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Pilot states that the far's require a pilot not work if ill. His air carrier's doctor sick note requirement is harassment and forcing pilots to fly sick.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| 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 : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 795884 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I am filing this report in response to the harassment policy just issued by the system chief pilot demanding that all B737-300 and A320 first officers have a doctor's note when on sick list. The B737-200 and A320 first officers are being singled out in this policy. I am being intimidated and pressured to fly sick. If I am sick I will not fly. Period. However; I feel pressure to fly sick because the company may choose to not pay me when ill. The captains are not subject to this new policy. First officers on other fleets are not subject to this policy. I am the subject of blatant harassment by air carrier management. Again I say; I will not fly sick. But again; I feel pressure by air carrier management to do so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot states that the FAR's require a pilot not work if ill. His air carrier's doctor sick note requirement is harassment and forcing pilots to fly sick.
Narrative: I am filing this report in response to the harassment policy just issued by the System Chief Pilot demanding that all B737-300 and A320 First Officers have a doctor's note when on Sick List. The B737-200 and A320 First Officers are being singled out in this policy. I am being intimidated and pressured to fly sick. If I am sick I will not fly. Period. However; I feel pressure to fly sick because the company may choose to not pay me when ill. The Captains are not subject to this new policy. First Officers on other fleets are not subject to this policy. I am the subject of blatant harassment by Air Carrier management. Again I say; I WILL NOT FLY SICK. But again; I feel pressure by Air Carrier management to do so.
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.