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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Denver air traffic controller for "the possibility of" working while intoxicated.
During a routine, random test, the veteran controller was found to have a blood-alcohol level exceeding the allowed limit, the FAA said Tuesday.
FAA spokeswoman Sasha Johnson said in a statement that "the controller in question is not working air traffic" and that the FAA is "investigating the incident."
CNN affiliate KMGH reported that the test took place July 5, when the controller was more than six hours into his 8-hour shift.
He works at the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, also known as Denver Center, KMGH reported.
A family member told KMGH that the controller was given a choice to either resign or enter a rehabilitation program, and that he chose rehab.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/19/controller.intoxicated/index.html?hpt=tr_c2
During a routine, random test, the veteran controller was found to have a blood-alcohol level exceeding the allowed limit, the FAA said Tuesday.
FAA spokeswoman Sasha Johnson said in a statement that "the controller in question is not working air traffic" and that the FAA is "investigating the incident."
CNN affiliate KMGH reported that the test took place July 5, when the controller was more than six hours into his 8-hour shift.
He works at the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, also known as Denver Center, KMGH reported.
A family member told KMGH that the controller was given a choice to either resign or enter a rehabilitation program, and that he chose rehab.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/19/controller.intoxicated/index.html?hpt=tr_c2
