First officer of an large transport complains about music played in the cockpit during taxi, takeoff and climb which can be heard over ATC recording tapes and which is a violation of the sterile cockpit rule below 10000 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	314396
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tower : bhm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	314396
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain in question has been using an am radio to receive and play music during flight operations below 10000 ft. While our company has prohibitions against 'non-related materials/conversation' in the 'sterile cockpit' operating areas, the newly upgraded captain insists upon doing things his way in his cockpit. This was not a problem for me personally, until this 'music' could be overheard in the backgnd of recorded ATC radio xmissions. This is clearly a violation of applicable FARS as well as company (121) flight operations directives and manuals. This is not of my choosing or doing and I am 'pwrless' to change it. This captain could use heavy doses of CRM as he is clearly alienating 2/3 of his available flight crew resource. I have requested to change flight crew. Apparently, I have a personal need to operate more closely to 'the book.' there have also been numerous occasions of other 'unannounced policy changes' with which to bear. This event has been the least intelligent 'improvement to company procedure' as it can easily be verified by the ATC radio transmission tapes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN LGT COMPLAINS ABOUT MUSIC PLAYED IN THE COCKPIT DURING TAXI, TKOF AND CLB WHICH CAN BE HEARD OVER ATC RECORDING TAPES AND WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE STERILE COCKPIT RULE BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: THE CAPT IN QUESTION HAS BEEN USING AN AM RADIO TO RECEIVE AND PLAY MUSIC DURING FLT OPS BELOW 10000 FT. WHILE OUR COMPANY HAS PROHIBITIONS AGAINST 'NON-RELATED MATERIALS/CONVERSATION' IN THE 'STERILE COCKPIT' OPERATING AREAS, THE NEWLY UPGRADED CAPTAIN INSISTS UPON DOING THINGS HIS WAY IN HIS COCKPIT. THIS WAS NOT A PROB FOR ME PERSONALLY, UNTIL THIS 'MUSIC' COULD BE OVERHEARD IN THE BACKGND OF RECORDED ATC RADIO XMISSIONS. THIS IS CLRLY A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE FARS AS WELL AS COMPANY (121) FLT OPS DIRECTIVES AND MANUALS. THIS IS NOT OF MY CHOOSING OR DOING AND I AM 'PWRLESS' TO CHANGE IT. THIS CAPT COULD USE HVY DOSES OF CRM AS HE IS CLRLY ALIENATING 2/3 OF HIS AVAILABLE FLC RESOURCE. I HAVE REQUESTED TO CHANGE FLC. APPARENTLY, I HAVE A PERSONAL NEED TO OPERATE MORE CLOSELY TO 'THE BOOK.' THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF OTHER 'UNANNOUNCED POLICY CHANGES' WITH WHICH TO BEAR. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN THE LEAST INTELLIGENT 'IMPROVEMENT TO COMPANY PROC' AS IT CAN EASILY BE VERIFIED BY THE ATC RADIO XMISSION TAPES.

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.