Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens’ cockpit visit triggers FAA investigation WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

The Federation Aviation Administration is launching an investigation after a since-deleted video was posted showing Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens inside the flight deck during the team’s charter flight from Denver to Toronto last week.

The since-deleted video was shared by Meulens on Instagram and shows him sitting in one of the pilots’ seats and joking about landing the plane.

“We are deeply disturbed by what we see in that video,” United Airlines said in a statement to 9NEWS. What happened was “a clear violation of our safety and operational policies.”

According to the airline, the plane was at cruising altitude and autopilot was engaged while Meulens was in the cockpit. The pilots have been “withheld” from flying as United conducts an investigation.

The Rockies had wrapped up a six-game homestand ahead of their flight to Toronto last week to begin a six-game road trip.

Meulens, 56, was hired by the Rockies as …