Reporter complains that flight cancellation for mechanical reasons will impact his paycheck.

Attributes
ACN	178853
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	178852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

With our company, the current pilot pay policy discourages crews from writing up discrepancies with problem aircraft due to the fact that 'maintenance cancels' result in lost pay. When crews experience mechanical problems, they are inclined to continue the trip and fly so their pay will not be lowered. This results in aircraft flying scheduled passenger trips with mechanical deficiencies. Not a safe practice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER COMPLAINS THAT FLT CANCELLATION FOR MECHANICAL REASONS WILL IMPACT HIS PAYCHECK.

Narrative: WITH OUR COMPANY, THE CURRENT PLT PAY POLICY DISCOURAGES CREWS FROM WRITING UP DISCREPANCIES WITH PROB ACFT DUE TO THE FACT THAT 'MAINT CANCELS' RESULT IN LOST PAY. WHEN CREWS EXPERIENCE MECHANICAL PROBS, THEY ARE INCLINED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP AND FLY SO THEIR PAY WILL NOT BE LOWERED. THIS RESULTS IN ACFT FLYING SCHEDULED PAX TRIPS WITH MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. NOT A SAFE PRACTICE.

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.