The cockpit coordination management in a B757-200 flight falls apart as the captain reacts in a non ...

Attributes
ACN	525672
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ttpp.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 4100
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	525672
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Location: ttpp. After takeoff, at about 400 ft AGL, we received the following instruction from position tower: 'climb FL350, passing 4100 ft turn left, intercept piarco 020 degree radial, cross 80 DME piarco at 16000 ft or higher, maintain 020 degree course till passing FL250.' essentially, this was as filed except for the climb to FL350. We then spent 5 mins talking with the tower controller who was adamant that the clearance be read back verbatim. We never argued with the tower controller as we felt that would have been wasted effort. However, we could not get a handoff to departure without the verbatim readback. Truthfully, I was laughing so hard at the absurdity, that I was of little help to the first officer. I retracted the flaps, and accomplished all other after takeoff duties as the first officer was doing all he could to talk with position tower. Obviously, a little bit of training as to the timing of this kind of clearance is warranted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE COCKPIT COORD MGMNT IN A B757-200 FLT FALLS APART AS THE CAPT REACTS IN A NON PROFESSIONAL WAY TO AN ATC REQUEST TO REPEAT ALL OF THE CLRNC FRO A DEP PROC FROM TTPP, FO.

Narrative: LOCATION: TTPP. AFTER TKOF, AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL, WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION FROM POS TWR: 'CLB FL350, PASSING 4100 FT TURN L, INTERCEPT PIARCO 020 DEG RADIAL, CROSS 80 DME PIARCO AT 16000 FT OR HIGHER, MAINTAIN 020 DEG COURSE TILL PASSING FL250.' ESSENTIALLY, THIS WAS AS FILED EXCEPT FOR THE CLB TO FL350. WE THEN SPENT 5 MINS TALKING WITH THE TWR CTLR WHO WAS ADAMANT THAT THE CLRNC BE READ BACK VERBATIM. WE NEVER ARGUED WITH THE TWR CTLR AS WE FELT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WASTED EFFORT. HOWEVER, WE COULD NOT GET A HDOF TO DEP WITHOUT THE VERBATIM READBACK. TRUTHFULLY, I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD AT THE ABSURDITY, THAT I WAS OF LITTLE HELP TO THE FO. I RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND ACCOMPLISHED ALL OTHER AFTER TKOF DUTIES AS THE FO WAS DOING ALL HE COULD TO TALK WITH POS TWR. OBVIOUSLY, A LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING AS TO THE TIMING OF THIS KIND OF CLRNC IS WARRANTED.

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.

The cockpit coordination management in a B757-200 flight falls apart as the captain reacts in a non professional way to an ATC request to repeat all of the clearance fro a departure procedure from ttpp, first officer.