Crew arriving for early morning departure at bhm finds security guard asleep.

Attributes
ACN	436346
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 5600
ASRS Report	436346
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : bhm.airport

Narrative:

At XA00 in the morning, going through baggage screening, flight attendant pointed out that x-ray screener was asleep. Probably at least 10 people had gone through (that we saw). Could have been many more. Their bags had not been x-ray'ed. I went to security supervisor immediately and had him stop the people from coming through the metal detector and x-ray machine. Contacted our company manager and advised him of situation. After talking to our flight attendants and copilot, it was determined that we could depart safely. Later, wondered if the entire terminal should have been evacuate/evacuationed and all bags re-X-ray'ed. Departed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW ARRIVING FOR EARLY MORNING DEP AT BHM FINDS SECURITY GUARD ASLEEP.

Narrative: AT XA00 IN THE MORNING, GOING THROUGH BAGGAGE SCREENING, FLT ATTENDANT POINTED OUT THAT X-RAY SCREENER WAS ASLEEP. PROBABLY AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE HAD GONE THROUGH (THAT WE SAW). COULD HAVE BEEN MANY MORE. THEIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN X-RAY'ED. I WENT TO SECURITY SUPVR IMMEDIATELY AND HAD HIM STOP THE PEOPLE FROM COMING THROUGH THE METAL DETECTOR AND X-RAY MACHINE. CONTACTED OUR COMPANY MGR AND ADVISED HIM OF SIT. AFTER TALKING TO OUR FLT ATTENDANTS AND COPLT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE COULD DEPART SAFELY. LATER, WONDERED IF THE ENTIRE TERMINAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN EVACED AND ALL BAGS RE-X-RAY'ED. DEPARTED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.