drflight,
I have in the past performed ad hoc turnround/transit checks on El Al aircraft and the required inspections were no different to my own airline, i.e. no opening of gear bay doors and looking inside. I have also witnessed El Al pilots carrying out a walkround inspection of their own, as they are required to do and at no time did they attempt to look in the gear bays or ask me to do likewise. I take your point that theres a security implication here but rather than berating pilots and engineers for not carrying out the required checks correctly, pressure should be applied to airport operators to make their boundaries more secure. Then these individuals who are ignorant of the dangers might not get as far as the wheel wells.