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There's one thing you don't want your pilot to be, and that's tipsy.
An American Airlines co-pilot was detained Saturday morning at Detroit Metro Airport under suspicion that he was drunk, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, WXYZ reports.
American Airlines Flight 736 was scheduled to leave Detroit just before 7 a.m. and land around 8:45 a.m. in Philadelphia but it was canceled, the station reports.
Transportation Safety Administration representatives alerted airport authorities about suspicious behavior, the station reports. The FAA said co-pilot was "detained this morning under suspicion of having a BAC over the legal limit when he arrived for his flight in Detroit."
Airport authorities said the pilot failed a breathalyzer test and was taken into custody by the Wayne County Airport Authority before being turned over to Romulus police, where he failed another breathalyzer test, the station says.
The airline issued a statement:
This is a serious matter and we are assisting local law enforcement and the Federal Aviation Administration with the investigation. We will handle this matter appropriately as the safety and care of our customers and employees is our highest priority.
Flight 736 has cancelled and we are reaccommodating our customers on other flights. We apologize to our customers for the disruption to their travel plans.
