Cargo flight has crew personality problem. At one point, no one at flight controls.

Attributes
ACN	203600
Time
Date	199202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ank
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	203600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was assigned first officer duties on flight from hkg to anc with captain and a relief first officer. Before departure I noticed personality conflict with the captain and relief first officer. Before engine start, the relief first officer sat in the first observer's seat. The captain asked the relief first officer to leave the seat and let the mechanic occupy the seat. The relief first officer went to the jumpseat. About 7 hours into the flight, I asked the captain to be relieved to go to the rest area and have the relief first officer come situation in the first officer seat. He said I could go back to the rest area, but no need to have relief first officer come forward. After 1 hour, I was awakened by the relief first officer and we observed the captain in the toilet. I returned to the first officer seat and continued the flight without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he and relief officer went to company who went to FAA. Hearing held, trial held. NTSB upheld the FAA recommendation for emergency revocation of captain certificate. The dispute was apparently over union issues. Does not know if captain will appeal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT HAS CREW PERSONALITY PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT, NO ONE AT FLT CTLS.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED FO DUTIES ON FLT FROM HKG TO ANC WITH CAPT AND A RELIEF FO. BEFORE DEP I NOTICED PERSONALITY CONFLICT WITH THE CAPT AND RELIEF FO. BEFORE ENG START, THE RELIEF FO SAT IN THE FIRST OBSERVER'S SEAT. THE CAPT ASKED THE RELIEF FO TO LEAVE THE SEAT AND LET THE MECH OCCUPY THE SEAT. THE RELIEF FO WENT TO THE JUMPSEAT. ABOUT 7 HRS INTO THE FLT, I ASKED THE CAPT TO BE RELIEVED TO GO TO THE REST AREA AND HAVE THE RELIEF FO COME SIT IN THE FO SEAT. HE SAID I COULD GO BACK TO THE REST AREA, BUT NO NEED TO HAVE RELIEF FO COME FORWARD. AFTER 1 HR, I WAS AWAKENED BY THE RELIEF FO AND WE OBSERVED THE CAPT IN THE TOILET. I RETURNED TO THE FO SEAT AND CONTINUED THE FLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE AND RELIEF OFFICER WENT TO COMPANY WHO WENT TO FAA. HEARING HELD, TRIAL HELD. NTSB UPHELD THE FAA RECOMMENDATION FOR EMER REVOCATION OF CAPT CERTIFICATE. THE DISPUTE WAS APPARENTLY OVER UNION ISSUES. DOES NOT KNOW IF CAPT WILL APPEAL.

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.