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A flight attendant crew felt intimidated and coerced into flying an international flight on an aircraft which had been turned down by the first flight crew but accepted when shopped to another. Multiple departure delays brought the matter of illegal flight attendant duty times into the mix; which was promptly rejected by the captain who bought the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The captain and first officer refused our aircraft because the first officer's instrument panel power source selector switch was inoperative (there was no back up for instrument lighting) on an over water flight. We were told they found another pilot crew to fly down to the destination but it was unclear if the crew there would fly the aircraft back to the states. If original pilots felt it enough of a safety issue to refuse the aircraft we; the flight attendants felt no different as our safety is equally important. Our inflight supervisor pledged full support and back up. When explaining this situation to the lady at the crew desk that we felt our safety was being compromised her response to us was 'if you don't take this flight you will receive an inflight did not fly citation and will have to find your own way home to your domicile!!' is this normal operating procedure? We felt bullied and threatened by the crew desk concerning this safety situation. After talking to the mechanics and the new pilots they reassured us that the a/c was safe to fly. We flew our flt as planned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight attendant crew felt intimidated and coerced into flying an international flight on an aircraft which had been turned down by the first flight crew but accepted when shopped to another. Multiple departure delays brought the matter of illegal flight attendant duty times into the mix; which was promptly rejected by the Captain who bought the aircraft.
Narrative: The Captain and First Officer refused our aircraft because the First Officer's instrument panel power source selector switch was inoperative (there was no back up for instrument lighting) on an over water flight. We were told they found another pilot crew to fly down to the destination but it was unclear if the crew there would fly the aircraft back to the states. If original pilots felt it enough of a safety issue to refuse the aircraft we; the flight attendants felt no different as our safety is equally important. Our inflight supervisor pledged full support and back up. When explaining this situation to the lady at the crew desk that we felt our safety was being compromised her response to us was 'if you don't take this flight you will receive an inflight Did Not Fly citation and will have to find your own way home to your domicile!!' Is this normal operating procedure? We felt bullied and threatened by the crew desk concerning this SAFETY situation. After talking to the mechanics and the new pilots they reassured us that the a/c was safe to fly. We flew our flt as planned.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.