B737-300 first officer reports attempts by air carrier mgmt to have him fly an aircraft with an inop...

Attributes
ACN	794816
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	794816
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During my first officer preflight flows before the flight to albany; the crew desk ACARS'ed a message for me to contact them. They informed me another first officer refused a jet due to a deferred TCAS. They asked me if I was willing to fly the jet. I too was uncomfortable without TCAS as it is vital equipment for air safety. I advised them I too was not comfortable taking the jet. I was then asked 2 more times if/why I will not take it and was told I needed to speak to the chief pilot. At this point; still in the middle of my preflight during an lca check ride; I became very stressed. I felt I was being pilot pushed 10 mins before departure. I did not speak to the chief pilot at that time due to my high frustration level. Instead; the phone call was ended. I stepped away from the jet and gate to calm my frustrations. I then called the chief pilot and advised him I did not appreciate the pilot pushing techniques utilized during these already stressful times. I completed the original trip and line check as scheduled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FO REPORTS ATTEMPTS BY ACR MGMT TO HAVE HIM FLY AN ACFT WITH AN INOPERATIVE TCAS SYSTEM.

Narrative: DURING MY FO PREFLT FLOWS BEFORE THE FLT TO ALBANY; THE CREW DESK ACARS'ED A MESSAGE FOR ME TO CONTACT THEM. THEY INFORMED ME ANOTHER FO REFUSED A JET DUE TO A DEFERRED TCAS. THEY ASKED ME IF I WAS WILLING TO FLY THE JET. I TOO WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITHOUT TCAS AS IT IS VITAL EQUIP FOR AIR SAFETY. I ADVISED THEM I TOO WAS NOT COMFORTABLE TAKING THE JET. I WAS THEN ASKED 2 MORE TIMES IF/WHY I WILL NOT TAKE IT AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO THE CHIEF PLT. AT THIS POINT; STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PREFLT DURING AN LCA CHK RIDE; I BECAME VERY STRESSED. I FELT I WAS BEING PLT PUSHED 10 MINS BEFORE DEP. I DID NOT SPEAK TO THE CHIEF PLT AT THAT TIME DUE TO MY HIGH FRUSTRATION LEVEL. INSTEAD; THE PHONE CALL WAS ENDED. I STEPPED AWAY FROM THE JET AND GATE TO CALM MY FRUSTRATIONS. I THEN CALLED THE CHIEF PLT AND ADVISED HIM I DID NOT APPRECIATE THE PLT PUSHING TECHNIQUES UTILIZED DURING THESE ALREADY STRESSFUL TIMES. I COMPLETED THE ORIGINAL TRIP AND LINE CHK AS SCHEDULED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

B737-300 first officer reports attempts by air carrier mgmt to have him fly an aircraft with an inoperative TCAS system.