AN ACR WDB CAPT REFUSED TO LET HIS SO COMPLETE THE CHKLIST AS PRINTED. ACFT EQUIP PROB HIGH CSD RPM.

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ACFT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEP. THE #2 GENERATOR AND FIELD TRIPPED OFF THE LINE. I PULLED OUT THE CHKLIST AND BEGAN. IT SAID 'CHK CSD AND RPM AND PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR VOLTS. RPM WERE 1100-1200 RPM ABOVE NORMAL. LIMITS ON CSD IS PLUS OR MINUS 400 RPM. CHKLIST SAYS 'IF RPM NOT NORMAL; DISCONNECT CSD.' CAPT WANTED TO TRY TO RESET REGARDLESS OF CSD RPM; OVER MY OBJECTIONS; AND REFS TO CHKLIST AND COMPANY PROCS. I ASKED THE CAPT 'DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT GOES AGAINST CHKLIST; LIMITATIONS; COMPANY POLICY?' HE SAID; 'YES! TRY AND PUT IT ON LINE. IF IT HOLDS; WE ARE OUT OF HERE. IF NOT WE WILL FOLLOW PROCS.' I AM CHKING WITH CHIEF PLT AS TO WHAT ONE SHOULD DO IN THIS SIT. HE IS THE CAPT; AND WHAT HE SAYS GOES TO AN EXTENT. THAT NIGHT IN MSP; AFTER WRITING THE #2 CSD/GENERATOR UP; MAINT FOUND A FAULTY GENERATOR CTL UNIT AND REPLACED FAULTY UNIT. ALL IS WELL NOW. NEXT TIME; I MIGHT JUST SAY NO! AND TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES. THE FO WAS NO HELP; HE JUST SAT THERE. NO BACK; JUST LET THE CAPT RAMBLE ON AND DO WHAT HE WANTED. I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT ALL CREW MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS THAT THERE IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT LIKE THIS ONE. I DEFERRED TO CAPT'S AUTH ON THIS DIRECT VIOLATION. THE NEXT DAY I ASKED HIM WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THIS SIT. HE SAID 'JUST WHAT WE DID.' I SAID 'REALLY.' HE SAID;' YOU NEED TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B. YOU CAN'T FOLLOW ALL THE REGS OR YOU WOULD NEVER GO FLYING.' I JUST DON'T GET THIS ATTITUDE!!