Narrative:

In sum: reporter is a first officer that reports on the captain's work actions. He is concerned that the captain does not follow the normal operating procedures. The captain's main faults begin to occur during the last days of the trip they are flying together. The captain missed the first day of the trip. He had the 'flu' the previous week and was now feeling okay. However, he was taking more and more over the counter medications as the trip extended into the 3RD and 4TH day. Errors that started showing up were such things as: poor decision making in VOR approach at orlando. He pulled the GPWS circuit breaker in the bahamas so they could fly at low levels and not be bothered by any pull-up sounds. Captain omitted some checklists. Discouraged first officer from completing weight and balance. Would not be truthful regarding airspeed when asked by approach controllers. Reporter feels captain's actions seem to parallel the amount of over-the-counter medications he was consuming. It appears he was not over all the effects of having the 'flu.' captain's conduct shows lack of good judgment and hostility over many of the actions that conscientious flcs use. Report ends with the captain taking more medication at conclusion of the flight.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO WRITES ABOUT UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE OF CAPT. CAPT PERFORMANCE IS BELOW STANDARD, PARTLY INFLUENCED BECAUSE OF MEDICATIONS HE IS TAKING FOR HIS ILLNESS.

Narrative: IN SUM: RPTR IS A FO THAT RPTS ON THE CAPT'S WORK ACTIONS. HE IS CONCERNED THAT THE CAPT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE NORMAL OPERATING PROCS. THE CAPT'S MAIN FAULTS BEGIN TO OCCUR DURING THE LAST DAYS OF THE TRIP THEY ARE FLYING TOGETHER. THE CAPT MISSED THE FIRST DAY OF THE TRIP. HE HAD THE 'FLU' THE PREVIOUS WK AND WAS NOW FEELING OKAY. HOWEVER, HE WAS TAKING MORE AND MORE OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS AS THE TRIP EXTENDED INTO THE 3RD AND 4TH DAY. ERRORS THAT STARTED SHOWING UP WERE SUCH THINGS AS: POOR DECISION MAKING IN VOR APCH AT ORLANDO. HE PULLED THE GPWS CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE BAHAMAS SO THEY COULD FLY AT LOW LEVELS AND NOT BE BOTHERED BY ANY PULL-UP SOUNDS. CAPT OMITTED SOME CHKLISTS. DISCOURAGED FO FROM COMPLETING WT AND BAL. WOULD NOT BE TRUTHFUL REGARDING AIRSPD WHEN ASKED BY APCH CTLRS. RPTR FEELS CAPT'S ACTIONS SEEM TO PARALLEL THE AMOUNT OF OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS HE WAS CONSUMING. IT APPEARS HE WAS NOT OVER ALL THE EFFECTS OF HAVING THE 'FLU.' CAPT'S CONDUCT SHOWS LACK OF GOOD JUDGMENT AND HOSTILITY OVER MANY OF THE ACTIONS THAT CONSCIENTIOUS FLCS USE. RPT ENDS WITH THE CAPT TAKING MORE MEDICATION AT CONCLUSION OF THE FLT.

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.