A B767 PIC RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES WITH A NON STANDARD FO WHO WAS EXHIBITING UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES WITHIN THE COCKPIT; NOT CONFORMING TO COMPANY TRAINING AND PRINCIPLES ARRIVING PDX.
Synopsis
A B767 PIC RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES WITH A NON STANDARD FO WHO WAS EXHIBITING UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES WITHIN THE COCKPIT; NOT CONFORMING TO COMPANY TRAINING AND PRINCIPLES ARRIVING PDX.
Narrative
THIS WAS DAY 2 OF A VERY DIFFICULT 4 DAY FLT. NOT SURE WHAT FO'S MOTIVATION WAS. HE WAS A FORMER USAF INSTRUCTOR. WAS OUT ON DISABILITY LAST YR FROM AIRLINE UNTIL NOV. BEEN ON PLANE 1 YR. UNLIKE THE MD88; THERE IS USUALLY ONLY 1 OR 2 WAYS TO PROGRAM FMS OR WORK AUTOPLT. THIS GUY WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO DEVELOP NEW WAYS AND ADAMANTLY PUSH THEM. MADE BEING PNF DIFFICULT; IN THAT YOUR MONITORING TASK GOT DIFFICULT. ON THIS OCCASION THE STAR WAS NOT IN FMS. IN PAST; EVERYONE BUILDS STAR (3 POINTS; VOR; DESIGNATED WAYPOINT; ARBITRARY WAYPOINT BEYOND TO TRACK RADIAL). STAR CALLS FOR L TURN TO INTERCEPT AND STAY CLR OF ISLAND. PLTS USUALLY MONITOR RAW DATA AND STAND READY TO FLY MANUALLY. THIS FO DID NOT WANT TO BUILD STAR. I DID AND HE TOOK OFFENSE. HE WANTED TO FLY 'GND TRACK' TO INTERCEPT. (CHKED LATER WITH B757 INSTRUCTOR. THE NAV CHOICES ARE HDG SELECT; HDG HOLD OR LNAV TO VERIFY WHAT I THOUGHT.) SELECTED LNAV AT 400 FT EXPECTING HIM TO FLY HIS MANUAL DEP WITH FMS BACKUP. HE THEN MUMBLED SOMETHING ON DEP AND I THOUGHT HE SAID HE WASN'T GETTING A SIGNAL. CHKED HIS RADIO AND I; AT FIRST; MISTAKENLY PUT IN SED 116.8 VICE PDX 111.8 FREQ (DID FROM MEMORY) BUT IT HAD BEEN AN XA00 BODY TIME ARR FOR SHORT LAYOVER. HE TUNED IT BACK; THEN INTERCEPTED BACK TO R. AT LEVEL OFF; GAVE ME A LECTURE ABOUT NOT 'RESPECTING HIM' AND LISTED OFF 6 THINGS I HAD DONE THAT HE HAD WRITTEN DOWN. I AM GOING TO TALK TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. THIS GUY GETS LOST IN MINUTIA BUT DOESN'T DO BASIC PROCS IN A TIMELY MANNER. DID NOT KNOW PROPER PROC FOR TRIMMING ACFT. AND IT WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.