Air carrier first officer complains about the inconsistency of airport security wherein, as an airli...

Attributes
ACN	528335
Time
Date	200110
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	528335
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Company
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

Sep/X/01 changed how airports handle people. I work out of lit on a daily basis and have to go through screening everyday I work. I work for an airline and have gone through the 10 year background check. All airline pilots that fly out of lit are required to go through metal detectors and security check points. Personnel that work at the gate and ramp level do not have to go through security checks. Pilots that fly freight to and from lit do not go through security check points, they go to their freight ramp and board their aircraft. Fuelers from the general aviation side of the airport move freely on the ramp to service the aircraft. Have they gone through security check points? Have they had a 10 year background check? Why am I treated different than a ramp, gate, or fuel person? I feel that airport security is a joke because of these people that have access to acfts without security checks. Everyone that works on the airport property should be required to go through security check points and that the flying public should view the employees going through security checks like they have to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FO COMPLAINS ABOUT THE INCONSISTENCY OF ARPT SECURITY WHEREIN, AS AN AIRLINE PLT HE IS SCREENED EACH TIME AT THE LIT ARPT, BUT THAT GATE, RAMP LEVEL, ACFT FUELERS AND AIR CARGO FLT CREW DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH SCREENING.

Narrative: SEP/X/01 CHANGED HOW ARPTS HANDLE PEOPLE. I WORK OUT OF LIT ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH SCREENING EVERYDAY I WORK. I WORK FOR AN AIRLINE AND HAVE GONE THROUGH THE 10 YEAR BACKGROUND CHECK. ALL AIRLINE PLTS THAT FLY OUT OF LIT ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH METAL DETECTORS AND SECURITY CHECK POINTS. PERSONNEL THAT WORK AT THE GATE AND RAMP LEVEL DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS. PLTS THAT FLY FREIGHT TO AND FROM LIT DO NOT GO THROUGH SECURITY CHECK POINTS, THEY GO TO THEIR FREIGHT RAMP AND BOARD THEIR ACFT. FUELERS FROM THE GENERAL AVIATION SIDE OF THE ARPT MOVE FREELY ON THE RAMP TO SVC THE ACFT. HAVE THEY GONE THROUGH SECURITY CHECK POINTS? HAVE THEY HAD A 10 YEAR BACKGROUND CHECK? WHY AM I TREATED DIFFERENT THAN A RAMP, GATE, OR FUEL PERSON? I FEEL THAT ARPT SECURITY IS A JOKE BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACCESS TO ACFTS WITHOUT SECURITY CHECKS. EVERYONE THAT WORKS ON THE ARPT PROPERTY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH SECURITY CHECK POINTS AND THAT THE FLYING PUBLIC SHOULD VIEW THE EMPLOYEES GOING THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS LIKE THEY HAVE TO.

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.

Air carrier first officer complains about the inconsistency of airport security wherein, as an airline pilot he is screened each time at the lit airport, but that gate, ramp level, aircraft fuelers and air cargo flight crew do not have to go through screening.