Airport terminal security check on ramp catches PIC without personal identify.

Attributes
ACN	274093
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11060 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	274093
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	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	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After an uneventful arrival to gate at pdx from sna and oak, I went via the ramp to company operations to inspect and collect the paperwork for the next flight to sna. As it was a warm morning, I left my uniform jacket hanging in the cockpit. Upon my return to the aircraft (approximately under the right wing) I was stopped by 2 men and asked for my identify. I then realized I had left my identify in my jacket pocket and explained this to the 2 men who identified themselves as an FAA employee and a part of portland employee. They verified my indent with my copilot through the cockpit window, and I proceeded to fly the remainder of the trip uneventfully. So as not to get in this situation again I shall keep my identify in my shirt breast pocket except when needed to be displayed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT TERMINAL SECURITY CHK ON RAMP CATCHES PIC WITHOUT PERSONAL IDENT.

Narrative: AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL ARR TO GATE AT PDX FROM SNA AND OAK, I WENT VIA THE RAMP TO COMPANY OPS TO INSPECT AND COLLECT THE PAPERWORK FOR THE NEXT FLT TO SNA. AS IT WAS A WARM MORNING, I LEFT MY UNIFORM JACKET HANGING IN THE COCKPIT. UPON MY RETURN TO THE ACFT (APPROX UNDER THE R WING) I WAS STOPPED BY 2 MEN AND ASKED FOR MY IDENT. I THEN REALIZED I HAD LEFT MY IDENT IN MY JACKET POCKET AND EXPLAINED THIS TO THE 2 MEN WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS AN FAA EMPLOYEE AND A PART OF PORTLAND EMPLOYEE. THEY VERIFIED MY INDENT WITH MY COPLT THROUGH THE COCKPIT WINDOW, AND I PROCEEDED TO FLY THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP UNEVENTFULLY. SO AS NOT TO GET IN THIS SIT AGAIN I SHALL KEEP MY IDENT IN MY SHIRT BREAST POCKET EXCEPT WHEN NEEDED TO BE DISPLAYED.

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.