My wife and I recently went to Key West, from Colorado Springs. On the first dive, my wife's MK25 Scubapro second stage was gurgling water. It had it's yearly service in October and this was the first dive since the service. When we got back to the dive shop in Key West, (they were a Scubapro dealer) we asked them to check into the malfunction. They quickly did so and said the diaphram had been "incorrectly assembled", fixed the problem and we dove the rest of the week without problem. When I returned home, I went to the shop (who shall remain nameless) where the service was done. The owner stated that he'd seen the same thing happen to his reg when flying. Thought it might have had something to do with the pressure differences in flying. This didn't ring true to my inexperienced mind so we asked another dive shop in a different place about this theory. They'd heard nothing but related stories of second stages being disassembled by (unscrupulous?) TSA agents supposedly in search of titanium. Just to clarify, our regs were in our carry-on and and were x-rayed only. They were never even removed from the luggage and never left our sight.
So, my questions are twofold:
1) Ever hear of a second stage malfunction due to airline flights?
2) Ever heard of TSA agents disassembling a second stage, either for:
A) Stealing titanium?
B) Searching for contraband?
Inquiring minds and all, thanks for the info in advance!
So, my questions are twofold:
1) Ever hear of a second stage malfunction due to airline flights?
2) Ever heard of TSA agents disassembling a second stage, either for:
A) Stealing titanium?
B) Searching for contraband?
Inquiring minds and all, thanks for the info in advance!