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Pilot states that the far's requires a pilot not work if ill. His air carrier's doctor sick note requirement is harassment and forcing pilots to fly sick.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795879 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 795879 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Received an e-note from system chief pilot stating that if I call in sick and I am a pilot on the B737-300 or A320; that in order for me to get paid; I have to get a note from my doctor stating that I was sick. I feel that this is blatant harassment by management. I believe that this is blatant pilot pushing by management. I also feel that the company is attempting to intimidate me into flying and making it a lot harder to call in sick for legitimate reasons. The fars state that if for any reason I am not 100% airworthy to fly an airplane; I am not legally allowed to fly. Why should I have to go get a doctor's note to verify this? This is wrong and should be stopped immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot states that the FAR's requires a pilot not work if ill. His air carrier's doctor sick note requirement is harassment and forcing pilots to fly sick.
Narrative: Received an e-note from System Chief Pilot stating that if I call in sick and I am a Pilot on the B737-300 or A320; that in order for me to get paid; I have to get a note from my doctor stating that I was sick. I feel that this is blatant harassment by management. I believe that this is blatant pilot pushing by management. I also feel that the company is attempting to intimidate me into flying and making it a lot harder to call in sick for legitimate reasons. The FARs state that if for any reason I am not 100% airworthy to fly an airplane; I am not legally allowed to fly. Why should I have to go get a doctor's note to verify this? This is wrong and should be stopped immediately.
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.