Narrative:

Shortly before departure in smf an omc from air carrier requested to jump seat on flight smf-den. The captain in the left seat was being given an IOE for his transition from B737-200 to a B737-300/500 captain. I was the captain of record in the right seat as a standard's captain for air carrier. Ab asked for and received a company identify and an FAA pilot's license from the omc. On inspection these 2 forms of identify appeared to be valid and the jump seat was offered to this individual. During the flight to denver the omc explained that he was en route to fll to attend the funeral of his brother, who had been killed by a drunk driver. I sent a message to dispatch over the ACARS to inquire if we could give the omc priority on his flight from den to fla. The response from dispatch through ACARS was for the omc to contact the ord duty manager on the ground in den for priority omc to fll. I passed the printed message from dispatch to the omc, who appeared at the time to be touched by air carrier kindness. On arrival in den, a den domicile manager (yy) met the flight and asked the omc if he would mind going to the flight office for some questions. Upon entering the terminal the omc was arrested by the denver police for illegally riding a jump seat without proper authority/authorized. Initially, we were informed the omc had been fired by air carrier 'K' and was using an invalid identify. Further investigation determined the identify to be forged, and the omc had never been employed by air carrier 'K.' his FAA pilot's license, however, was valid.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN OMC JUMP RIDER REQUESTS RIDE TO DEN AND USES FALSE IDENT TO VERIFY HIS CREDENTIALS AS AN AIRLINE PLT IN SMF.

Narrative: SHORTLY BEFORE DEP IN SMF AN OMC FROM ACR REQUESTED TO JUMP SEAT ON FLT SMF-DEN. THE CAPT IN THE L SEAT WAS BEING GIVEN AN IOE FOR HIS TRANSITION FROM B737-200 TO A B737-300/500 CAPT. I WAS THE CAPT OF RECORD IN THE R SEAT AS A STANDARD'S CAPT FOR ACR. AB ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A COMPANY IDENT AND AN FAA PLT'S LICENSE FROM THE OMC. ON INSPECTION THESE 2 FORMS OF IDENT APPEARED TO BE VALID AND THE JUMP SEAT WAS OFFERED TO THIS INDIVIDUAL. DURING THE FLT TO DENVER THE OMC EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS ENRTE TO FLL TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF HIS BROTHER, WHO HAD BEEN KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER. I SENT A MESSAGE TO DISPATCH OVER THE ACARS TO INQUIRE IF WE COULD GIVE THE OMC PRIORITY ON HIS FLT FROM DEN TO FLA. THE RESPONSE FROM DISPATCH THROUGH ACARS WAS FOR THE OMC TO CONTACT THE ORD DUTY MGR ON THE GND IN DEN FOR PRIORITY OMC TO FLL. I PASSED THE PRINTED MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH TO THE OMC, WHO APPEARED AT THE TIME TO BE TOUCHED BY ACR KINDNESS. ON ARR IN DEN, A DEN DOMICILE MGR (YY) MET THE FLT AND ASKED THE OMC IF HE WOULD MIND GOING TO THE FLT OFFICE FOR SOME QUESTIONS. UPON ENTERING THE TERMINAL THE OMC WAS ARRESTED BY THE DENVER POLICE FOR ILLEGALLY RIDING A JUMP SEAT WITHOUT PROPER AUTH. INITIALLY, WE WERE INFORMED THE OMC HAD BEEN FIRED BY ACR 'K' AND WAS USING AN INVALID IDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE IDENT TO BE FORGED, AND THE OMC HAD NEVER BEEN EMPLOYED BY ACR 'K.' HIS FAA PLT'S LICENSE, HOWEVER, WAS VALID.

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.