MD80 captain detected a fraudulent cockpit jump seat rider, after the fact.

Attributes
ACN	407237
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	407237
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	407236
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A man, mr XXX, representing himself as an air carrier X pilot entered the cockpit and presented me with a ragged air carrier X identify, airman certificate, daytona beach parking pass, and boarding card. Well dressed in suit and tie this man was polite and well spoken. He said he was familiar with our procedures. I asked him about luggage stowage and suggested he coordinate with the flight attendant to find space. As we were late, had a maintenance item with our aft stairs, I asked him to wait outside to keep the cockpit accessible. At door closing I asked the #1 flight attendant his whereabouts she said row X, and as she is married to a pilot I assumed she had asked him to situation there, as is common practice. Upon reflection of a gut feeling I contacted air carrier X operations the next day in orlando. They flatly stated that the identify shown did not resemble their current one. I contacted mr YYY at system operations control to give details. He found out that the impostor resigned from air carrier X awhile back. He put me in jeopardy of far 125.XXX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT DETECTED A FRAUDULENT COCKPIT JUMP SEAT RIDER, AFTER THE FACT.

Narrative: A MAN, MR XXX, REPRESENTING HIMSELF AS AN ACR X PLT ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND PRESENTED ME WITH A RAGGED ACR X IDENT, AIRMAN CERTIFICATE, DAYTONA BEACH PARKING PASS, AND BOARDING CARD. WELL DRESSED IN SUIT AND TIE THIS MAN WAS POLITE AND WELL SPOKEN. HE SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH OUR PROCS. I ASKED HIM ABOUT LUGGAGE STOWAGE AND SUGGESTED HE COORDINATE WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT TO FIND SPACE. AS WE WERE LATE, HAD A MAINT ITEM WITH OUR AFT STAIRS, I ASKED HIM TO WAIT OUTSIDE TO KEEP THE COCKPIT ACCESSIBLE. AT DOOR CLOSING I ASKED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT HIS WHEREABOUTS SHE SAID ROW X, AND AS SHE IS MARRIED TO A PLT I ASSUMED SHE HAD ASKED HIM TO SIT THERE, AS IS COMMON PRACTICE. UPON REFLECTION OF A GUT FEELING I CONTACTED ACR X OPS THE NEXT DAY IN ORLANDO. THEY FLATLY STATED THAT THE IDENT SHOWN DID NOT RESEMBLE THEIR CURRENT ONE. I CONTACTED MR YYY AT SYS OPS CTL TO GIVE DETAILS. HE FOUND OUT THAT THE IMPOSTOR RESIGNED FROM ACR X AWHILE BACK. HE PUT ME IN JEOPARDY OF FAR 125.XXX.

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.