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A technician challenges a woman with no visible identify walking on the aircraft parking ramp who then idents herself as an FAA employee.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 506090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport FAA Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
While performing routine maintenance, observed a woman on the ramp without identify in view. After properly challenging her per air carrier X policy manual, she provided FAA security identify. At this point she explained that I should have escorted her off the property instead of asking her to leave. There has been a letter of investigation on air carrier X as of mar/xa/01 naming myself and 2 other mechanics as being in violation of airport security codes. I have been advised by my union to complete this form for informational purposes or in case action is taken against myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN CHALLENGES A WOMAN WITH NO VISIBLE IDENT WALKING ON THE ACFT PARKING RAMP WHO THEN IDENTS HERSELF AS AN FAA EMPLOYEE.
Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINT, OBSERVED A WOMAN ON THE RAMP WITHOUT IDENT IN VIEW. AFTER PROPERLY CHALLENGING HER PER ACR X POLICY MANUAL, SHE PROVIDED FAA SECURITY IDENT. AT THIS POINT SHE EXPLAINED THAT I SHOULD HAVE ESCORTED HER OFF THE PROPERTY INSTEAD OF ASKING HER TO LEAVE. THERE HAS BEEN A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION ON ACR X AS OF MAR/XA/01 NAMING MYSELF AND 2 OTHER MECHS AS BEING IN VIOLATION OF ARPT SECURITY CODES. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY UNION TO COMPLETE THIS FORM FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES OR IN CASE ACTION IS TAKEN AGAINST MYSELF.
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.