Narrative:

In stockholm, as we reported to the ramp office for our return trip home, we were met by an FAA examiner who was taking our trip to new york. He asked to see our licenses and medical certificates. That was the first time that I realized that I was missing mine. It only then dawned on me that they were in my wallet that I had forgotten at my son's home in new jersey. The ramp agent called our operations in new york to have them send verification of my certificates. They contacted an FAA official in oklahoma city to verify the medical. That person said that he was unable to get into the building that had that information because it was locked at that time (early a.M.). Since the examiner wouldn't let us go without the verification, I took him to a phone and called my daughter-in-law to get the certificates out of my wallet. This was early a.M. Her time. By questioning her, the examiner was satisfied that they were current. He issued me a license good for one day and we continued on our way one 1 hour and 9 mins late. The far says that pilots, including flight engineers, must have these certificates on their persons while working their flts. I hope the spirit of the law is to keep pilots from flying without the certificates or with a rescinded one. Since it should be so very easy to check on an airline pilot, I would think that the FAA wouldn't't need to be very harsh on one who forgot his. Also, I believe the medical certificate information is in the FAA computer. Why is the computer not available to a duty officer 24 hours a day?

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Title: AN ACR SO, CHECKED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR, FINDS HE DOES NOT HAVE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND LICENSE IN HIS POSSESSION.

Narrative: IN STOCKHOLM, AS WE REPORTED TO THE RAMP OFFICE FOR OUR RETURN TRIP HOME, WE WERE MET BY AN FAA EXAMINER WHO WAS TAKING OUR TRIP TO NEW YORK. HE ASKED TO SEE OUR LICENSES AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I REALIZED THAT I WAS MISSING MINE. IT ONLY THEN DAWNED ON ME THAT THEY WERE IN MY WALLET THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN AT MY SON'S HOME IN NEW JERSEY. THE RAMP AGENT CALLED OUR OPERATIONS IN NEW YORK TO HAVE THEM SEND VERIFICATION OF MY CERTIFICATES. THEY CONTACTED AN FAA OFFICIAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO VERIFY THE MEDICAL. THAT PERSON SAID THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO THE BUILDING THAT HAD THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE IT WAS LOCKED AT THAT TIME (EARLY A.M.). SINCE THE EXAMINER WOULDN'T LET US GO WITHOUT THE VERIFICATION, I TOOK HIM TO A PHONE AND CALLED MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO GET THE CERTIFICATES OUT OF MY WALLET. THIS WAS EARLY A.M. HER TIME. BY QUESTIONING HER, THE EXAMINER WAS SATISFIED THAT THEY WERE CURRENT. HE ISSUED ME A LICENSE GOOD FOR ONE DAY AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY ONE 1 HR AND 9 MINS LATE. THE FAR SAYS THAT PLTS, INCLUDING FLT ENGINEERS, MUST HAVE THESE CERTIFICATES ON THEIR PERSONS WHILE WORKING THEIR FLTS. I HOPE THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW IS TO KEEP PLTS FROM FLYING WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATES OR WITH A RESCINDED ONE. SINCE IT SHOULD BE SO VERY EASY TO CHECK ON AN AIRLINE PLT, I WOULD THINK THAT THE FAA WOULDN'T'T NEED TO BE VERY HARSH ON ONE WHO FORGOT HIS. ALSO, I BELIEVE THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE INFO IS IN THE FAA COMPUTER. WHY IS THE COMPUTER NOT AVAILABLE TO A DUTY OFFICER 24 HRS A DAY?

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.