Dec 26, 2012, 9:58 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
TSA Pre-Check / PreCheck Known Traveler program for AA FFs (consolidated)
You are eligible to be selected (on a flight-by-flight basis) for TSA PreCheck expedited screening if:
- You are a frequent American Airlines flyer that have been invited by American Airlines to participate and followed the instructions on the email to accept, or/and
- You participate in a "Trusted Traveler" program (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI and/or TSA PreCheck application program) and have entered your "Known Traveler ID" in the reservation
- If you're using your AAdvantage number, you can enter the "Known Traveler ID" in the Personal Information and Password tab of My Account) so it will auto-populate in all new reservations bearing the AAdvantage number made anywhere
- If your reservation doesn't have your AAdvantage number, you can retrieve it and add the "Known Traveler ID" to it. The method is not very intuitive: on AA.com click on my trips, then on view all, then on find my reservation and enter either the record locator (if you know it), or the flight information using the AA operating flight number (not any eventual codeshare number from another airline).
- Your Secure Flight Information (name, sex, DOB) in the reservation must match the one with the program (except for "middle" or other names, which are ignored) (name on ticket does not matter)
- You will find your "Known Traveler ID" on the GOES website or on your program's card, under the name "PASSID". It is either 9 digits or the letters TT plus 7 digits
NOTE: 20 May 2016: "Today’s announcement makes a total of 16 carriers that participate in TSA Pre✓®: Aeromexico, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Seaborne Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America and WestJet.
Passengers who are eligible for TSA Pre✓® include: members of the TSA Pre✓® application program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler program, Global Entry, and Canadian citizens who are members of CBP’s NEXUS program. TSA Pre✓® is also available for U.S. Armed Forces service members, including those serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, Reserves and National Guard."
Link
How it works
In the Pre-Check lane, you no longer need to remove the following items:
- Shoes (some, such as steel-toed shoes, may require removal)
- 3-1-1 compliant bag from your carry-on (all liquid restrictions still apply)
- Laptop from your bag (if electronics are stacked on top of each other, they require removal)
- Light outerwear or jacket
- Belt (large belt buckles may require removal)
- Pre-Check Lanes are WTMD only-- No NoS in use
LOCATIONS
Link to FlyerGuide Wiki listing of American Airlines (only) PreCheck checkpoints.
Link to FT thread AA Airport / Concourse TSA PreCheck - Hours [only] (may not be current)
See also post 1 of this thread. (It contains much additional info in the Moderator's Note.)
NOTE: PreCheck is changing to a Trusted Traveler (GE/NEXUS/SENTRI) -like program, where anyone will be able apply and pay USD $85 (online or at a PreCheck enrollment center), be vetted for approval, present proof of identification and be fingerprinted at a PreCheck enrollment center (IAD and IND, opening Fall 2013, will be thie first), and be granted PreCheck status for five years from that time. It will not be airline - or airline status - tied.
"Current PreCheck participants, including those eligible via a CBP Trusted Traveler Program such as Global Entry, will continue to receive PreCheck eligibility. Participants who opted-in through their airline frequent flyer program may want to consider applying for PreCheck, as they are more likely to be selected for PreCheck expedited screening more often if they are vetted via the PreCheck application process." Link.
Trusted Traveler (Global Entry, Nexus, Sentri) and Having Problems with PreCheck?
If you belong to one of the Trusted Traveler Programs listed above, you may run into issues getting PreCheck clearance if your Secure Flight Data is not an exact match to the data that you entered into your application on the GOES (Global Online Enrollment System) website when you applied for your TT membership.
For example, if your airline account has Bob Jones, but your GOES account has Bob James Jones, then the TSA may not be associating your information properly when it "decides" who can and can not have access. Additionally, if your PASS ID # (listed above in the screen-shots) is not an exact match, there will be a mismatch when TSA processes your information, and you will not receive PreCheck.
To ensure you receive PreCheck on all flights (domestic & internatioal), be sure to ensure the information in your AA profile is accurate. The name on the ticket does not matter- the "Secure Flight Data" is what is used to determine PreCheck status.
Signed in members with 90 days / 90 posts can edit this Wikipost; wiki contents may be printed by using the
(lower right wiki corner)TSA Pre✓® / PreCheck / Pre Check Issues, Changes, etc.
