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First officer of a B757 failed to assure that a stranger without proper badge on the ramp by the jetway was authority/authorized to be in the area and to board the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked 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 : 170 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 465761 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As I was boarding flight xx to act as first officer from denver to chicago, I noticed a woman on the ramp side of the jetway door. Since I was late arriving at the aircraft due to traffic and congestion in the airport, I felt rushed to complete my preflight checks. I opened the door to let her in while I did my exterior walkaround. I asked her where her identify badge was, and she said it was on her coat in the aircraft. Since the flight attendants were just boarding, too, I thought she was with them, and I rushed on to complete my checks. Since passenger were boarding when I got back, I never saw her again. I should not have let the pressure of an on-time departure and my usually trusting nature keep me from challenging her and preventing a possible security breech.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B757 FAILED TO ASSURE THAT A STRANGER WITHOUT PROPER BADGE ON THE RAMP BY THE JETWAY WAS AUTH TO BE IN THE AREA AND TO BOARD THE ACFT.
Narrative: AS I WAS BOARDING FLT XX TO ACT AS FO FROM DENVER TO CHICAGO, I NOTICED A WOMAN ON THE RAMP SIDE OF THE JETWAY DOOR. SINCE I WAS LATE ARRIVING AT THE ACFT DUE TO TFC AND CONGESTION IN THE ARPT, I FELT RUSHED TO COMPLETE MY PREFLT CHKS. I OPENED THE DOOR TO LET HER IN WHILE I DID MY EXTERIOR WALKAROUND. I ASKED HER WHERE HER IDENT BADGE WAS, AND SHE SAID IT WAS ON HER COAT IN THE ACFT. SINCE THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE JUST BOARDING, TOO, I THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH THEM, AND I RUSHED ON TO COMPLETE MY CHKS. SINCE PAX WERE BOARDING WHEN I GOT BACK, I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN. I SHOULD NOT HAVE LET THE PRESSURE OF AN ON-TIME DEP AND MY USUALLY TRUSTING NATURE KEEP ME FROM CHALLENGING HER AND PREVENTING A POSSIBLE SECURITY BREECH.
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.