[Hyacinth Bucket]

Here's a story from New Zealand, taken from the NZ Herald.

"My brother-in-law went through security at Auckland domestic airport and witnessed a passenger having to fish out her nail scissors from her handbag and leave them behind. He went through security and then boarded his plane.

After being seated he could smell petrol. He knew you shouldn't be able to smell petrol on a plane, because planes don't use petrol. The smell got worse and eventually he got the attention of one of the flight attendants.

They started to look around to see where it was coming from. They found in the overhead compartment a chainsaw in a bag that was leaking petrol into the compartment.

His plane was delayed as the owner was identified and the chainsaw removed and put with the main luggage. The owner of the chainsaw said security had stopped him but had let him through because it wasn't one of the things on their list to confiscate.

HB

Originally Posted by Hyacinth Bucket

Here's a story from New Zealand, taken from the NZ Herald.

"My brother-in-law went through security at Auckland domestic airport and witnessed a passenger having to fish out her nail scissors from her handbag and leave them behind. He went through security and then boarded his plane.

After being seated he could smell petrol. He knew you shouldn't be able to smell petrol on a plane, because planes don't use petrol. The smell got worse and eventually he got the attention of one of the flight attendants.

They started to look around to see where it was coming from. They found in the overhead compartment a chainsaw in a bag that was leaking petrol into the compartment.

His plane was delayed as the owner was identified and the chainsaw removed and put with the main luggage. The owner of the chainsaw said security had stopped him but had let him through because it wasn't one of the things on their list to confiscate.

HB

HB. That's off of a blog it looks like. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/46...ectid=10509462

[Sidney Lanier]

Bizarre. The least they could have done was require him to empty the gasoline from the chain saw. After all, it must have been more than 3 ounces, but then again, think of the value of 3 ounces of gas in today's market. Of course, that is New Zealand, not the U.S.... '-)

[Hyacinth Bucket]

Tal the top of the page says "New Zealand Herald" and then gives there web site. It did not appear like a blog to me.

HB

[villages07]

By US regulations, a chainsaw would certainly be considered a deadly or dangerous item and would be prohibited from carryon luggage. From TSA's prohibited items website,

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ted-items.shtm

under tools, specifically mentions - Saws (including cordless portable power saws) and
Tools (greater than seven inches in length) as prohibited for carryon.

Originally Posted by Hyacinth Bucket

Tal the top of the page says "New Zealand Herald" and then gives there web site. It did not appear like a blog to me.

HB

It looks like they have a blogger--Ana Samways-- on payroll. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/author/index.cfm?a_id=53

You cannot tell if this is a real incident or not just something she got from one of her readers.