An air carrier crewman found that the door into the terminal from the jetway was locked.

Attributes
ACN	274614
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	274614
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Bwi gate jetway door into terminal cannot be opened from jetway side. Gate agent must open door with a security card. There is no way to open door from aircraft side in case of fire, etc. No button and pushing on door's handle does not open them. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the gate in question is the gate used for international arrs as well as many domestic arrs. The locked door is a normal operation. The reporter put his shoulder to it and it would not budge. There is 'panic hardware' on the door to allow an escape into the terminal, but it has been disabled. This is apparently the only gate at bwi that is configured in this manner. The reporter is now aware of the FAA aviation safety hotline. He has notified his pilot union, which is pursuing this matter with the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREWMAN FOUND THAT THE DOOR INTO THE TERMINAL FROM THE JETWAY WAS LOCKED.

Narrative: BWI GATE JETWAY DOOR INTO TERMINAL CANNOT BE OPENED FROM JETWAY SIDE. GATE AGENT MUST OPEN DOOR WITH A SECURITY CARD. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN DOOR FROM ACFT SIDE IN CASE OF FIRE, ETC. NO BUTTON AND PUSHING ON DOOR'S HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN THEM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE GATE IN QUESTION IS THE GATE USED FOR INTL ARRS AS WELL AS MANY DOMESTIC ARRS. THE LOCKED DOOR IS A NORMAL OP. THE RPTR PUT HIS SHOULDER TO IT AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THERE IS 'PANIC HARDWARE' ON THE DOOR TO ALLOW AN ESCAPE INTO THE TERMINAL, BUT IT HAS BEEN DISABLED. THIS IS APPARENTLY THE ONLY GATE AT BWI THAT IS CONFIGURED IN THIS MANNER. THE RPTR IS NOW AWARE OF THE FAA AVIATION SAFETY HOTLINE. HE HAS NOTIFIED HIS PLT UNION, WHICH IS PURSUING THIS MATTER WITH THE FAA.

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.