DC10 returned to the gate after an FAA air carrier inspector felt unsafe with the captain. The company replaced the captain.

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Attributes
ACN	513750
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	513750
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	514171
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the so on flight xyz at ZZZ on jun/sun/01. During taxi out, the FAA inspector on the jump seat asked that the captain repeat his takeoff briefing in a more complete manner. After the captain did so, the FAA inspector said that captain was incoherent and he wasn't comfortable with the situation and he wanted to taxi back and get off. After returning to the gate, the company replaced captain with another captain and we flew to hnl. Supplemental information from acn 514171: during taxi with FAA on jump seat, FAA inspector was not satisfied with the captain's performance and asked that we return to the gate. We returned to the gate and got a different captain and then flew the flight without incident. The FAA inspector felt that I was running too much of the cockpit and the checklists. This was the 5TH day of flying with this captain and the way we were running the cockpit was because I had been on the airplane for 5 yrs as a first officer and 1 1/2 yrs as a so. The captain was new to the DC10 and had asked for all the input we could give him, so I was not uncomfortable with the way the cockpit was being run.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 RETURNED TO THE GATE AFTER AN FAA ACR INSPECTOR FELT UNSAFE WITH THE CAPT. THE COMPANY REPLACED THE CAPT.

Narrative: I WAS THE SO ON FLT XYZ AT ZZZ ON JUN/SUN/01. DURING TAXI OUT, THE FAA INSPECTOR ON THE JUMP SEAT ASKED THAT THE CAPT REPEAT HIS TKOF BRIEFING IN A MORE COMPLETE MANNER. AFTER THE CAPT DID SO, THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID THAT CAPT WAS INCOHERENT AND HE WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT AND HE WANTED TO TAXI BACK AND GET OFF. AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE, THE COMPANY REPLACED CAPT WITH ANOTHER CAPT AND WE FLEW TO HNL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 514171: DURING TAXI WITH FAA ON JUMP SEAT, FAA INSPECTOR WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CAPT'S PERFORMANCE AND ASKED THAT WE RETURN TO THE GATE. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND GOT A DIFFERENT CAPT AND THEN FLEW THE FLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAA INSPECTOR FELT THAT I WAS RUNNING TOO MUCH OF THE COCKPIT AND THE CHKLISTS. THIS WAS THE 5TH DAY OF FLYING WITH THIS CAPT AND THE WAY WE WERE RUNNING THE COCKPIT WAS BECAUSE I HAD BEEN ON THE AIRPLANE FOR 5 YRS AS A FO AND 1 1/2 YRS AS A SO. THE CAPT WAS NEW TO THE DC10 AND HAD ASKED FOR ALL THE INPUT WE COULD GIVE HIM, SO I WAS NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THE COCKPIT WAS BEING RUN.

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.