An S80 PIC's complaint of the airline management policy procedure of having to respond to all of the items on the before landing checklist, claiming it is a distraction to the PF. Sjc, ca.

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Attributes
ACN	465239
Time
Date	200003
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	465234
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I would like air carrier to discontinue the new procedure requiring the PF to respond to all items on the before landing checklist. This is supposed to increase safety in the area of pilot awareness but it greatly reduces safety in another area. It distracts the PF from flying the aircraft, multiple times, during the critical final approach. I believe that this new procedure overall reduces safety. I suggest using the old procedure with one change, have both pilots respond to the spoiler lever tab.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 PIC'S COMPLAINT OF THE AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY PROC OF HAVING TO RESPOND TO ALL OF THE ITEMS ON THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST, CLAIMING IT IS A DISTR TO THE PF. SJC, CA.

Narrative: I WOULD LIKE ACR TO DISCONTINUE THE NEW PROC REQUIRING THE PF TO RESPOND TO ALL ITEMS ON THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO INCREASE SAFETY IN THE AREA OF PLT AWARENESS BUT IT GREATLY REDUCES SAFETY IN ANOTHER AREA. IT DISTRACTS THE PF FROM FLYING THE ACFT, MULTIPLE TIMES, DURING THE CRITICAL FINAL APCH. I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEW PROC OVERALL REDUCES SAFETY. I SUGGEST USING THE OLD PROC WITH ONE CHANGE, HAVE BOTH PLTS RESPOND TO THE SPOILER LEVER TAB.

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.