Narrative:

For the third time now, I have had a crew member either partially or totally incapacitated due to excessive retention of urine. This is brought about by drug testing, which is sprung on a pilot at the end of a sequence. The pilot has a commuter flight to catch, or wife/husband picking him/her up at the airport, whatever, but he does not want to spend 3 or 4 hours under house arrest, so he/she doesn't urinate for the last hour(south) of the homeward trip--just in case he/she is nailed by some drug tester. This is obviously not limited to my airline, so it must be rampant in the industry. This condition can exist in 1 or all crew members at a most critical time of flight: landing. The incompetents who institute these rules in the name of safety obviously have no conception of what safety is all about. If you people are truly interested in promoting safety, you will see that this idiotic procedure is stopped. Think about it from a selfish standpoint. It is extremely likely that anytime you or your families land at sfo on some type of air carrier, you have a crew up front that is partially incapacitated. Try it yourself: drink some orange juice and coffee in your office at the beginning of the day, then don't urinate for 5 or 6 hours. After 5 or 6 hours, when you urgently need to urinate, situation down and try to replace the mainspring on your watch. Better yet, put 'flight simulator' on your computer and fly an approach down to 100'.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC OF ACR WDB STATES FLT CREW MEMBERS HAVE BECOME INCAPACITATED BECAUSE THEY RETAINED URINE FOR AN EXCESSIVE LENGTH OF TIME. REASON FOR ACTION GIVEN AS FEAR OF RANDOM DRUG TESTING.

Narrative: FOR THE THIRD TIME NOW, I HAVE HAD A CREW MEMBER EITHER PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY INCAPACITATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RETENTION OF URINE. THIS IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY DRUG TESTING, WHICH IS SPRUNG ON A PLT AT THE END OF A SEQUENCE. THE PLT HAS A COMMUTER FLT TO CATCH, OR WIFE/HUSBAND PICKING HIM/HER UP AT THE ARPT, WHATEVER, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT TO SPEND 3 OR 4 HRS UNDER HOUSE ARREST, SO HE/SHE DOESN'T URINATE FOR THE LAST HR(S) OF THE HOMEWARD TRIP--JUST IN CASE HE/SHE IS NAILED BY SOME DRUG TESTER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT LIMITED TO MY AIRLINE, SO IT MUST BE RAMPANT IN THE INDUSTRY. THIS CONDITION CAN EXIST IN 1 OR ALL CREW MEMBERS AT A MOST CRITICAL TIME OF FLT: LNDG. THE INCOMPETENTS WHO INSTITUTE THESE RULES IN THE NAME OF SAFETY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO CONCEPTION OF WHAT SAFETY IS ALL ABOUT. IF YOU PEOPLE ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN PROMOTING SAFETY, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IDIOTIC PROC IS STOPPED. THINK ABOUT IT FROM A SELFISH STANDPOINT. IT IS EXTREMELY LIKELY THAT ANYTIME YOU OR YOUR FAMILIES LAND AT SFO ON SOME TYPE OF ACR, YOU HAVE A CREW UP FRONT THAT IS PARTIALLY INCAPACITATED. TRY IT YOURSELF: DRINK SOME ORANGE JUICE AND COFFEE IN YOUR OFFICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY, THEN DON'T URINATE FOR 5 OR 6 HRS. AFTER 5 OR 6 HRS, WHEN YOU URGENTLY NEED TO URINATE, SIT DOWN AND TRY TO REPLACE THE MAINSPRING ON YOUR WATCH. BETTER YET, PUT 'FLT SIMULATOR' ON YOUR COMPUTER AND FLY AN APCH DOWN TO 100'.

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.