Terminal building gate was found open and unattended.

Attributes
ACN	277390
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ipl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pvd
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	277390
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On wed at XY00 pm terminal building gate at imperial county airport was found to be open and unattended. This gate is shared by the reporting carrier and one other air carrier. The reporting carrier's personnel may have been the last ones to have used this gate, handling an arrival at XY40 and a subsequent departure at XY55. Airport staff discovered the open gate and notified the carrier's station manager. The reporting carrier is investigating this matter to ascertain whether its employees were the ones who left the gate open. This is not only contrary to our FAA approved security program, but contrary to company policy. If it is determined that our employees were at fault they will be disciplined. In the interim, we have issued written bulletins to our stations personnel stressing the importance and need to secure airport gates.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TERMINAL BUILDING GATE WAS FOUND OPEN AND UNATTENDED.

Narrative: ON WED AT XY00 PM TERMINAL BUILDING GATE AT IMPERIAL COUNTY ARPT WAS FOUND TO BE OPEN AND UNATTENDED. THIS GATE IS SHARED BY THE RPTING CARRIER AND ONE OTHER ACR. THE RPTING CARRIER'S PERSONNEL MAY HAVE BEEN THE LAST ONES TO HAVE USED THIS GATE, HANDLING AN ARR AT XY40 AND A SUBSEQUENT DEP AT XY55. ARPT STAFF DISCOVERED THE OPEN GATE AND NOTIFIED THE CARRIER'S STATION MGR. THE RPTING CARRIER IS INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER ITS EMPLOYEES WERE THE ONES WHO LEFT THE GATE OPEN. THIS IS NOT ONLY CONTRARY TO OUR FAA APPROVED SECURITY PROGRAM, BUT CONTRARY TO COMPANY POLICY. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT OUR EMPLOYEES WERE AT FAULT THEY WILL BE DISCIPLINED. IN THE INTERIM, WE HAVE ISSUED WRITTEN BULLETINS TO OUR STATIONS PERSONNEL STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE AND NEED TO SECURE ARPT GATES.

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.