Known issues:
- Not every airport or terminal offers the TSA Pre✓® program
- TSA Pre✓® may have limited or irregular hours or closed at times without notice
- TSA Pre✓® members are still be subject to random selection for intensified screening
- TSA Pre✓® program has changed from an airline elite invitation program to a fee-based program with certain screening requirements
- If one's TSA Pre✓® status is from the pilot invitation program and one doesn't have a Known Traveler Number ("KTN"), TSA Pre✓® status may not carry on to another airline and one may experience increasing denials (not having the TSA Pre✓® printed on boarding pass and being sent to the regular TSA screening queues
Link to TSA Application Program and TSA Pre✓® program information, links
Changes to TSA Pre✓®
TSA Pre✓® was originally offered by certain airlines to their elite status members. These TSA Pre✓® members do not have a Known Traveler Number from a USDHS trusted traveler program (GOES / Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI or the new $85 fee based TSA Pre✓® Application Program offered to the flying public with 5 year renewal), making TSA Pre✓® status portability challenging. See the DHS Trusted Traveler programs listing and comparison chart here. Please read the following:
From American Airlines, April 2015:
This month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is making changes to the TSA Pre✓® Trusted Traveler Program that will impact which travelers receive expedited screening. If you're not already a member of one of the Trusted Traveler programs like Global Entry or the TSA Pre✓® Application Program, you will probably see a decline in how often you receive expedited screening, even if you've previously "opted-in" through a frequent flyer program.
The best way to increase your chances of receiving TSA Pre✓® on a regular basis is to register for a Trusted Traveler Program with the Department of Homeland Security at dhs.gov/tt. Once you receive your Known Traveler Number (KTN) from TSA, be sure you update your AAdvantage profile.
To add your KTN to your AAdvantage profile:For more information on TSA Pre✓®, visit tsa.gov/tsa-precheck.
This month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is making changes to the TSA Pre✓® Trusted Traveler Program that will impact which travelers receive expedited screening. If you're not already a member of one of the Trusted Traveler programs like Global Entry or the TSA Pre✓® Application Program, you will probably see a decline in how often you receive expedited screening, even if you've previously "opted-in" through a frequent flyer program.
The best way to increase your chances of receiving TSA Pre✓® on a regular basis is to register for a Trusted Traveler Program with the Department of Homeland Security at dhs.gov/tt. Once you receive your Known Traveler Number (KTN) from TSA, be sure you update your AAdvantage profile.
To add your KTN to your AAdvantage profile:
- Login to your account on aa.com and select My Account from the AAdvantage menu
- Within My Account, go to the Information and Password tab
- Add your Customs and Border Protection 9-digit PASS ID to your secure traveler information
[Archived] TSA Pre-Check / PreCheck Known Traveler program for AA FFs
Jun 9, 2013, 8:58 pm
#4381
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TSA PreCheck logo now showing up on mobile boarding passes. Very small logo right above the barcode. ^
Jun 9, 2013, 9:13 pm
#4382
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Jun 9, 2013, 9:23 pm
#4383
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Jun 10, 2013, 5:57 pm
#4384
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Cleared as LLL on American Connection (Chautauqua) for the first time yesterday, first on standby and then this morning confirmed. Never worked under status opt-in before I had GE. Agents continue to claim it doesn't work on that airline by my mobile BP as well as printed BP were 32 and 31, respectively. I would expect the same success on Skywest and ExpressJet. Loving it.
Jun 11, 2013, 4:18 pm
#4385
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: AA EXP / 1.7 MM, Marriott Platinum, HH Gold
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Middle Name preventing PreCheck?
I've gone through much of this thread and I don't think my specific question has been asked. I have GE, but have a spotty record of getting PreCheck. I know that your name has to be an exact match in your airline profile for this to work. My issue is that in some fields on the Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment page (which you see when you log into the GOES site) - my middle name appears in some sections but not others. For example, in the Personal Information section, no middle name. In the Citizenship Information and the Admissibility Documents sections, it has both my first and middle names in the first name field. Finally, in the driver's license section is has my names in the appropriate fields. So I can't figure out which method of entering my name is the "right" way to ensure that I get PreCheck with the nearly 100% certainty that others have reported. Hoping someone can answer this definitively.
Jun 11, 2013, 5:26 pm
#4386
Join Date: Jun 2006
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TSA status shows on aa.com for EXP & PLT only
Mrs.G3's record on aa.com shows her GOES/GE number, but no info about TSA pre-check status, even though the aa website says that anyone with GE qualifies. My record does show the big green pre-check checkmark.
I pinged AA CS about this a couple of times, and finally heard back from them today. Apparently, the pre-check line on one's account info webpage only shows up for EXP and PLT, not GLD (which is Mrs.G3's status).
So far, she has not cleared TSA pre-check, but she's only been on int'l itineraries to date .... we'll see what happens, I guess, when she gets around to a domestic itin.
I pinged AA CS about this a couple of times, and finally heard back from them today. Apparently, the pre-check line on one's account info webpage only shows up for EXP and PLT, not GLD (which is Mrs.G3's status).
So far, she has not cleared TSA pre-check, but she's only been on int'l itineraries to date .... we'll see what happens, I guess, when she gets around to a domestic itin.
Jun 11, 2013, 5:41 pm
#4387
Join Date: May 2013
Programs: NEXUS/GE
Posts: 521
Mrs.G3's record on aa.com shows her GOES/GE number, but no info about TSA pre-check status, even though the aa website says that anyone with GE qualifies. My record does show the big green pre-check checkmark.
