American Airlines for comment was not immediately successful.
The flight, headed for Philadelphia and scheduled to leave at 6:55 a.m., was cancelled and American Airlines was re-booking flights for the passengers.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2016/03/american_airlines_pilot.html