US.

Deportment
Memorandum
at Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

Date:
APR 222002
subj.ct: INFORMATION: Flight Standards
Review of Terrorist List

From: Manager, Publications and Riply to

Attn. of:
Communications Branch, AFS-805

To: Manager, ACS Special Actions and

Litigation Support Staff, ACS-90

As per your request, five additional Flight Standards

regions had inspectors review a list of known and suspected
terrorists and suspects to determine if they had had any
interaction with them in the performance of inspector
duties. The five additional regions were Eastern, New
England, Central, Northwest Mountain, and Alaska, none of
which were known to have had previous activity of any of
the hijackers from September 11, 2001. This accounts for
Flight Standards Divisions in all nine Federal Aviation
Administration regions.

The five regions have provided me the following

information:

Eastern: Copies of responses attached (1)

9/11 Classified Information

From the Teterboro, NJ FSDO: Insp.e.ctor-C T

dealt with Mr. Moussaoui-•through a third party at the
Northwes t...Air line" Training facility in Minneapolis,
MN: 'thspector-'l ] indicates he had a discussion
with the instructor concerning Mr. Moussaoui's
9/11 attempt to use the simulator for a transport category
Working-level aircraft. Inspector I ] is in training at the FAA
Employee
 Academy in Oklahoma City and will return to the
office April 22, 2002. He may be reached at the
Teterboro FSDO during normal duty hours at I J

All other FSDO's gave a negative response. 9/11

Working-level
Employee
New England: Copies of responses attached (2)

9/11 Classified Information

All other FSDO's gave negative responses.

Central: Copies of responses attached (3)

Northwest Mountain: Copies of responses attached (4) 9/11

Classified
• From the Denver, CO FSDO: The Denver office is in
the process of issuing a Phase III WINGS award to / Information

J (The WINGS program is an FAA

outreach program through its Aviation Safety Program
designed to encourage pilots who are not required to
obtain recurrent training to obtain three hours of
flight training and attend one FAA safety meeting in
a year's time. At the end of that time, they are
awarded a certificate from the FSDO and a lapel pin
in the shape of pilot's wings.) The Denver FSDO
Safety Program Manager may be reached during normal
duty hours at (303) 342-1100.

NOTE: The WINGS Program is primarily a general

aviation program and does not involve pilots of
large, transport category aircraft, i.e., airlines
have their own requrrent training program; and the
lapel pin awarded cannot be used for identification
as an airline employee, i.e., it is far too small and
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contains the FAA logo, as well as a Roman numeral

indicating the phase of the award. Another concern
of ours is that the 1 [..receiving the WINGS
award may be a perfectly legitimate'-aviator, and we
do not wish to have the positive outreach aspects of
the WINGS program negated in I l-or-..anv
pilot's eyes by his being subjected to an "•>;-..
investigation solely on the basis of his ':::;:::!s
participation in the WINGS program. 9/11
All other FSDO's gave negative responses. Classified
Information
Alaska: Copies of responses attached (5)

All FSDO's in the Alaska Region reported negative

responses.

If you have any further questions, please contact me at

(202) 267-8212.

lyllis Anne Duncan

Attachments
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To: Phyllis Duncan/AWA/FAA
cc:
04/12/2002 12:36PM Subject: Review of Terrorist List

Phyllis,

This is in response to the AFS-1 Memo of April 5, 2002, asking the Eastern
Region's ASI' s to review the Terrorist List for any contact they may have had
with anyone on the list. .

We have 2 offices that reported contact. Their responses are attached. These
offices are: Pittsburgh CMO-19 and Teterboro FSDO-19. ..

We have negative responses front

Albany 01 Richmond 21
Allegheny 03 Rochester 23
Allentown 05 Washington 2?
9/11
Baltimore 07 NY IFQ 29 Working-level
Charleston 09 Employee
Farmingdale 11
Harrisburg 13 ...-•""'
NY FSDO 15
Philadelphia 17

If we can be of any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact

us. ..-•'"

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 Author: Debra Miller at AEAPUFSDO
Date: 04/11/2002 3:32 PM
Urgent
Receipt Requested
TQ:i
Subject: REVIEW OF TERRORIST LIST ........ ....... u/nni,in/, i»v«.i
-------- Message contents-- -------- -^-^ Working-level
Employee

Provided by| |

J These names and all the kept records of

the other crew members were given to the FBI on/or about
September 13-15, 2001.
The FBI agent's name is| |, 717 State Street, 9/11
Suite 400, Erie, PA ,1€50T Classified
US Airways has no record of training for any of the individuals Information
listed in the subject document.

