B737-300 first officer ordered by captain to falsify pushback and taxi times.

Attributes
ACN	443260
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	443260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain ordered me to incorrectly record and report our pushback and taxi times. I was unwilling and advised him that this was not a good idea. He insisted and used PIC authority/authorized to override my advice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FO ORDERED BY CAPT TO FALSIFY PUSHBACK AND TAXI TIMES.

Narrative: CAPT ORDERED ME TO INCORRECTLY RECORD AND RPT OUR PUSHBACK AND TAXI TIMES. I WAS UNWILLING AND ADVISED HIM THAT THIS WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA. HE INSISTED AND USED PIC AUTH TO OVERRIDE MY ADVICE.

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.