Narrative:

We were asked to do a maintenance verification flight this morning involving a flap issue. Both myself and the sic IOE (initial operating experience) I was flying with had safety concerns involving this flight. After receiving the expanded maintenance procedure that was sent to me by maintenance control to be completed; we both came to the conclusion that doing this type of flight with someone so new to the airplane is not a safe idea. I had referenced the FAA supplement info 08032 regarding non-routine flight operations as this is the only guidance that I'm aware of for this type of flight. This document splits the non-routine flight operations into group 1 and 2; I believe that this type of flight would fall under the group 2. But regardless if this flight falls under group 1 or 2; I don't believe having a PIC with and sic who is doing IOE is the safest crew to be doing this type of [flight]. I had talked to 4 different management personnel and they seemed to have different takes on my safety concerns regarding this flight. One said he agreed with me and would talk to scheduling to have the flight moved. Another said if I was uncomfortable with the flight then we would have it moved. The last two said they didn't see any safety issues with the flight. Those two also advised me that the maintenance procedure I was sent was not required and tried to make me change my mind that there were not any safety concerns. I felt that I was being pressured to conduct a flight that I had safety concerns with. At the end I declined to do the flight with the current crew. I offered to do the flight with the PIC I was swapping with; but management said that they had it taken care of and it was a bigger issue now.I would suggest that any maintenance verification flight is conducted with two fully qualified crew members; not with any person that is on IOE. The company could've sent many other crews to accomplish this flight. I also believe that the PIC has the final say in conducting a flight and shouldn't be pressured into doing a flight in which he/she has safety concerns with.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE400 Captain reported being assigned to perform a maintenance test flight with a new First Officer that had not completed IOE training. Both crew members felt this plan was not safe and declined the flight.

Narrative: We were asked to do a maintenance verification flight this morning involving a flap issue. Both myself and the SIC IOE (Initial Operating Experience) I was flying with had safety concerns involving this flight. After receiving the expanded maintenance procedure that was sent to me by maintenance control to be completed; we both came to the conclusion that doing this type of flight with someone so new to the airplane is not a safe idea. I had referenced the FAA supplement InFO 08032 regarding Non-Routine Flight Operations as this is the only guidance that I'm aware of for this type of flight. This document splits the Non-Routine Flight Operations into group 1 and 2; I believe that this type of flight would fall under the group 2. But regardless if this flight falls under group 1 or 2; I don't believe having a PIC with and SIC who is doing IOE is the safest crew to be doing this type of [flight]. I had talked to 4 different management personnel and they seemed to have different takes on my safety concerns regarding this flight. One said he agreed with me and would talk to scheduling to have the flight moved. Another said if I was uncomfortable with the flight then we would have it moved. The last two said they didn't see any safety issues with the flight. Those two also advised me that the maintenance procedure I was sent was not required and tried to make me change my mind that there were not any safety concerns. I felt that I was being pressured to conduct a flight that I had safety concerns with. At the end I declined to do the flight with the current crew. I offered to do the flight with the PIC I was swapping with; but Management said that they had it taken care of and it was a bigger issue now.I would suggest that any maintenance verification flight is conducted with two fully qualified crew members; not with any person that is on IOE. The company could've sent many other crews to accomplish this flight. I also believe that the PIC has the final say in conducting a flight and shouldn't be pressured into doing a flight in which he/she has safety concerns with.

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.