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A320 captain discovers no first officer has been assigned to his flight and none is apparently available. A captain is found and assigned the flight; but apparently not informed of the seat assignment. Upon arriving at the aircraft and learning the details he declines the assignment believing he is not qualified; having not flown as a first officer in many years.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1185224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201406 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
30 minutes prior to departure; I notified the crew desk that no first officer had shown up for this trip. At departure time; crew desk informed me that they were still looking for a first officer. I was asked if I was willing to fly with another captain flying as my co-pilot; and I agreed to this request. A captain was found who was willing to fly the red eye. Upon arriving at the aircraft; the captain told me he wasn't aware that the assignment was for him to fly as a first officer; and he told me it had been years since he had last been a co-pilot; and that he was not a check airman or lca. I notified the duty manager and crew scheduling that I didn't think this was a legal assignment; and I wasn't willing to fly with this captain who was not qualified in the right seat. 4 hours after brief time; the flight canceled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain discovers no First Officer has been assigned to his flight and none is apparently available. A Captain is found and assigned the flight; but apparently not informed of the seat assignment. Upon arriving at the aircraft and learning the details he declines the assignment believing he is not qualified; having not flown as a First Officer in many years.
Narrative: 30 minutes prior to departure; I notified the crew desk that no First Officer had shown up for this trip. At departure time; crew desk informed me that they were still looking for a First Officer. I was asked if I was willing to fly with another Captain flying as my co-pilot; and I agreed to this request. A Captain was found who was willing to fly the red eye. Upon arriving at the aircraft; the Captain told me he wasn't aware that the assignment was for him to fly as a First Officer; and he told me it had been years since he had last been a co-pilot; and that he was not a Check Airman or LCA. I notified the duty Manager and Crew Scheduling that I didn't think this was a legal assignment; and I wasn't willing to fly with this Captain who was not qualified in the right seat. 4 hours after brief time; the flight canceled.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.