First officer of a B747-400 left his first officer duty station and deplaned at the gate during pref...

Attributes
ACN	422892
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	422892
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was the first officer on an air carrier flight. We were delayed due to a mechanical problem that kept creeping due to wrong parts. After maintenance told the passenger we were going, they found something else wrong. They did this before they canceled the flight. So crew scheduling told us to ferry the airplane to sfo for major service. We were ready to go when the captain found that the APU burned almost 6000 pounds of fuel from #2 tank. He tried to xfer fuel to no avail. I told him that I was uncomfortable going. He got very angry and told me to 'get the XXXX off my airplane.' so I got off. The fuel was imbal'ed by 5700 pounds -- the limit is 6000 pounds. I was not sure it was safe, so I left. All would have been ok if he had balance'ed the gas. The serious problem occurred as I was leaving the airplane. The captain took 3 bottles of wine from the galley. I did not see him drinking, but his anger toward me was beyond what a normal person would do. Any other person would have balance'ed the gas. When we got home to base, our 'professional standards' people met us to investigate the situation. They are helping the captain now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A B747-400 LEFT HIS FO DUTY STATION AND DEPLANED AT THE GATE DURING PREFLT WHEN THE CAPT ASKED HIM TO LEAVE SINCE HE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ACFT'S FUEL IMBAL. HE BELIEVED THAT THE CAPT'S ATTITUDE WAS AFFECTED BY PREVIOUS DRINKING OF ALCOHOL.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON AN ACR FLT. WE WERE DELAYED DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROB THAT KEPT CREEPING DUE TO WRONG PARTS. AFTER MAINT TOLD THE PAX WE WERE GOING, THEY FOUND SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. THEY DID THIS BEFORE THEY CANCELED THE FLT. SO CREW SCHEDULING TOLD US TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE TO SFO FOR MAJOR SVC. WE WERE READY TO GO WHEN THE CAPT FOUND THAT THE APU BURNED ALMOST 6000 LBS OF FUEL FROM #2 TANK. HE TRIED TO XFER FUEL TO NO AVAIL. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE GOING. HE GOT VERY ANGRY AND TOLD ME TO 'GET THE XXXX OFF MY AIRPLANE.' SO I GOT OFF. THE FUEL WAS IMBAL'ED BY 5700 LBS -- THE LIMIT IS 6000 LBS. I WAS NOT SURE IT WAS SAFE, SO I LEFT. ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN OK IF HE HAD BAL'ED THE GAS. THE SERIOUS PROB OCCURRED AS I WAS LEAVING THE AIRPLANE. THE CAPT TOOK 3 BOTTLES OF WINE FROM THE GALLEY. I DID NOT SEE HIM DRINKING, BUT HIS ANGER TOWARD ME WAS BEYOND WHAT A NORMAL PERSON WOULD DO. ANY OTHER PERSON WOULD HAVE BAL'ED THE GAS. WHEN WE GOT HOME TO BASE, OUR 'PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS' PEOPLE MET US TO INVESTIGATE THE SIT. THEY ARE HELPING THE CAPT NOW.

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.

First officer of a B747-400 left his first officer duty station and deplaned at the gate during preflight when the captain asked him to leave since he was complaining about the aircraft's fuel imbal. He believed that the captain's attitude was affected by previous drinking of alcohol.