Air carrier captain in civilian clothes stopped on ramp for proper 'identify.'

Attributes
ACN	224567
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	224567
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I have been a crew member for a major airline for 28 yrs; the last 2 yrs on international. Recently I had occasion to use my pass to arrive, non-uniformed, in civilian clothes at a major united states airport. As has been the accepted practice and my custom for over a quarter of a century; I exited the aircraft via the jetway and began walking some 30 yds, the distance from the jetway to the crew bus pick up point. I was stopped by an employee of another airline that shares our gate space for not having identify for ramp access to this particular airport. The company identify issued to me displayed on my lapel was not recognized as sufficient. Airport police were called and after questioning and an identify check, I was permitted to continue. As security at all airports becomes tighter perhaps a universal identify card for flight deck cabin team with a color code or letter 'T' for transit would be of help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES STOPPED ON RAMP FOR PROPER 'IDENT.'

Narrative: I HAVE BEEN A CREW MEMBER FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE FOR 28 YRS; THE LAST 2 YRS ON INTL. RECENTLY I HAD OCCASION TO USE MY PASS TO ARRIVE, NON-UNIFORMED, IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES AT A MAJOR UNITED STATES ARPT. AS HAS BEEN THE ACCEPTED PRACTICE AND MY CUSTOM FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY; I EXITED THE ACFT VIA THE JETWAY AND BEGAN WALKING SOME 30 YDS, THE DISTANCE FROM THE JETWAY TO THE CREW BUS PICK UP POINT. I WAS STOPPED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER AIRLINE THAT SHARES OUR GATE SPACE FOR NOT HAVING IDENT FOR RAMP ACCESS TO THIS PARTICULAR ARPT. THE COMPANY IDENT ISSUED TO ME DISPLAYED ON MY LAPEL WAS NOT RECOGNIZED AS SUFFICIENT. ARPT POLICE WERE CALLED AND AFTER QUESTIONING AND AN IDENT CHK, I WAS PERMITTED TO CONTINUE. AS SECURITY AT ALL ARPTS BECOMES TIGHTER PERHAPS A UNIVERSAL IDENT CARD FOR FLT DECK CABIN TEAM WITH A COLOR CODE OR LETTER 'T' FOR TRANSIT WOULD BE OF HELP.

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.