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A pilot reported that his air carrier is threatening pilots with disciplinary action because of on time performance issues. He alleges that some performance deterrents are beyond the flight crew's control and that attempting compliance may cause crews to perform unsafely or violate regulations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Recently; the pilots of my air carrier have received a threatening email from management. It states if we don't increase our on-time performance we will lose our jobs. My issue with this is that the times established are not reasonable and do not take into account delays of any kind. This will force us into not writing up necessary items on already aging equipment; not abiding by FAA procedures and will sacrifice safety of passengers and crew. We are working hard but this intimidation adds stress to pilots already suffering from furloughs and down sizing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot reported that his air carrier is threatening pilots with disciplinary action because of on time performance issues. He alleges that some performance deterrents are beyond the flight crew's control and that attempting compliance may cause crews to perform unsafely or violate regulations.
Narrative: Recently; the pilots of my air carrier have received a threatening email from management. It states if we don't increase our on-time performance we will lose our jobs. My issue with this is that the times established are not reasonable and do not take into account delays of any kind. This will force us into not writing up necessary items on already aging equipment; not abiding by FAA procedures and will sacrifice safety of passengers and crew. We are working hard but this intimidation adds stress to pilots already suffering from furloughs and down sizing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.