A Lansford man faces federal charges after he checked luggage with an explosive device and attempted to board a plane at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown Monday morning, according to charging documents.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Marc Muffley, 40, at his East Abbott Street home late Monday with the assistance of the Carbon County District Attorney’s Office, county detectives, Lansford and Nesquehoning police.

Muffley is charged with possession of an explosive in an airport and possessing, or attempting to place, or attempting to have placed, an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft.

He is custody in the Lehigh County Prison and a probable cause and detention hearing is scheduled Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Allentown. Muffley will attend via videoconference.

According to the arrest papers, the Transportation Safety Administration at the airport contacted the FBI for assistance after identifying what they believed was an explosive in a suitcase.

The rolling suitcase was checked in by Muffley, a passenger on Flight 201 bound for Orlando Sanford International Airport, at the Allegiant airline desk and a baggage tag on the case had his name, court papers said.

TSA screened the bag prior to it being loaded into the cargo area of the aircraft and an alarm alerted to the presence of suspicious items.

TSA physically inspected the bag and found a circular compound, about 3 inches in diameter, wrapped in a wax-like paper and clear plastic wrap hidden in the lining of the baggage, arrest papers said.

TSA notified the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority Police Department, who contacted the FBI. Multiple agents went to airport and examined the contents of the baggage.

An agent trained and certified as a public safety bomb technician and in explosive device identification, X-rayed the circular compound and concluded it contained a granular type of powder consistent with commercial grade firework, court papers said.

The granular powder is suspected to be a mixture of flash powder and dark granulars that are used in commercial grade fireworks.

The circular compound also has a quick fuse and hobby fuse. A fuse is the equivalent of a wick that is used to light candles. The quick fuse appeared to be part of the original manufacture, while the hobby fuse, which burns slower, appeared to be added, court papers said.

The agent defined the compound recovered as an explosive, which posed a significant risk to the aircraft and passengers.

Muffley was dropped off at the airport at 10:45 a.m. and TSA found the explosive at 11:40 a.m. TSA paged Muffley over the airport public address system, requesting he report to the security desk.

Security cameras captured Muffley leaving the airport at 11:45 a.m. FBI agents contacted Carbon County Chief of Detectives Jack Soberick, formerly of Lansford police, who knew Muffley and confirmed his address.

Agents later arrested him at his home around 11:30 p.m.

The portions of the airport were shut down for at least two hours, and a flight bound for Florida canceled, according to passengers waiting for flights.