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FAA personnel boards aircraft to find cockpit door open and unattended.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 203504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was sitting in first class unable to see the cockpit door. When I heard someone say that he was from the FAA here to check out the aircraft and 'where is the captain.' I realized that the cockpit door was open and that he was talking to passenger. This drove home the fact that anyone could have caused major damage because of the door being open. We all need to pay closer attention to security.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA PERSONNEL BOARDS ACFT TO FIND COCKPIT DOOR OPEN AND UNATTENDED.
Narrative: I WAS SITTING IN FIRST CLASS UNABLE TO SEE THE COCKPIT DOOR. WHEN I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT HE WAS FROM THE FAA HERE TO CHK OUT THE ACFT AND 'WHERE IS THE CAPT.' I REALIZED THAT THE COCKPIT DOOR WAS OPEN AND THAT HE WAS TALKING TO PAX. THIS DROVE HOME THE FACT THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE DOOR BEING OPEN. WE ALL NEED TO PAY CLOSER ATTN TO SECURITY.
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.