My Reply from TSA Customer Service..

[Tonish]

BUT it will only be opened if an alarm is triggered in the x-ray process,

Gosh - wonder what is in our suitcases that triggers suspicion then - our suitcases have been searched several times!

Carole

Me too. Just got back yesterday and found that for the fourth time one of our suitcases had been checked. What is especially curious is that one particular case has been checked on every occasion. On other occasions more than one has been checked, but always this particular one regardless.

We only have our clothes in it, no electronics, laptops, or anything that we can think would cause a problem.

[steph_goodrum]

Me too. Just got back yesterday and found that for the fourth time one of our suitcases had been checked. What is especially curious is that one particular case has been checked on every occasion. On other occasions more than one has been checked, but always this particular one regardless.

We only have our clothes in it, no electronics, laptops, or anything that we can think would cause a problem.

We got back Saturday and one of our suitcases which had a safe, 2 drills and batteries for them was not searched but one that had more routine stuff but did include osme cake mixes but nothing else of any partcular note was searched. We usually use cable ties to stop things being put in our case but this time hadnt bothered.

[Jill]

Perhaps it has picked up an odour or something during one of the flights. We have a case that must have been near some fish (that is what it smelt of and was wet when we landed from LAX at Heathrow) - we did report it but were told it would dry out okay and not too worry. I have washed that case more than once and used so called odour elimianting sprays but in some conditions you can still smell fish.

[bjpointon]

Jill, Liberally sprinkle the part that smells with bicarbonate of soda and leave for about 24 hours before vacuuming off, this should eliminate the smell.