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Crj-900 captain was asked via ACARS below 9;000 feet; to perform a CAT ii fly back with an FAA inspector on the jump seat. He chose not to comply or respond to the request.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1343717 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Had FAA inspector riding in our jump seat. Aircraft had aft flight attendant PA handset written up; and was non CAT ii authorized. While in the descent at around 9;000 feet got an ACARS message asking if we could do a CAT ii approach so maintenance could sign off aircraft. Told first officer to simply ignore the message as we didn't have time to properly brief and set up for a CAT ii approach as we were on a downwind to land and would be on the ground before proper briefing would have been completed. Why is dispatch sending messages like that while we are in a high workload environment?no ACARS communication below 10;000 feet in sterile; no using ACARS for questions or for information that is not pertinent to the flight at hand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-900 Captain was asked via ACARS below 9;000 feet; to perform a CAT II fly back with an FAA inspector on the jump seat. He chose not to comply or respond to the request.
Narrative: Had FAA inspector riding in our jump seat. Aircraft had aft flight attendant PA handset written up; and was non CAT II authorized. While in the descent at around 9;000 feet got an ACARS message asking if we could do a CAT II approach so maintenance could sign off aircraft. Told FO to simply ignore the message as we didn't have time to properly brief and set up for a CAT II approach as we were on a downwind to land and would be on the ground before proper briefing would have been completed. Why is dispatch sending messages like that while we are in a high workload environment?No ACARS communication below 10;000 feet in sterile; no using ACARS for questions or for information that is not pertinent to the flight at hand.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.