, Alvin H. Zito
Manager

9/11 Law
Enforcement
Privacy
Author: | |at AEATEBFSDO
Date: 04/09/2002 12:37 PM
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CC:
CC:
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CC:
Subject: Response to AFS-1 Memo Dated 4^5-02
Message Contents—-:

Below is a copy of bar response to Ms. Duncan re: the "Review Terrorist List"
memo from AFS-1 dated 4-5-02, ^ ,

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Subject: Response to AFS-1 Memo Dated 4-5-02 .. ": ,
Author: I I at.AEATEBFSDO ...
Date: 4/9/0212:33 PM ,..

Phyllis:

Inspector! leteartvrith"Mr." Mdussaoui through a.third:party>:

Working-level
an instructor at the Northwest Airline Traming f^cttity:ln
Minneapolis, MN. F^had a Discussion about Mr..MoussabiJi with his. Employee
instructor prior tQ.SepEeniberii, 2001,...T^e Instructor informed Mr.
f labout Mr. Moussaoui's attempt to use the.slmurator to gain
experience at operating a large jet aircraft during flight. At the ..
time I i realizing the significance of the request, advised the.
instructor to elevate the issue, which the instructor did. ..

e ls but of the office this Week. Should you need to contact him by
nd of tomorrow, tie can be contacted at the FAA Academy via a message
at 405-954-6950. He is on leave the next week and is scheduled to return /
to the office on 4-22-02. His telephone number here is i J

Regards,
 To: Phvllis Duncan/AWA/FAA
XNE/FAA
04/1 6/2002 1 2102 PM : Terrorist List

cc:Mail Forwarding Information

Dear Phyllis;

9/11 Classified Information

9/11
Working-level
Employee

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Subject; Terrorist Li at ..
Author: I |at flKEFSDO-03
Date: 4/16/02 9>51 AM

9/11 Classified Information

Forward Header
Subject: Terrorist List
Author: | |., at ANE200
Date: 4/16/02 9:31 AM

John, ..

Would you forward this to the appropriate people.

Thanks,

..... 9/11
.. Working-level
Forward Header _^_ Employee
Subject: Terrorist List
Author: Phyllis Duncan at FAA
Date: 4/16/02 8:50 AM

Hi

Mike Henry gave me your message about two inspectors in| |

and a possible name from the terrorist list. Could you have those •
two inspectors either e-mail me or through you a brief description of
the encounter and when and whether they've reported it to the FBI /
(approximate date and agent's name, if they've done so)? Our /
security folks want me to provide them an e-mail or a fax. /

Thanks, and that should close out ANE's response. Sorry for the /
short turnaround. /

Phyllis
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Information
 L J To: Phyllis Duncan/AWA/FAA
cc:l
04/16/2002 12:38>M
Subject: Terrorist List

L J handed me a list of the 19 terrorists connected with 9/11. He

asked if X would go over the list and. see if there were any names the looked
familiar or that X may. have had an contact with during my duties at the [FSDO.
I read the list and returned it to him. Be. then gave the list to i """"J
| t She took it to her work, area and upon .returning to the front office
asked me if the namel T seemed familiar. I told her that I thought
it did. I thought 'X remembered that she had something to do with him, j ;
possibly a certification problem or an EIR. We searched the EIR list for the
past 5 years and that name did not appear on it. I did not search for any
certification issues. I do not remember any dates, times, etc. I just .think
the name seems familiar. " '""••-... '-•

9/11
Working-level
Employee

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Information
 To: Phyllis Duncan/AWA/FAA@FAA
04/22/2002 01:52 PM " Re: Terrorist Listl
'

Phyllis, ....

I was waiting for the last one from ICT. We can now report that ACE inspectors have not had
contact with any of these individuals. ""---..

