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Captain failed to wear eye correction glasses while using oxygen mask during first officer's absence from the flight deck. In addition, FAA inspector voiced concern regarding showing his pilot certificate to captain during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 493500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 492502 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I did not wear my corrective lenses while conducting operations. I removed my glasses for the few mins that I had my oxygen mask on during the first officer's absence from the cockpit. Glasses with the fittings of the mask are very uncomfortable to the sides of my head. My prescription glasses were on at all other times during the flight. The only resolution I see to this problem is to disregard the discomfort of mask and glasses and wear the two together, which I shall do in the future. Supplemental information from acn 492502: upon entering the cockpit, we were greeted by an FAA check airman who would be giving us a check ride.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT FAILED TO WEAR EYE CORRECTION GLASSES WHILE USING OXYGEN MASK DURING FO'S ABSENCE FROM THE FLT DECK. IN ADDITION, FAA INSPECTOR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING SHOWING HIS PLT CERTIFICATE TO CAPT DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: I DID NOT WEAR MY CORRECTIVE LENSES WHILE CONDUCTING OPS. I REMOVED MY GLASSES FOR THE FEW MINS THAT I HAD MY OXYGEN MASK ON DURING THE FO'S ABSENCE FROM THE COCKPIT. GLASSES WITH THE FITTINGS OF THE MASK ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO THE SIDES OF MY HEAD. MY PRESCRIPTION GLASSES WERE ON AT ALL OTHER TIMES DURING THE FLT. THE ONLY RESOLUTION I SEE TO THIS PROB IS TO DISREGARD THE DISCOMFORT OF MASK AND GLASSES AND WEAR THE TWO TOGETHER, WHICH I SHALL DO IN THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 492502: UPON ENTERING THE COCKPIT, WE WERE GREETED BY AN FAA CHK AIRMAN WHO WOULD BE GIVING US A CHK RIDE.
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.