Not the story you want to hear the week before 9/11.
Via The Hill:
A mechanic for American Airlines has been charged with attempting to sabotage a flight bound for the Bahamas from Miami in an apparent attempt to cause a delay that would allow him to work overtime.
The Associated Press reported that Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani was charged with willfully damaging or disabling an aircraft and is expected to be arraigned formally in a Miami court on Friday.
Alani told investigators that he glued a piece of foam to part of the plane’s navigation system during an interview Thursday, an act of intentional damage that was picked up by the plane’s speed and directional tracking system.