.-•^" 9/11
Phyllis Duncan "" Working-level
Employee
Phyllis Duncan To: frCE/FAA@FAA
04/22/2002 07:41 AM ..... -.;'**• „.
Subject: Terrorist List

When do you think I'll get the input from ACE on the terrorist list review? If you've already sent it
to me, we had a minor power failure last week and I may have lost the message.

Thanks,

Phyllis
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UiDepuHment Nonnwew Mountain Region

at Tfonsponorion Rtaht Standards Division ANM-230 Heritor. WA 98056-4056
federal Aviation FAX: 426 3371300
Administration FAX 423-227- 1222

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TO: Phyllis Duncan FROM:
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FAX: 202-267-5094 Date: ADrill2.2002\ Licludinft covdxshcct
Flioiie; 202-493-4958 Pafci*:

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Employee
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U.S. Department
Memorandum
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

Subject Action: Review of Terrorist List April 12.2002

Reply tu
Division MaTiflgftr, ANM-7.00 Am. of:
•9/11
Working-level
Employee
Director, Flight Standards Service, AFS-1

We contacted all KHght St<mrifl«ls District Office*. Not all inapectnrs were able to he
contacted due to the short response time.

9/11 classified Information

We received negative responses from all other offices.

We directed our offices to complete the process of canvassing individual inspectors, and to
report any past or ftitiwe contacts.

. Pearson,
 cc:[
04/1 2/2002 04:54. PM 7-ANM-230\:I I Phyllis Duncan/AWA/FAA
••-.. Subject: Re:Fwd:Re: Re(21: Review of Terrorist List

We have contacted all of our FSDOs and they have responded.! Ihe ANM 230
manager called your office with our report but you were not there.

A signed Memo from our Manager has been faxed to your office with the results from the
Northwest Mountain Region ANM-200. ...

I am the regional specialist assigned this project and compiled the report. I will sendthe
electronic copies of the lists to all offices and will keep you informed of any contact that is .
reported. You may refer any stray requests or reports from individual offices to me. I I
I Is-flQt.a regional specialist, I suspect that he just wanted to ensure that you received a
timelyresponse.SonyfoMhe..confusion. ... \

Thank you.

Reply Separator ^_^mZ .,•"">'' Workinq-level

Subject: Fwd; Re: Re [ 2 ] ; Review of.-.Terrb'rist List ..-•'' .-• 3
Author: 1 1 ., , Employee
Date: 4/12/2002 11:41 AM

ANM-230 Branch: ,

We have made a concerted effort to canvass all Operations Inspectors,assigned to the

PDX-FSDO by direct contact, phone voice mail and by e-mail with the attached electronic copies
of the Memo and list. As of this time, none of your Inspectors recall any contact with those on the
list.

Please accept a NEGATIVE response from the Portland,FSDO.

Best regards, .--"

1 U"
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: Revi.eW of Terrorist List
Author: Phyllis Duncan
Date: 4/12/02 8:32 AM

Both the memo and the list are attached. If you could
consolidate the FSDO's replies then forward them to me, it
would be easier.

Thanks, and I hope this is helpful.

Phyllis
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9/11
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Yes: ....--•" Employee
A copy of the Memo and the list is what...we 'need if you have
them available. This will facilitate our communications
efforts with individual Inspectors.

Thanks, ..-••''

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U.S. Department
Memorandum
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

subject: Action: Review of Terrorist List : April 12, 2002

From: Division Manager, ANM-200 Reply to

Attn. of:

9/11
Working-level
TO: Director, Flight Standards Service, AFS-1 Employee

We contacted all Flight Standards District Offices. Not all inspectors were able to be
contacted due to the short response time.

9/11 Classified Information

We received negative responses from all other offices.

We directed our offices to complete the process of canvassing individual inspectors, and to
report any past or future contacts.

radleyD. Pearson,
 To: Phvllis Duncan/AWA/FAA
cr- I I
04/12/2002 07:19 PM-..e..bject; ^eview of Terrorist List

Hi Phyllis, ... .,
Ref the
"" Apr 5 memo from AFS-1 concerning the Terrorist
' List >.."we have a. negative respons
AAL-201

9/11
Working-level
Employee