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Security issue of passenger screening selection for gate check is questioned by a PIC listening to passenger conversation regarding airline procedure at gate at ord, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550669 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 550669 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance FAA Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
While awaiting arrival of outbound aircraft, I overheard a group of business travelers, of which two must have been issued seats in first, talking about the boarding process. One man informed the group that to keep from being selected as a gate selectee, don't be first to board. I then confirmed this procedure with agents at msp and ord. I feel that if passenger are picked up on the security patterns, then a terrorist would for sure. I would suggest that it might be time for some procedural changes within the airports security plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SECURITY ISSUE OF PAX SCREENING SELECTION FOR GATE CHK IS QUESTIONED BY A PIC LISTENING TO PAX CONVERSATION REGARDING AIRLINE PROC AT GATE AT ORD, IL.
Narrative: WHILE AWAITING ARR OF OUTBOUND ACFT, I OVERHEARD A GROUP OF BUSINESS TRAVELERS, OF WHICH TWO MUST HAVE BEEN ISSUED SEATS IN FIRST, TALKING ABOUT THE BOARDING PROCESS. ONE MAN INFORMED THE GROUP THAT TO KEEP FROM BEING SELECTED AS A GATE SELECTEE, DON'T BE FIRST TO BOARD. I THEN CONFIRMED THIS PROC WITH AGENTS AT MSP AND ORD. I FEEL THAT IF PAX ARE PICKED UP ON THE SECURITY PATTERNS, THEN A TERRORIST WOULD FOR SURE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR SOME PROCEDURAL CHANGES WITHIN THE ARPTS SECURITY PLAN.
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.