Originally Posted by TomConard
I heard....just a rumor...that the guy blew only a .01. I got this information from someone in management at AA.
You can blow a .01 if you use the wrong kind of mouthwash in the morning and instead of spitting it out, swallow some of it. If the pilot in question was in a hurry, did this and ran for the shuttle and was tested shortly afterwards it would register a slight amount of alc in his breath.
A blood test however would not show this amount and he would be cleared.