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Prior to air carrier large transport departure, union pilot representative enters cockpit and makes rude remark to former strike breaker.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 151150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just prior to engine start, captain 'a', a union representative for a pilots union, entered the cockpit and introduced himself to the first and second officers. He stated something to the fact he would ride in the cockpit going to ord. After recognizing me as the captain he made some rude remark and exited the cockpit. I had flown one leg, ord-ewr, with my crew prior to this incident. This is being brought to your attention because the comments made were disruptive and affected the concentration of my crew for the next 20-30 mins. Captain 'a' has done this same routine on other company flts, and I feel this type of behavior should be strongly discouraged. Any disruption of a flight crew concerning emotional issues does affect the concentration of an individual for a short period of time. This may affect the safety of the operation. The cockpit is not the place for political discord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PRIOR TO ACR LGT DEP, UNION PLT REPRESENTATIVE ENTERS COCKPIT AND MAKES RUDE REMARK TO FORMER STRIKE BREAKER.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO ENG START, CAPT 'A', A UNION REPRESENTATIVE FOR A PLTS UNION, ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO THE FIRST AND S/OS. HE STATED SOMETHING TO THE FACT HE WOULD RIDE IN THE COCKPIT GOING TO ORD. AFTER RECOGNIZING ME AS THE CAPT HE MADE SOME RUDE REMARK AND EXITED THE COCKPIT. I HAD FLOWN ONE LEG, ORD-EWR, WITH MY CREW PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTN BECAUSE THE COMMENTS MADE WERE DISRUPTIVE AND AFFECTED THE CONCENTRATION OF MY CREW FOR THE NEXT 20-30 MINS. CAPT 'A' HAS DONE THIS SAME ROUTINE ON OTHER COMPANY FLTS, AND I FEEL THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR SHOULD BE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. ANY DISRUPTION OF A FLT CREW CONCERNING EMOTIONAL ISSUES DOES AFFECT THE CONCENTRATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS MAY AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATION. THE COCKPIT IS NOT THE PLACE FOR POLITICAL DISCORD.
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.