Reporter describes a personal confrontation that took place before departure for air carrier flight.

Attributes
ACN	181197
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	181197
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The first officer that I am flying with filed a lawsuit concerning his seniority. In den at company dispatch area, he was confronted by an ord captain and an ord first officer and 2 den first officer's. During the confrontation he was verbally and abusively attacked and his civil rights were threatened. This happened approximately 30 mins prior ot departure. It was somewhat distracting to me and extremely distracting to my first officer. I feel this kind of behavior is a serious threat to safety because of the mental distraction. This has gone on for over 5 yrs on company property and was starting to die down, but after the recent court action the intimidating behavior is resurfacing. All pilots and crew members should not feel threatened when they come to work. This is not the case for many crew members on company property. No one will confront my crew members abusively when I am around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER DESCRIBES A PERSONAL CONFRONTATION THAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE DEP FOR ACR FLT.

Narrative: THE F/O THAT I AM FLYING WITH FILED A LAWSUIT CONCERNING HIS SENIORITY. IN DEN AT COMPANY DISPATCH AREA, HE WAS CONFRONTED BY AN ORD CAPT AND AN ORD F/O AND 2 DEN F/O'S. DURING THE CONFRONTATION HE WAS VERBALLY AND ABUSIVELY ATTACKED AND HIS CIVIL RIGHTS WERE THREATENED. THIS HAPPENED APPROX 30 MINS PRIOR OT DEP. IT WAS SOMEWHAT DISTRACTING TO ME AND EXTREMELY DISTRACTING TO MY F/O. I FEEL THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL DISTR. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR OVER 5 YRS ON COMPANY PROPERTY AND WAS STARTING TO DIE DOWN, BUT AFTER THE RECENT COURT ACTION THE INTIMIDATING BEHAVIOR IS RESURFACING. ALL PLTS AND CREW MEMBERS SHOULD NOT FEEL THREATENED WHEN THEY COME TO WORK. THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR MANY CREW MEMBERS ON COMPANY PROPERTY. NO ONE WILL CONFRONT MY CREW MEMBERS ABUSIVELY WHEN I AM AROUND.

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.