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Reporter advises soon to be furloughed flight crew are reporting for duty while medically unfit for flight. Alleges reason is company policy requiring perfect attendance record to retain travel benefits as a furlough.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 585673 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On a stl-bos-stl turn I noticed that the first officer had a very bad cold. I mentioned to him that he probably should be at home off schedule. He said that he would not call in sick due to a loss of travel benefits once furloughed next month. I did mention that it was a violation of the far's to fly while sick and he said that it was a choice he had made to preserve his travel benefits. I did not notice a degradation in the performance of his duties but it was very obvious that he did not belong in the cockpit of the airplane. I am providing this as soon as possible to alert you to the dangers of the 'new' furlough pass benefit system as it is tied to perfect attendance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ADVISES SOON TO BE FURLOUGHED FLT CREW ARE RPTING FOR DUTY WHILE MEDICALLY UNFIT FOR FLT. ALLEGES REASON IS COMPANY POLICY REQUIRING PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD TO RETAIN TRAVEL BENEFITS AS A FURLOUGH.
Narrative: ON A STL-BOS-STL TURN I NOTICED THAT THE FO HAD A VERY BAD COLD. I MENTIONED TO HIM THAT HE PROBABLY SHOULD BE AT HOME OFF SCHEDULE. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT CALL IN SICK DUE TO A LOSS OF TRAVEL BENEFITS ONCE FURLOUGHED NEXT MONTH. I DID MENTION THAT IT WAS A VIOLATION OF THE FAR'S TO FLY WHILE SICK AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS A CHOICE HE HAD MADE TO PRESERVE HIS TRAVEL BENEFITS. I DID NOT NOTICE A DEGRADATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES BUT IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS THAT HE DID NOT BELONG IN THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRPLANE. I AM PROVIDING THIS ASAP TO ALERT YOU TO THE DANGERS OF THE 'NEW' FURLOUGH PASS BENEFIT SYS AS IT IS TIED TO PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
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.