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10-17-2007, 01:26 PM
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TSA Locks?
Hi gang,
I'm sitting in Charlotte's airport waiting for my flight to LGA. (Rain is expected so the -9 has to stay in the hangar.)
When I checked my bag the lady noticed the cheap lock on the bag and asked me if it was a "TSA lock". I have never heard of such a thing.
Not that those luggage locks are very secure but now we are expected to put a lock on our luggage that allows other people to open them?
God, how I hate this post 9/11 travel!
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Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
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10-17-2007, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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The TSA locks are typically 3 number combinations locks for luggage that have a small key hole at the bottom that can be opened with a standardized TSA key. They are usually marked as such near the keyhole.
Enjoy.
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10-17-2007, 01:39 PM
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Yes, if for whatever reason the TSA decides to open your bag and it has a non-approved lock on it, they'll cut it off and put a tag on your bag indicating that they did so.
They did this to me a while back when I had some electrical equipment in a carry-on.
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Jamie | RV-7A First Flight: 7/27/2007 (Sold)
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10-17-2007, 01:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamie
Yes, if for whatever reason the TSA decides to open your bag and it has a non-approved lock on it, they'll cut it off and put a tag on your bag indicating that they did so.
They did this to me a while back when I had some electrical equipment in a carry-on.
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I have a router in my bag bag but for me it doesn't seem to matter, they always open my bags. 
I wonder if the PPL and CCW I have has anything to do with it.
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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10-17-2007, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Delaware, OH (KDLZ)
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What I've found that works is plain ole tie wraps. TSA will cut them off and replace them should deem an inspection necessary. You just need to keep a set of dykes or something to cut them off in a side pocket.
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10-17-2007, 01:49 PM
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It's according to the airport. Some airports still don't have equipment to scan checked bags. In those airports each bag is still checked by hand. At ATL, they have a pretty sophisticated (read: expensive) system that is pretty much automated. Security screeners sit in a room and stare at images of the bags as they pass through the x-ray. If the screener sees something suspicious, he/she can mark it and it will be automatically separated from the normal flow for manual inspection.
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Jamie | RV-7A First Flight: 7/27/2007 (Sold)
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10-17-2007, 04:44 PM
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They also sell TSA locks that are keyed.
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