Reassuring when you know what's in the wheel well to be inspected and what's
in a safe and complete walkaround. How often do you take the seats out of
your aircraft and check the inside of the tailcone?

The body was found in a place which is not readily visible from the ground
and only because it had somehow been repositioned as to be partially
visible. There is nothing in that area that requires a routine inspection
on regular service. And, except for a person able to climb in, there's
nothing that would get into that area that could cause a problem.

Unfortunate in the extreme but don't look for someone to blame. Stowaways
happen once in a while...

Shawn
"John Gaquin" wrote in message
...
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man was found dead Tuesday night in the wheel well of
a
British Airways plane at new York's John F. Kennedy International Airport,
authorities said.

It is the second body found in the wheel well of a plane at the airport in
less than a week......

The body was discovered while the aircraft's first officer was conducting
a
routine examination after the plane's arrival from London's Heathrow
Airport. ........

"The plane was in Lagos, Nigeria, on Christmas Eve, and we believe the man
climbed into the wheel well while it was in Nigeria," he said.

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If accurate, this craft went from the 24th to the 30th without anyone
inspecting the wheel well closely enough to see a dead body. Reassuring.

JG