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Alleged unsafe practice of shutting engine down for practice engine out approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 87785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 87785 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I am a pilot who elected to work during the strike. Since that time I have become accustomed to harassment and insidious forms of terrorism. Recently a friend of mine who struck, advised me that 'someone' had submitted a report to your agency regarding me. I was told that your agency was advised that as captain, I was preparing for an upcoming proficiency check in april of 88 by shutting down (off) engine (south) in flight with passengers aboard to practice engine(south) out apches and lndgs. Assuming that report was filed with you this letter is simply to advise you that the report is not true. The only reason I am submitting this disclaimer is because I feel strongly about the goals of your agency and do not want to see your data undermined and distorted by lies. Since 'privacy' is the watchword of such reports, and since I strongly support that avenue, I can only submit this rejoinder for your thoughtful consideration.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALLEGED UNSAFE PRACTICE OF SHUTTING ENGINE DOWN FOR PRACTICE ENGINE OUT APCH.
Narrative: I AM A PLT WHO ELECTED TO WORK DURING THE STRIKE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO HARASSMENT AND INSIDIOUS FORMS OF TERRORISM. RECENTLY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO STRUCK, ADVISED ME THAT 'SOMEONE' HAD SUBMITTED A REPORT TO YOUR AGENCY REGARDING ME. I WAS TOLD THAT YOUR AGENCY WAS ADVISED THAT AS CAPT, I WAS PREPARING FOR AN UPCOMING PROFICIENCY CHECK IN APRIL OF 88 BY SHUTTING DOWN (OFF) ENGINE (S) IN FLT WITH PASSENGERS ABOARD TO PRACTICE ENGINE(S) OUT APCHES AND LNDGS. ASSUMING THAT REPORT WAS FILED WITH YOU THIS LETTER IS SIMPLY TO ADVISE YOU THAT THE REPORT IS NOT TRUE. THE ONLY REASON I AM SUBMITTING THIS DISCLAIMER IS BECAUSE I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE GOALS OF YOUR AGENCY AND DO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR DATA UNDERMINED AND DISTORTED BY LIES. SINCE 'PRIVACY' IS THE WATCHWORD OF SUCH REPORTS, AND SINCE I STRONGLY SUPPORT THAT AVENUE, I CAN ONLY SUBMIT THIS REJOINDER FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.