Pilot loses certificates
The Virginian-Pilot ^ | 19 January 2003 | Richard S. Koonce
Pilot loses certificates after testing positive for alcohol in Norfolk
By Richard S. Koonce, The Virginian-Pilot
Reach Richard S. Koonce at 446-2536 or at [email protected]
The pilot certificate of a Delta Air Lines co-pilot who tested positive for alcohol at Norfolk International Airport in December has been revoked, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Gary Schroeder, 42, of Yorktown has been stripped of his pilot certificate and his medical certificate, prohibiting him from flying, said Christopher White, an FAA spokesman with the Southern Region’s operations office in Atlanta.
Schroeder was the scheduled co-pilot aboard a Boeing 737 filled with passengers, scheduled to depart for Cincinnati at 6:05 a.m. Dec. 26. He came to the attention of authorities when a screener at a security checkpoint detected the odor of alcohol. The screener notified a supervisor, who spoke with Schroeder and also noted the odor.
Airport screeners, who work for the federal Transportation Security Administration, did not have the authority to detain Schroeder, so the co-pilot boarded the plane while screeners notified airport police.
Police boarded the plane and asked Schroeder to come to a secure area. A short time later, Schroeder blew into an alcohol-detection device, which showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.07 percent, almost twice the FAA’s 0.04 limit for a flight-crew member.
Drivers in Virginia are considered to be driving under the influence of alcohol if they have a blood-alcohol content of 0.08.
FAA regulations bar pilots from drinking alcohol for eight hours before flying. Airlines are required to report any incidents to the FAA.
The Virginian-Pilot ^ | 19 January 2003 | Richard S. Koonce
Pilot loses certificates after testing positive for alcohol in Norfolk
By Richard S. Koonce, The Virginian-Pilot
Reach Richard S. Koonce at 446-2536 or at [email protected]
The pilot certificate of a Delta Air Lines co-pilot who tested positive for alcohol at Norfolk International Airport in December has been revoked, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Gary Schroeder, 42, of Yorktown has been stripped of his pilot certificate and his medical certificate, prohibiting him from flying, said Christopher White, an FAA spokesman with the Southern Region’s operations office in Atlanta.
Schroeder was the scheduled co-pilot aboard a Boeing 737 filled with passengers, scheduled to depart for Cincinnati at 6:05 a.m. Dec. 26. He came to the attention of authorities when a screener at a security checkpoint detected the odor of alcohol. The screener notified a supervisor, who spoke with Schroeder and also noted the odor.
Airport screeners, who work for the federal Transportation Security Administration, did not have the authority to detain Schroeder, so the co-pilot boarded the plane while screeners notified airport police.
Police boarded the plane and asked Schroeder to come to a secure area. A short time later, Schroeder blew into an alcohol-detection device, which showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.07 percent, almost twice the FAA’s 0.04 limit for a flight-crew member.
Drivers in Virginia are considered to be driving under the influence of alcohol if they have a blood-alcohol content of 0.08.
FAA regulations bar pilots from drinking alcohol for eight hours before flying. Airlines are required to report any incidents to the FAA.
