Flight crew of MD80 failed to provide required security code for arrival at dca.

Attributes
ACN	592347
Time
Date	200308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : jimbe
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : holding
Route In Use	arrival star : irons
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	592347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Holding at jimbe at 13000 ft for thunderstorms at dca. I was PF and working the ATC radios as the first officer was on the #2 radio talking to dispatch about our plans to divert to orf. As I was coordinating with ZDC about a clearance to orf, we were cleared up the irons arrival as dca was now accepting traffic and handed off to approach. I checked in with potomac approach. I think that I may have not used the password in my check-in. Approach said to expect runway 1 and vectored us to final. When first officer got back into the loop, I briefed him on the plan for the approach, and when doing the checklist and approach brief is when I thought that I did not use the password. We used password in the next ATC transmission. Landed uneventfully at dca.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 FAILED TO PROVIDE REQUIRED SECURITY CODE FOR ARR AT DCA.

Narrative: HOLDING AT JIMBE AT 13000 FT FOR TSTMS AT DCA. I WAS PF AND WORKING THE ATC RADIOS AS THE FO WAS ON THE #2 RADIO TALKING TO DISPATCH ABOUT OUR PLANS TO DIVERT TO ORF. AS I WAS COORDINATING WITH ZDC ABOUT A CLRNC TO ORF, WE WERE CLRED UP THE IRONS ARR AS DCA WAS NOW ACCEPTING TFC AND HANDED OFF TO APCH. I CHKED IN WITH POTOMAC APCH. I THINK THAT I MAY HAVE NOT USED THE PASSWORD IN MY CHK-IN. APCH SAID TO EXPECT RWY 1 AND VECTORED US TO FINAL. WHEN FO GOT BACK INTO THE LOOP, I BRIEFED HIM ON THE PLAN FOR THE APCH, AND WHEN DOING THE CHKLIST AND APCH BRIEF IS WHEN I THOUGHT THAT I DID NOT USE THE PASSWORD. WE USED PASSWORD IN THE NEXT ATC XMISSION. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT DCA.

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.