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A pilot states that the far's require a pilot not work if ill. His air carrier requests a doctor's note.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795889 |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 795889 |
| 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 |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After calling in sick for my trip; I was told by the crew scheduler that I had to listen to a statement. The statement was rather intimidating and apparently aimed at only the narrow-body first officers at air carrier. The statement basically referenced the fact that I would now be required to produce a doctor's certificate to prove that I am indeed sick! In 9 years of employment at the air carrier; I have never been asked to provide any documentation as to why I am unfit to fly! I believe this new policy is going to cause many unfit pilots to fly when they are ill due to the fear of punishment. Please consider the ramifications of this new policy and its effect on flight safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot states that the FAR's require a pilot not work if ill. His air carrier requests a doctor's note.
Narrative: After calling in sick for my trip; I was told by the Crew Scheduler that I had to listen to a statement. The statement was rather intimidating and apparently aimed at only the narrow-body First Officers at air carrier. The statement basically referenced the fact that I would now be required to produce a doctor's certificate to prove that I am indeed sick! In 9 years of employment at the air carrier; I have never been asked to provide any documentation as to why I am unfit to fly! I believe this new policy is going to cause many unfit pilots to fly when they are ill due to the fear of punishment. Please consider the ramifications of this new policy and its effect on flight safety.
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.