Narrative:

Recurrent EFIS comp mon caution message and heading flag (pfd) en route. Captain HSI repeatedly out of synch with magnetic compass and first officer side. QRH slewing procedures did not correct problem. Autoplt xferred to copilot side per QRH. Suggested calling maintenance to report problem and ask advice. Captain said no, would report problem after return to cvg the next day. Again referred captain to operations manual 3-7 concerning timely notification of problems then completed call to maintenance. IDG1 caution message at FL300 upon descent into dsm terminal area. Followed QRH procedure after xferring radio duty to captain. While performing QRH procedure, 1) captain inadvertently displaced approach control from active communication frequency to call dsm operations, ask them to call hotel van and call maintenance about idg problem. 2) upon leveloff at 3000 ft (assigned altitude prior to displacement of approach control from active communication frequency), flight spoilers were inadvertently left deployed. Sensing leveloff and airspeed loss, I looked up from QRH manual to find airspeed decreasing below green line and captain still talking to dsm operations on communication #1, unaware of either improper radio tuning or flight spoiler position. Brought captain's attention to both problems and corrected. After re-establishing communication with dsm approach, suggested we request delay vectors or holding to allow completion of normal checklists and QRH procedure for left windshield heat that appeared when IDG1 was disconnected. Captain said no, we would land immediately and commanded set-up for approach, ILS runway 31R dsm. Complied. Called 'greater than 1 DOT' upon observing 2-DOT displacement from both localizer and GS courses inside FAF (captain hand flying). Captain said poor tracking due to his referencing of my pfd for command bar guidance, as his for director bars not providing accurate approach guidance. Suggested immediate xfer of controls to my side and/or missed approach. Captain declined, saying 'VFR, no problem.' landed uneventfully. Deplaned passenger. Ferried aircraft back to cvg at XA00 after dsm mechanic deferred IDG1/GEN1 and selected source select attitude/heading knob to my side for EFIS comp mon problem. Concerns: reluctance to solicit maintenance or ATC assistance. Failure to complete QRH procedures (ie, for left windshield heat) in favor of expediting landing. Lack of crew communication leading to compromise of safety -- eg, failure to xfer controls on approach. Lack of compliance with flight standards manual, operations manual sops.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CARJ AIRLINE CREW EXPERIENCES NUMEROUS MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE FLT GUIDANCE SYS AND THE CREW FOUND THEMSELVES DISTR BY THESE PROBS.

Narrative: RECURRENT EFIS COMP MON CAUTION MESSAGE AND HDG FLAG (PFD) ENRTE. CAPT HSI REPEATEDLY OUT OF SYNCH WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS AND FO SIDE. QRH SLEWING PROCS DID NOT CORRECT PROB. AUTOPLT XFERRED TO COPLT SIDE PER QRH. SUGGESTED CALLING MAINT TO RPT PROB AND ASK ADVICE. CAPT SAID NO, WOULD RPT PROB AFTER RETURN TO CVG THE NEXT DAY. AGAIN REFERRED CAPT TO OPS MANUAL 3-7 CONCERNING TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF PROBS THEN COMPLETED CALL TO MAINT. IDG1 CAUTION MESSAGE AT FL300 UPON DSCNT INTO DSM TERMINAL AREA. FOLLOWED QRH PROC AFTER XFERRING RADIO DUTY TO CAPT. WHILE PERFORMING QRH PROC, 1) CAPT INADVERTENTLY DISPLACED APCH CTL FROM ACTIVE COM FREQ TO CALL DSM OPS, ASK THEM TO CALL HOTEL VAN AND CALL MAINT ABOUT IDG PROB. 2) UPON LEVELOFF AT 3000 FT (ASSIGNED ALT PRIOR TO DISPLACEMENT OF APCH CTL FROM ACTIVE COM FREQ), FLT SPOILERS WERE INADVERTENTLY LEFT DEPLOYED. SENSING LEVELOFF AND AIRSPD LOSS, I LOOKED UP FROM QRH MANUAL TO FIND AIRSPD DECREASING BELOW GREEN LINE AND CAPT STILL TALKING TO DSM OPS ON COM #1, UNAWARE OF EITHER IMPROPER RADIO TUNING OR FLT SPOILER POS. BROUGHT CAPT'S ATTN TO BOTH PROBS AND CORRECTED. AFTER RE-ESTABLISHING COM WITH DSM APCH, SUGGESTED WE REQUEST DELAY VECTORS OR HOLDING TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF NORMAL CHKLISTS AND QRH PROC FOR L WINDSHIELD HEAT THAT APPEARED WHEN IDG1 WAS DISCONNECTED. CAPT SAID NO, WE WOULD LAND IMMEDIATELY AND COMMANDED SET-UP FOR APCH, ILS RWY 31R DSM. COMPLIED. CALLED 'GREATER THAN 1 DOT' UPON OBSERVING 2-DOT DISPLACEMENT FROM BOTH LOC AND GS COURSES INSIDE FAF (CAPT HAND FLYING). CAPT SAID POOR TRACKING DUE TO HIS REFING OF MY PFD FOR COMMAND BAR GUIDANCE, AS HIS FOR DIRECTOR BARS NOT PROVIDING ACCURATE APCH GUIDANCE. SUGGESTED IMMEDIATE XFER OF CTLS TO MY SIDE AND/OR MISSED APCH. CAPT DECLINED, SAYING 'VFR, NO PROB.' LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DEPLANED PAX. FERRIED ACFT BACK TO CVG AT XA00 AFTER DSM MECH DEFERRED IDG1/GEN1 AND SELECTED SOURCE SELECT ATTITUDE/HDG KNOB TO MY SIDE FOR EFIS COMP MON PROB. CONCERNS: RELUCTANCE TO SOLICIT MAINT OR ATC ASSISTANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLETE QRH PROCS (IE, FOR L WINDSHIELD HEAT) IN FAVOR OF EXPEDITING LNDG. LACK OF CREW COM LEADING TO COMPROMISE OF SAFETY -- EG, FAILURE TO XFER CTLS ON APCH. LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH FLT STANDARDS MANUAL, OPS MANUAL SOPS.

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.