Narrative:

After clearing security in dca and flying to orf, my first officer and I walked into operations (for the first time since mid-january) to get paperwork for next leg. As we came out, we both almost threw up. There, parked on the ramp within yards of several aircraft and with no escort whatsoever, was the snap-on tools truck. We (the crew) have to go through security to operate the aircraft, but the man with the tolls can drive right on the ramp. There is no way that one of those trucks went through any sort of a thorough search. When can we stop playing games with security at the nation's airports?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW OBJECTS TO POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF ARPT SECURITY WHEN THEY SUSPECT THAT A LARGE TOOL EQUIPMENT TRUCK DID NOT GET A THOROUGH SECURITY CHECK PRIOR TO RAMP ENTRY.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING SECURITY IN DCA AND FLYING TO ORF, MY F/O AND I WALKED INTO OPS (FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MID-JANUARY) TO GET PAPERWORK FOR NEXT LEG. AS WE CAME OUT, WE BOTH ALMOST THREW UP. THERE, PARKED ON THE RAMP WITHIN YARDS OF SEVERAL ACFT AND WITH NO ESCORT WHATSOEVER, WAS THE SNAP-ON TOOLS TRUCK. WE (THE CREW) HAVE TO GO THROUGH SECURITY TO OPERATE THE ACFT, BUT THE MAN WITH THE TOLLS CAN DRIVE RIGHT ON THE RAMP. THERE IS NO WAY THAT ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS WENT THROUGH ANY SORT OF A THOROUGH SEARCH. WHEN CAN WE STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH SECURITY AT THE NATION'S ARPTS?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.