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An EMB145 captain claims that his company, due to pilot shortages, routinely violate the sterile cockpit rule by contacting deadheading pilots, over that company radio, that they have unexpected duty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 830 |
| ASRS Report | 491090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
First officer called ramp control, after landing, as per flight manual, to obtain ramp entry spot and gate number. He was told to call 'operations.' operations gave us a long speech about telling a deadheading first officer (who was a passenger in the cabin) that he was assigned extra flying. All this non essential information over the radio, during sterile cockpit environment. This is very distracting and unsafe. Sterile cockpit is there for a reason. This violation of sterile cockpit is now a standard procedure for airline, due to crew shortages.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 CAPT CLAIMS THAT HIS COMPANY, DUE TO PLT SHORTAGES, ROUTINELY VIOLATE THE STERILE COCKPIT RULE BY CONTACTING DEADHEADING PLTS, OVER THAT COMPANY RADIO, THAT THEY HAVE UNEXPECTED DUTY.
Narrative: FO CALLED RAMP CTL, AFTER LNDG, AS PER FLT MANUAL, TO OBTAIN RAMP ENTRY SPOT AND GATE NUMBER. HE WAS TOLD TO CALL 'OPS.' OPS GAVE US A LONG SPEECH ABOUT TELLING A DEADHEADING FO (WHO WAS A PAX IN THE CABIN) THAT HE WAS ASSIGNED EXTRA FLYING. ALL THIS NON ESSENTIAL INFO OVER THE RADIO, DURING STERILE COCKPIT ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE. STERILE COCKPIT IS THERE FOR A REASON. THIS VIOLATION OF STERILE COCKPIT IS NOW A STANDARD PROC FOR AIRLINE, DUE TO CREW SHORTAGES.
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.