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B757-200 captain was required to remove a flight attendant because she was too ill to fly. Reporter believes the company is intimidating employees to fly when sick.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 585750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Cabin Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
As captain, I was forced to have a flight attendant removed from a flight because she was too ill to perform her duties properly. The flight attendant in question is an excellent flight attendant and employee, but she was intimidated to work sick due to fear of retribution from her employer. I would like to say this is an isolated incident but air carrier X's punitive sick policy intimidates pilots and flight attendants to fly while sick.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CAPT WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE A FLT ATTENDANT BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO ILL TO FLY. RPTR BELIEVES THE COMPANY IS INTIMIDATING EMPLOYEES TO FLY WHEN SICK.
Narrative: AS CAPT, I WAS FORCED TO HAVE A FLT ATTENDANT REMOVED FROM A FLT BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO ILL TO PERFORM HER DUTIES PROPERLY. THE FLT ATTENDANT IN QUESTION IS AN EXCELLENT FLT ATTENDANT AND EMPLOYEE, BUT SHE WAS INTIMIDATED TO WORK SICK DUE TO FEAR OF RETRIBUTION FROM HER EMPLOYER. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT ACR X'S PUNITIVE SICK POLICY INTIMIDATES PLTS AND FLT ATTENDANTS TO FLY WHILE SICK.
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.