I pinged AA CS about this a couple of times, and finally heard back from them today. Apparently, the pre-check line on one's account info webpage only shows up for EXP and PLT, not GLD (which is Mrs.G3's status).
So far, she has not cleared TSA pre-check, but she's only been on int'l itineraries to date .... we'll see what happens, I guess, when she gets around to a domestic itin.
I pinged AA CS about this a couple of times, and finally heard back from them today. Apparently, the pre-check line on one's account info webpage only shows up for EXP and PLT, not GLD (which is Mrs.G3's status).
So far, she has not cleared TSA pre-check, but she's only been on int'l itineraries to date .... we'll see what happens, I guess, when she gets around to a domestic itin.
Jun 11, 2013, 9:03 pm
#4388
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: CLT
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Jun 12, 2013, 12:19 am
#4389
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Mrs.G3's record on aa.com shows her GOES/GE number, but no info about TSA pre-check status, even though the aa website says that anyone with GE qualifies. My record does show the big green pre-check checkmark.
I pinged AA CS about this a couple of times, and finally heard back from them today. Apparently, the pre-check line on one's account info webpage only shows up for EXP and PLT, not GLD (which is Mrs.G3's status).
So far, she has not cleared TSA pre-check, but she's only been on int'l itineraries to date .... we'll see what happens, I guess, when she gets around to a domestic itin.
I pinged AA CS about this a couple of times, and finally heard back from them today. Apparently, the pre-check line on one's account info webpage only shows up for EXP and PLT, not GLD (which is Mrs.G3's status).
So far, she has not cleared TSA pre-check, but she's only been on int'l itineraries to date .... we'll see what happens, I guess, when she gets around to a domestic itin.
My wife went through the process to get a GE number and we entered it into her AA profile. At the time, she had no status and it worked fine. Subsequently, we did a Gold Challenge so she is now Gold (and has qualified separately for next year with miles). In both scenarios, she had no problem with Pre Check after the first few times (last year) when the reservations/name things were getting synced.
Jun 12, 2013, 11:08 am
#4390
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,516
I've gone through much of this thread and I don't think my specific question has been asked. I have GE, but have a spotty record of getting PreCheck. I know that your name has to be an exact match in your airline profile for this to work. My issue is that in some fields on the Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment page (which you see when you log into the GOES site) - my middle name appears in some sections but not others. For example, in the Personal Information section, no middle name. In the Citizenship Information and the Admissibility Documents sections, it has both my first and middle names in the first name field. Finally, in the driver's license section is has my names in the appropriate fields. So I can't figure out which method of entering my name is the "right" way to ensure that I get PreCheck with the nearly 100% certainty that others have reported. Hoping someone can answer this definitively.
Jun 12, 2013, 11:18 am
#4391
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I've gone through much of this thread and I don't think my specific question has been asked. I have GE, but have a spotty record of getting PreCheck. I know that your name has to be an exact match in your airline profile for this to work. My issue is that in some fields on the Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment page (which you see when you log into the GOES site) - my middle name appears in some sections but not others. For example, in the Personal Information section, no middle name. In the Citizenship Information and the Admissibility Documents sections, it has both my first and middle names in the first name field. Finally, in the driver's license section is has my names in the appropriate fields. So I can't figure out which method of entering my name is the "right" way to ensure that I get PreCheck with the nearly 100% certainty that others have reported. Hoping someone can answer this definitively.
Jun 12, 2013, 12:44 pm
#4392
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: AA EXP / 1.7 MM, Marriott Platinum, HH Gold
Posts: 219
Jun 14, 2013, 3:17 pm
#4393
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*Actually, I found that my printer is not working.
Jun 14, 2013, 3:56 pm
#4394
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DCA | DEN
Programs: AA EXP/2.9mm | Marriott LT Titanium 1.6k nights | NEXUS
Posts: 981
Interestingly enough in the "Update Documents" menu in GOES my Passport 'data' omits my middle name.
Not applicable to the Pre discussion, but I must have omitted the passport middle name when I applied on GOES - but I've had no issues in 7 or 8 GE kiosks since May 2012 when I first starting using them on reentry to the US. I guess when your passport chip is loaded for GE/NEXUS that's all that matters, not what's on your profile.
edit: The first few trips after I entered my 9-digit Known Traveler # I cleared Pre about 80%, or 8 of 10 entry points. Before that on the "Trusted Traveler" protocol opt-in as an EXP, I was at about 70%. Since July last year I am at 100%, except 1 DCA->JFK-> LHR segment.
Last edited by AATrout; Jun 14, 2013 at 4:04 pm
Jun 14, 2013, 5:34 pm
#4395
Join Date: Oct 2009
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You can ask them to re-submit to the TSA when you're at the airport counter. The pre-check symbol, however, should show whether you're LLL or not. If you're in the program, it should show.