Originally Posted by pbiflyer

I went through screening and they asked ot check my bag further. They took out the tool parts and said that they could not be brought as carry on and would have to be checked. I objected, stating that they were merely parts and nowhere did it list them as banned. I was thinking this was another arbitrary, on the fly ruling. I was desperate to have these parts and my flight, the last one of the day, was 45 minutes before departure.
A supervisor immediately came over. I pointed out that these were not on the banned list. He explained that the airlines have requested no tools be brought on board,