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Corp first officer unable to reset ADI. Asked if uncomfortable to fly that way he answered in the affirmative and was promptly fired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 269207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : luk |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 269207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During preflight for trip to krog, I attempted to reset copilot's ADI (vertical gyro) with no success. Neither the circuit breaker nor the 'quick erect' button worked. I promptly notified the PF of this problem. By now it is 30 min till ETD. Pilot stated that the same thing happened yesterday. However, that was a cavu day. Today it was 1/8 mi and fog with level 4 and 5 thunderstorms along the route of flight. When asked if I was uncomfortable with this situation, I was fired on the spot and a replacement pilot was found within 1 min. Pilot proceeded to fly anyway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CORP FO UNABLE TO RESET ADI. ASKED IF UNCOMFORTABLE TO FLY THAT WAY HE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND WAS PROMPTLY FIRED.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT FOR TRIP TO KROG, I ATTEMPTED TO RESET COPLT'S ADI (VERT GYRO) WITH NO SUCCESS. NEITHER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER NOR THE 'QUICK ERECT' BUTTON WORKED. I PROMPTLY NOTIFIED THE PF OF THIS PROB. BY NOW IT IS 30 MIN TILL ETD. PLT STATED THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, THAT WAS A CAVU DAY. TODAY IT WAS 1/8 MI AND FOG WITH LEVEL 4 AND 5 TSTMS ALONG THE RTE OF FLT. WHEN ASKED IF I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS SIT, I WAS FIRED ON THE SPOT AND A REPLACEMENT PLT WAS FOUND WITHIN 1 MIN. PLT PROCEEDED TO FLY ANYWAY.
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.