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A gulfstream 1 first officer reported his discomfort with his company and the captain he flies with, regarding their alleged disregard for aircraft weight and balance, MEL, and FARS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lih.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream I (Large Turboprop) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 307 |
| ASRS Report | 572446 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
My present plan is to terminate this employment as I have been unable to make a difference in the safety of this aircraft. For the past 40 yrs, I have protected my passenger as a captain commanding a B747 up until retirement in 1999. I was hired by a charter company as a copilot flying the gulfstream G-1 to a number of pacific islands, carrying passenger and cargo under a part 135 certificate. This past yr of flying to these destinations has caused me to have great concern over the safety of the aircraft and passenger. Situation: departure airport plih-ZZZ1 aircraft maximum gross weight is 36000 pounds. Our actual takeoff gross weight estimated 38525 pounds. An overweight condition of 2525 pounds. Situation: 3 passenger plus 3000 pounds of cargo on this trip with no way to secure cargo in the passenger compartment. Situation: we have flown various flts with MEL items into MEL conditions. Situation: the captain of this aircraft commands by intimidation and implied employment threats. No CRM skills whatsoever! The above sits have become typical of most flts that I have experienced in my yr with this captain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GULFSTREAM 1 FO RPTED HIS DISCOMFORT WITH HIS COMPANY AND THE CAPT HE FLIES WITH, REGARDING THEIR ALLEGED DISREGARD FOR ACFT WT AND BAL, MEL, AND FARS.
Narrative: MY PRESENT PLAN IS TO TERMINATE THIS EMPLOYMENT AS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS ACFT. FOR THE PAST 40 YRS, I HAVE PROTECTED MY PAX AS A CAPT COMMANDING A B747 UP UNTIL RETIREMENT IN 1999. I WAS HIRED BY A CHARTER COMPANY AS A COPLT FLYING THE GULFSTREAM G-1 TO A NUMBER OF PACIFIC ISLANDS, CARRYING PAX AND CARGO UNDER A PART 135 CERTIFICATE. THIS PAST YR OF FLYING TO THESE DESTS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE GREAT CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT AND PAX. SIT: DEP ARPT PLIH-ZZZ1 ACFT MAX GROSS WT IS 36000 LBS. OUR ACTUAL TKOF GROSS WT ESTIMATED 38525 LBS. AN OVERWT CONDITION OF 2525 LBS. SIT: 3 PAX PLUS 3000 LBS OF CARGO ON THIS TRIP WITH NO WAY TO SECURE CARGO IN THE PAX COMPARTMENT. SIT: WE HAVE FLOWN VARIOUS FLTS WITH MEL ITEMS INTO MEL CONDITIONS. SIT: THE CAPT OF THIS ACFT COMMANDS BY INTIMIDATION AND IMPLIED EMPLOYMENT THREATS. NO CRM SKILLS WHATSOEVER! THE ABOVE SITS HAVE BECOME TYPICAL OF MOST FLTS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY YR WITH THIS CAPT.
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.