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FAA was onboard aircraft giving us a line check to fra. The inspector's credentials were checked when we met him at the aircraft. During the last hour of the flight, the inspector went to the crew seat 3A to take a break prior to landing. It was brought to my attention that FAA inspector did not check the medical license of 1 of the coplts. After a brief discussion, we went to the fom to review the role of the FAA check, and we noticed that an FAA inspector was not allowed to be in the flight deck with a beard or goatee. The inspector had a goatee. After a brief discussion among the flight deck, we decided to not allow the inspector back into the cockpit prior to landing. We told him we couldn't let him have access to the cockpit, but we would brief him at the gate in fra. We briefed at the gate and showed him the fom where it stated the fact. The inspector said he was going to write us up, because we didn't let him have access to the cockpit at landing. Supplemental information from acn 582307: what probably caused me to look at the book when notified of his goatee was the general uneasiness of the FAA asi in the cockpit in the flight up to that point. He did not take the other first officer's credentials, was entirely unfamiliar with company operating procedure (he was from ind and worked primarily with another company) and seemed to be more of a mechanic asi than a pilot. In the future, I will always try to back up the captain by checking credentials of the FAA/jump seater and taking the time to notice anyone who enters the cockpit.

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Title: A FLT CREW DENIES AN FAA INSPECTOR ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT DUE TO A GOATEE THAT IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY.

Narrative: FAA WAS ONBOARD ACFT GIVING US A LINE CHK TO FRA. THE INSPECTOR'S CREDENTIALS WERE CHKED WHEN WE MET HIM AT THE ACFT. DURING THE LAST HR OF THE FLT, THE INSPECTOR WENT TO THE CREW SEAT 3A TO TAKE A BREAK PRIOR TO LNDG. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT CHK THE MEDICAL LICENSE OF 1 OF THE COPLTS. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION, WE WENT TO THE FOM TO REVIEW THE ROLE OF THE FAA CHK, AND WE NOTICED THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN THE FLT DECK WITH A BEARD OR GOATEE. THE INSPECTOR HAD A GOATEE. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION AMONG THE FLT DECK, WE DECIDED TO NOT ALLOW THE INSPECTOR BACK INTO THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO LNDG. WE TOLD HIM WE COULDN'T LET HIM HAVE ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT, BUT WE WOULD BRIEF HIM AT THE GATE IN FRA. WE BRIEFED AT THE GATE AND SHOWED HIM THE FOM WHERE IT STATED THE FACT. THE INSPECTOR SAID HE WAS GOING TO WRITE US UP, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T LET HIM HAVE ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT AT LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 582307: WHAT PROBABLY CAUSED ME TO LOOK AT THE BOOK WHEN NOTIFIED OF HIS GOATEE WAS THE GENERAL UNEASINESS OF THE FAA ASI IN THE COCKPIT IN THE FLT UP TO THAT POINT. HE DID NOT TAKE THE OTHER FO'S CREDENTIALS, WAS ENTIRELY UNFAMILIAR WITH COMPANY OPERATING PROC (HE WAS FROM IND AND WORKED PRIMARILY WITH ANOTHER COMPANY) AND SEEMED TO BE MORE OF A MECH ASI THAN A PLT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ALWAYS TRY TO BACK UP THE CAPT BY CHKING CREDENTIALS OF THE FAA/JUMP SEATER AND TAKING THE TIME TO NOTICE ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE COCKPIT.

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.