MD82 captain indicates that tsa will not allow pilots into the flight operations area below the gate...

Attributes
ACN	616548
Time
Date	200405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okc.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	616548
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3-4
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

Communications. Okc airport manager tells me the tsa will be requiring company to prohibit pilots from accessing flight operations area down under the gate. DoesnT seem safe to prohibit the pilot from flight planning in the flight operations area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 CAPT INDICATES THAT TSA WILL NOT ALLOW PLTS INTO THE FLT OPS AREA BELOW THE GATE.

Narrative: COMS. OKC ARPT MGR TELLS ME THE TSA WILL BE REQUIRING COMPANY TO PROHIBIT PLTS FROM ACCESSING FLT OPS AREA DOWN UNDER THE GATE. DOESNT SEEM SAFE TO PROHIBIT THE PLT FROM FLT PLANNING IN THE FLT OPS AREA.

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.