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An FAA safety inspector gains access to a secured terminal gate area unchallenged by a sleeping technician waiting to guide in a trip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 437026 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : aci 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While waiting on a delayed aircraft for receipt and dispatch, I sat down and got drowsy from working a double shift the day before. The FAA agent startled me with a 'hey' and continued at his brisk pace. I am aware of my responsibility and participate fully in questioning people for proper display of identify. However, this is one that got away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR GAINS ACCESS TO A SECURED TERMINAL GATE AREA UNCHALLENGED BY A SLEEPING TECHNICIAN WAITING TO GUIDE IN A TRIP.
Narrative: WHILE WAITING ON A DELAYED ACFT FOR RECEIPT AND DISPATCH, I SAT DOWN AND GOT DROWSY FROM WORKING A DOUBLE SHIFT THE DAY BEFORE. THE FAA AGENT STARTLED ME WITH A 'HEY' AND CONTINUED AT HIS BRISK PACE. I AM AWARE OF MY RESPONSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN QUESTIONING PEOPLE FOR PROPER DISPLAY OF IDENT. HOWEVER, THIS IS ONE THAT GOT AWAY.
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.