Medical examiner incorrectly filled out pilot's certificate as third class. Pilot operated aircraft ...

Attributes
ACN	445280
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	445280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I went to my aeromedical physician for my annual second class physical. Everything during the physical went fine and the paperwork seemed ok. However, little did I realize that although I received and paid for a second class examination, the receptionist mistakenly typed class three on the form. The end result was me happily walking away with a useless medical certificate. I started a trip as a first officer with my airline consisting of 4 days of flying and 13 individual flts. On the second to last flight, the crew was receiving a line check from a company standards captain. When he checked my license and medical certificate, he looked at it more thoroughly than I did and saw that it was only a class three. The standards captain was able to displace me and fly the 2 final legs of the trip. I called my physician and he had a corrected medical certificate ready for me when I went to his office the next day. In the future, you can be sure that I will double check every single item on my next medical certificate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EXAMINER INCORRECTLY FILLED OUT PLT'S CERTIFICATE AS THIRD CLASS. PLT OPERATED ACFT REQUIRING SECOND CLASS AND WAS CAUGHT BY CHK PLT. CORRECTIONS WERE MADE.

Narrative: I WENT TO MY AEROMEDICAL PHYSICIAN FOR MY ANNUAL SECOND CLASS PHYSICAL. EVERYTHING DURING THE PHYSICAL WENT FINE AND THE PAPERWORK SEEMED OK. HOWEVER, LITTLE DID I REALIZE THAT ALTHOUGH I RECEIVED AND PAID FOR A SECOND CLASS EXAMINATION, THE RECEPTIONIST MISTAKENLY TYPED CLASS THREE ON THE FORM. THE END RESULT WAS ME HAPPILY WALKING AWAY WITH A USELESS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. I STARTED A TRIP AS A FO WITH MY AIRLINE CONSISTING OF 4 DAYS OF FLYING AND 13 INDIVIDUAL FLTS. ON THE SECOND TO LAST FLT, THE CREW WAS RECEIVING A LINE CHK FROM A COMPANY STANDARDS CAPT. WHEN HE CHKED MY LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, HE LOOKED AT IT MORE THOROUGHLY THAN I DID AND SAW THAT IT WAS ONLY A CLASS THREE. THE STANDARDS CAPT WAS ABLE TO DISPLACE ME AND FLY THE 2 FINAL LEGS OF THE TRIP. I CALLED MY PHYSICIAN AND HE HAD A CORRECTED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE READY FOR ME WHEN I WENT TO HIS OFFICE THE NEXT DAY. IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT I WILL DOUBLE CHK EVERY SINGLE ITEM ON MY NEXT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

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.

Medical examiner incorrectly filled out pilot's certificate as third class. Pilot operated aircraft requiring second class and was caught by check pilot. Corrections were made.