Narrative:

On flight from bna to msp we were joined by an FAA inspector from msp who was an large transport type inspector. After passing about FL230 for FL350 he said he had a few questions to ask when I had time. I being the PF and captain turned control of the aircraft over to the first officer. I proceeded to go through the aircraft manual (procedures section) to explain why I did the procedures and how I did the procedures he was in question about. During this discussion he asked for the weight manual to check the aircraft's ability to climb to FL350 at our current weight, he did this because the aircraft was climbing slowly and we requested FL330 to burn off some fuel and climb later in the flight. So let's add more material to the discussion. I felt if he had questions about the flight that they should be addressed on the ground and not in the middle of a flight. First: I was taken out of the loop of a 2 pilot crew. Second: I felt that I next had to defend myself and procedures written by my air carrier. Third: I also felt that I should not have somebody looking over my shoulder causing my concentration to be bothered by this individual whom I felt was being a little overpwring. Fourth: if you decide to ride a certain aircraft and question a crew's performance then he or she should be familiar and knowledgeable of that aircraft's procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR OBJECTS TO BEING QUESTIONED BY FAA INSPECTOR DURING FLT.

Narrative: ON FLT FROM BNA TO MSP WE WERE JOINED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR FROM MSP WHO WAS AN LGT TYPE INSPECTOR. AFTER PASSING ABOUT FL230 FOR FL350 HE SAID HE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN I HAD TIME. I BEING THE PF AND CAPT TURNED CTL OF THE ACFT OVER TO THE FO. I PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH THE ACFT MANUAL (PROCS SECTION) TO EXPLAIN WHY I DID THE PROCS AND HOW I DID THE PROCS HE WAS IN QUESTION ABOUT. DURING THIS DISCUSSION HE ASKED FOR THE WT MANUAL TO CHK THE ACFT'S ABILITY TO CLB TO FL350 AT OUR CURRENT WT, HE DID THIS BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS CLBING SLOWLY AND WE REQUESTED FL330 TO BURN OFF SOME FUEL AND CLB LATER IN THE FLT. SO LET'S ADD MORE MATERIAL TO THE DISCUSSION. I FELT IF HE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FLT THAT THEY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ON THE GND AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLT. FIRST: I WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE LOOP OF A 2 PLT CREW. SECOND: I FELT THAT I NEXT HAD TO DEFEND MYSELF AND PROCS WRITTEN BY MY ACR. THIRD: I ALSO FELT THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SOMEBODY LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER CAUSING MY CONCENTRATION TO BE BOTHERED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL WHOM I FELT WAS BEING A LITTLE OVERPWRING. FOURTH: IF YOU DECIDE TO RIDE A CERTAIN ACFT AND QUESTION A CREW'S PERFORMANCE THEN HE OR SHE SHOULD BE FAMILIAR AND KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THAT ACFT'S PROCS.

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.