Narrative:

During pre-departure walkaround inspection; disturbing writing found in r-hand main wheelwell stating 'joshkill' with a slash symbol beneath. Writing appeared to be fresh and in black marker. Aircraft had been on ground approximately 2 hours. This was to be first flight of aircraft after a crew change. Dispatch; ground security coordinator; and airline ground security supervisor were contacted. Ground security coordinator and ground security supervisor both expressed concern as to the meaning behind the writing. It was decided that a thorough sweep of the aircraft including inspecting of baggage and cargo compartments should be performed prior to continuing this flight. A conference call which included dispatch; airline bridge; aircraft captain and chief pilot was initiated. The decision was made to swap aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THREATENING GRAFFITI; APPARENTLY FRESH; FOUND ON ACFT DURING PRE-FLT RESULTS IN PLANE SWAP AND SECURITY INVESTIGATION.

Narrative: DURING PRE-DEP WALKAROUND INSPECTION; DISTURBING WRITING FOUND IN R-HAND MAIN WHEELWELL STATING 'JOSHKILL' WITH A SLASH SYMBOL BENEATH. WRITING APPEARED TO BE FRESH AND IN BLACK MARKER. ACFT HAD BEEN ON GND APPROX 2 HRS. THIS WAS TO BE FIRST FLT OF ACFT AFTER A CREW CHANGE. DISPATCH; GND SECURITY COORDINATOR; AND AIRLINE GND SECURITY SUPVR WERE CONTACTED. GND SECURITY COORDINATOR AND GND SECURITY SUPVR BOTH EXPRESSED CONCERN AS TO THE MEANING BEHIND THE WRITING. IT WAS DECIDED THAT A THOROUGH SWEEP OF THE ACFT INCLUDING INSPECTING OF BAGGAGE AND CARGO COMPARTMENTS SHOULD BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO CONTINUING THIS FLT. A CONFERENCE CALL WHICH INCLUDED DISPATCH; AIRLINE BRIDGE; ACFT CAPT AND CHIEF PLT WAS INITIATED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SWAP ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.