Narrative:

We were delayed about 1 hour for departure because of a late arrival. We were then delayed more than 1 hour before takeoff. We were 3 hours late getting to phx. The first officer and I discussed how we felt and decided we would not be alert enough to operate the flight back to ord. I called tracking to report fatigued. A supervisor was put on the phone and began to try to coerce me into flying the trip. After a lot of banter I told him he was pilot pushing by trying to coerce me into taking the trip against my better judgement. He said that was expletive and continued his abuse on the phone. This event was witnessed by phx people. To avoid any further abuse I hung up.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80S CAPT RPTED BEING COERCED BY HIS COMPANY TO CONTINUE FLYING AFTER HE HAD JUST BEEN ON A FLT THAT HAD BEEN WX DELAYED SEVERAL HRS.

Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED ABOUT 1 HR FOR DEP BECAUSE OF A LATE ARR. WE WERE THEN DELAYED MORE THAN 1 HR BEFORE TKOF. WE WERE 3 HRS LATE GETTING TO PHX. THE FO AND I DISCUSSED HOW WE FELT AND DECIDED WE WOULD NOT BE ALERT ENOUGH TO OPERATE THE FLT BACK TO ORD. I CALLED TRACKING TO RPT FATIGUED. A SUPVR WAS PUT ON THE PHONE AND BEGAN TO TRY TO COERCE ME INTO FLYING THE TRIP. AFTER A LOT OF BANTER I TOLD HIM HE WAS PLT PUSHING BY TRYING TO COERCE ME INTO TAKING THE TRIP AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT. HE SAID THAT WAS EXPLETIVE AND CONTINUED HIS ABUSE ON THE PHONE. THIS EVENT WAS WITNESSED BY PHX PEOPLE. TO AVOID ANY FURTHER ABUSE I HUNG UP.

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.