Re: [85attendees] Tsa pre line

[Ben Campbell <[e-mail]>]

On Nov 11, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Randall Gellens <[e-mail]> wrote:

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> Just recently reports have appeared that people have gotten the magic three beeps/LLL (Pre-Check granted) by an initial scan on entrance to the Pre-Check line, but were denied by the real scan by the ID checker at the head of the line.  Speculation is that this is the TSA's way of introducing randomness.  Since other reports have been mobile BP on phones, the other possibility is that there is sometimes a problem scanning those.  Did you happen to notice if the three people you observed being denied by the second scan were using paper or mobile BPs?
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I wasn't paying close attention, but I'm pretty sure at least one of the people was looking confusedly at a paper boarding pass when heading back out of the line. BTW, I did use an AA mobile pass on my iPhone. In fact, the passport app behaved a bit strangely, ending up with me presenting an old boarding pass on the second check. The agent told me it was the wrong pass. I tried again with the correct pass, and they let me through PreCheck without further problem.