Alleged breach of gate security procedure.

Attributes
ACN	577837
Time
Date	200303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdpp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	577837
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer and I were waiting at the gate for the inbound passenger to off load when the agent approached and demanded to see our ids. I asked why she was checking since we, first officer and I had done the required ns/identification check on each other. She said that everyone did it. In the course of the conversation, she stated that she needed to check because she had opened the jetbridge door. I closed the door and opened it with my key in order to relieve her of the onus of identification checking. She said nothing further as we proceeded to the aircraft. Apparently, she felt that even though procedures were followed that a security breach had occurred. Mass state trooper and FAA rep came and discussed the situation with me. During the conversation with them it was pointed out that despite following procedures, this could still be considered a security breach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALLEGED BREACH OF GATE SECURITY PROC.

Narrative: FO AND I WERE WAITING AT THE GATE FOR THE INBND PAX TO OFF LOAD WHEN THE AGENT APCHED AND DEMANDED TO SEE OUR IDS. I ASKED WHY SHE WAS CHKING SINCE WE, FO AND I HAD DONE THE REQUIRED NS/ID CHK ON EACH OTHER. SHE SAID THAT EVERYONE DID IT. IN THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION, SHE STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO CHECK BECAUSE SHE HAD OPENED THE JETBRIDGE DOOR. I CLOSED THE DOOR AND OPENED IT WITH MY KEY IN ORDER TO RELIEVE HER OF THE ONUS OF ID CHKING. SHE SAID NOTHING FURTHER AS WE PROCEEDED TO THE ACFT. APPARENTLY, SHE FELT THAT EVEN THOUGH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED THAT A SECURITY BREACH HAD OCCURRED. MASS STATE TROOPER AND FAA REP CAME AND DISCUSSED THE SIT WITH ME. DURING THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT DESPITE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES, THIS COULD STILL BE CONSIDERED A SECURITY BREACH.

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.