CRM problem with one crew member because of captain's airspeed indicator being inoperative. Their company maintenance and dispatch both advised the flight to continue because a return would be very overweight for landing.

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Attributes
ACN	325620
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ewr tower : mlb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
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 : 19000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	325620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff captain's airspeed indicator failed. We called our maintenance and dispatch departments and they advised to continue to nrt due to heavy landing weight and also good forecast WX for our nrt destination. Using clear (command leadership resources) I conferred with the other crew members and we then agreed to continue to nrt. Clear techniques worked well except one crew member attempted to dominate the situation. I found this to be a hindrance to 'good clear environment.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRM PROB WITH ONE CREW MEMBER BECAUSE OF CAPT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR BEING INOP. THEIR COMPANY MAINT AND DISPATCH BOTH ADVISED THE FLT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE A RETURN WOULD BE VERY OVERWEIGHT FOR LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF CAPT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR FAILED. WE CALLED OUR MAINT AND DISPATCH DEPTS AND THEY ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO NRT DUE TO HEAVY LNDG WEIGHT AND ALSO GOOD FORECAST WX FOR OUR NRT DEST. USING CLR (COMMAND LEADERSHIP RESOURCES) I CONFERRED WITH THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS AND WE THEN AGREED TO CONTINUE TO NRT. CLR TECHNIQUES WORKED WELL EXCEPT ONE CREW MEMBER ATTEMPTED TO DOMINATE THE SIT. I FOUND THIS TO BE A HINDRANCE TO 'GOOD CLR ENVIRONMENT.'

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.