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An air carrier captain reported two of his flight attendants were sick before departure but didn't want to call in sick because they were afraid they would be fired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 803388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 803388 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
At pickup at the hotel; 2 of the flight attendants told us they were sick! They then informed us they didn't want to call in sick because they would get points against them and they would be fired! This is bs! Why can the management at company supersede the FARS? When is this intimidation going to be stopped?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT REPORTED TWO OF HIS FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SICK BEFORE DEPARTURE BUT DIDN'T WANT TO CALL IN SICK BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID THEY WOULD BE FIRED.
Narrative: AT PICKUP AT THE HOTEL; 2 OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS TOLD US THEY WERE SICK! THEY THEN INFORMED US THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CALL IN SICK BECAUSE THEY WOULD GET POINTS AGAINST THEM AND THEY WOULD BE FIRED! THIS IS BS! WHY CAN THE MGMNT AT COMPANY SUPERSEDE THE FARS? WHEN IS THIS INTIMIDATION GOING TO BE STOPPED?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.