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A pilot authorized to carry a firearm as a federal pilotage officer left the gun in the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines aircraft, where it was later found by the Floor crew.
The Transportation Security Administration administers the Federal Pilotage Officer Program, established after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to allow certain pilots to use firearms to defend themselves against anyone attempting to take the control of an airplane. The agency trains the eligible pilots, then issues a TSA-approved firearm.
The TSA issued this week a statement in which it says "informed of an incident involving equipment issued by an agency at Atlanta Airport," stating that "the public has never been threatened. "
"The TSA takes all allegations of policy and procedure violations seriously and, if necessary, takes the appropriate action." The agency would not indicate whether disciplinary action was taken against the pilot .
In a comment on the February incident, Delta said its ground crews "followed the procedures and handed over to the police an object that had been found in the cockpit after the arrival of the flight ".
Delta said it was working with the authorities and would conduct its own review.
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