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A first officer flight crew member complaint about flying with a physical deficiency that renders his airman medical certificate invalid, even though he is responsible to ground himself, he does need a doctor's orders to not fly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 364270 |
| 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 | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On this date, acting as a first officer on a flight with a headache, believed to be associated with a head injury that was sustained in jul/96 from a fall while flying for this company -- due to their not paying workman's comp, or complying with alpa contractor as financially required and due to their forcing myself into court, I am financially unable to turn down these flts, for the company will use this as a way to terminate me in order to remove a worker (first officer) that speaks out against them for they have been acting in bad faith as to self-insured guidelines and pressuring me to return to work and not paying back benefits and being irresponsible with this employee -- possibly discriminating against myself as union grievance chairman tells me 'you're the only one having these problems with the company' on feb/tue/97. Hope this problem will subside though have my doubts and must protect my earnings, now and for future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FO FLC MEMBER COMPLAINT ABOUT FLYING WITH A PHYSICAL DEFICIENCY THAT RENDERS HIS AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE INVALID, EVEN THOUGH HE IS RESPONSIBLE TO GND HIMSELF, HE DOES NEED A DOCTOR'S ORDERS TO NOT FLY.
Narrative: ON THIS DATE, ACTING AS A FO ON A FLT WITH A HEADACHE, BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A HEAD INJURY THAT WAS SUSTAINED IN JUL/96 FROM A FALL WHILE FLYING FOR THIS COMPANY -- DUE TO THEIR NOT PAYING WORKMAN'S COMP, OR COMPLYING WITH ALPA CONTRACTOR AS FINANCIALLY REQUIRED AND DUE TO THEIR FORCING MYSELF INTO COURT, I AM FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO TURN DOWN THESE FLTS, FOR THE COMPANY WILL USE THIS AS A WAY TO TERMINATE ME IN ORDER TO REMOVE A WORKER (FO) THAT SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THEM FOR THEY HAVE BEEN ACTING IN BAD FAITH AS TO SELF-INSURED GUIDELINES AND PRESSURING ME TO RETURN TO WORK AND NOT PAYING BACK BENEFITS AND BEING IRRESPONSIBLE WITH THIS EMPLOYEE -- POSSIBLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST MYSELF AS UNION GRIEVANCE CHAIRMAN TELLS ME 'YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBS WITH THE COMPANY' ON FEB/TUE/97. HOPE THIS PROB WILL SUBSIDE THOUGH HAVE MY DOUBTS AND MUST PROTECT MY EARNINGS, NOW AND FOR FUTURE.
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.