Airport police enforce a new requirement for proper identify for personnel on the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	212220
Time
Date	199206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	212220
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After arrival in phl on concourse C, my crew changed to a different aircraft on concourse B. As we walked across the ramp we were stopped by a local airport police to examine our airline idents. He told us we did not have the proper identify to have access to the ramp areas. This procedure is very new to the phl airport. Airport police are enforcing this action without posting any signs that warn flcs of the new policies. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter agrees that flcs shouldn't walk across the ramp unnecessarily but thinks it might be a good idea for flcs to have some universal form of identify to permit access when needed. He said that the problem at phl has been resolved by his flight office.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT POLICE ENFORCE A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR PROPER IDENT FOR PERSONNEL ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: AFTER ARR IN PHL ON CONCOURSE C, MY CREW CHANGED TO A DIFFERENT ACFT ON CONCOURSE B. AS WE WALKED ACROSS THE RAMP WE WERE STOPPED BY A LCL ARPT POLICE TO EXAMINE OUR AIRLINE IDENTS. HE TOLD US WE DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER IDENT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE RAMP AREAS. THIS PROC IS VERY NEW TO THE PHL ARPT. ARPT POLICE ARE ENFORCING THIS ACTION WITHOUT POSTING ANY SIGNS THAT WARN FLCS OF THE NEW POLICIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR AGREES THAT FLCS SHOULDN'T WALK ACROSS THE RAMP UNNECESSARILY BUT THINKS IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR FLCS TO HAVE SOME UNIVERSAL FORM OF IDENT TO PERMIT ACCESS WHEN NEEDED. HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM AT PHL HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY HIS FLT OFFICE.

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.