Narrative:

During climb to FL330, the primary hydraulic system 'a' failed. The captain (PF) turned the aircraft over to me to fly, navigation, and talk on the radios. We turned back to dtw and did the emergency checklist. During the descent there were several altdevs and we changed autoplt modes and did some hand-flying. The captain (a very strong personality who really doesn't solicit or need other crew member ideas) was in and out of checklists, didn't finish the emergency checklist, made many PA's to the passenger (including several below 10000 ft with one on a 5 mi final with him flying), and was just generally a 1 man show. I'm sure if he could have got to it, he would have cranked down the gear also. He was very proud of his '1 man show' and was quick to stand in the door to take full credit when the passenger deplaned. CRM was not a term that he readily uses or understands. He runs a local flying club, so he's used to running the entire show and being around those who are minimally qualified. Other crew members are there to serve him. Some day he will get overloaded, not recognize it, and get in trouble. Phrases like 'what do you think' or 'are you comfortable with this' don't enter his vocabulary. He says 'this is your leg' then he decides the flap setting and power setting for the takeoff. Controlling and self-centered he is. Makes for an uncomfortable professional cockpit. Fortunately, he is a very capable pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ACFT IN CLB HAD 'A' SYS HYD FAILURE. FLC RETURNED TO DEP ARPT. RPTR FO AND SO COMPLAIN ABOUT CAPT'S LACK OF CRM AND FOLLOWING SOP.

Narrative: DURING CLB TO FL330, THE PRIMARY HYD SYS 'A' FAILED. THE CAPT (PF) TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO ME TO FLY, NAV, AND TALK ON THE RADIOS. WE TURNED BACK TO DTW AND DID THE EMER CHKLIST. DURING THE DSCNT THERE WERE SEVERAL ALTDEVS AND WE CHANGED AUTOPLT MODES AND DID SOME HAND-FLYING. THE CAPT (A VERY STRONG PERSONALITY WHO REALLY DOESN'T SOLICIT OR NEED OTHER CREW MEMBER IDEAS) WAS IN AND OUT OF CHKLISTS, DIDN'T FINISH THE EMER CHKLIST, MADE MANY PA'S TO THE PAX (INCLUDING SEVERAL BELOW 10000 FT WITH ONE ON A 5 MI FINAL WITH HIM FLYING), AND WAS JUST GENERALLY A 1 MAN SHOW. I'M SURE IF HE COULD HAVE GOT TO IT, HE WOULD HAVE CRANKED DOWN THE GEAR ALSO. HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS '1 MAN SHOW' AND WAS QUICK TO STAND IN THE DOOR TO TAKE FULL CREDIT WHEN THE PAX DEPLANED. CRM WAS NOT A TERM THAT HE READILY USES OR UNDERSTANDS. HE RUNS A LCL FLYING CLUB, SO HE'S USED TO RUNNING THE ENTIRE SHOW AND BEING AROUND THOSE WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED. OTHER CREW MEMBERS ARE THERE TO SERVE HIM. SOME DAY HE WILL GET OVERLOADED, NOT RECOGNIZE IT, AND GET IN TROUBLE. PHRASES LIKE 'WHAT DO YOU THINK' OR 'ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THIS' DON'T ENTER HIS VOCABULARY. HE SAYS 'THIS IS YOUR LEG' THEN HE DECIDES THE FLAP SETTING AND PWR SETTING FOR THE TKOF. CONTROLLING AND SELF-CENTERED HE IS. MAKES FOR AN UNCOMFORTABLE PROFESSIONAL COCKPIT. FORTUNATELY, HE IS A VERY CAPABLE PLT.

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.