Narrative:

Line check conducted with FAA inspector on board for 4 legs. New company check airman seemed to want to impress FAA and criticized first 4 legs without basis and with malice. On the 5TH leg, check airman said all phases of that leg were fine. FAA was not on the last leg. Now I find that the 2 have condemned the first 4 legs of the trip. No high time, experienced captain (30 yrs +) should be a sacrificial lamb to a newly hired company check airman who is actually from a prior carrier having 'retired' before that carrier shut down. Stylistic differences do not equal unsafe flying. The combination of crusty old birds at a new employer has begun to create cockpit problems with a loss of crew coordination and management of cockpit resources. This is a human factors problem that is just emerging.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB CAPT'S COMPLAINT ABOUT CKP HANDLING OF A RTE CHK IN FRONT OF AN FAA OBSERVER.

Narrative: LINE CHK CONDUCTED WITH FAA INSPECTOR ON BOARD FOR 4 LEGS. NEW COMPANY CHK AIRMAN SEEMED TO WANT TO IMPRESS FAA AND CRITICIZED FIRST 4 LEGS WITHOUT BASIS AND WITH MALICE. ON THE 5TH LEG, CHK AIRMAN SAID ALL PHASES OF THAT LEG WERE FINE. FAA WAS NOT ON THE LAST LEG. NOW I FIND THAT THE 2 HAVE CONDEMNED THE FIRST 4 LEGS OF THE TRIP. NO HIGH TIME, EXPERIENCED CAPT (30 YRS +) SHOULD BE A SACRIFICIAL LAMB TO A NEWLY HIRED COMPANY CHK AIRMAN WHO IS ACTUALLY FROM A PRIOR CARRIER HAVING 'RETIRED' BEFORE THAT CARRIER SHUT DOWN. STYLISTIC DIFFERENCES DO NOT EQUAL UNSAFE FLYING. THE COMBINATION OF CRUSTY OLD BIRDS AT A NEW EMPLOYER HAS BEGUN TO CREATE COCKPIT PROBLEMS WITH A LOSS OF CREW COORD AND MGMNT OF COCKPIT RESOURCES. THIS IS A HUMAN FACTORS PROBLEM THAT IS JUST EMERGING.

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.