A MISCOM BTWN THE CAPT AND FO OF AN MD80 RESULTED IN AN INCOMPLETE TKOF CHKLIST WITH THE FLAPS AND SLATS IN A RETRACTED AND UP POS.
Synopsis
A MISCOM BTWN THE CAPT AND FO OF AN MD80 RESULTED IN AN INCOMPLETE TKOF CHKLIST WITH THE FLAPS AND SLATS IN A RETRACTED AND UP POS.
Narrative
I COMPLETED THE TAXI CHKLIST AFTER EXITING THE RAMP. CAPT DID NOT CALL FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE FLAPS AND SLATS AT THIS TIME. ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS I HAVE FLOWN WITH CAPTS WHO; FOR UNKNOWN REASONS; WOULD NOT CALL FOR THE FLAP AND SLAT EXTENSION UNTIL APCHING THE RWY. I READ THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST DOWN TO THE TKOF BRIEFING/PA AND RECEIVED THE PROPER RESPONSES. I DID NOT READ OR MOVE THE TOGGLE FOR THE FLAPS/SLATS CHALLENGE BECAUSE CAPT DID NOT YET CALL FOR THEIR EXTENSION. WE APPEARED TO BE #1 FOR TKOF. AT THIS POINT; I ADVISED CAPT THAT I FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS ATTEMPTED TKOF. HE TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROB. APPROX 5 SECONDS LATER; I AGAIN ADVISED CAPT IN A LOUDER VOICE THAT I FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS ATTEMPTED TKOF BECAUSE OF OUR CONFIGN AND FLAPS. AGAIN CAPT SAID THAT IT WOULD BE NO PROB. THE CTL TWR CLRED US INTO POS AND HOLD. I ASKED CAPT IF HE WISHED TO ACCEPT THIS CLRNC. HE REPLIED YES. IN A LOUD VOICE I TOLD CAPT THAT I FELT THAT THIS ATTEMPTED TKOF WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF OUR CONFIGN AND THE FLAPS. THE CAPT MADE THE TURN TO LINE UP ON THE CTRLINE. THE CTL TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. IN A VERY LOUD VOICE I TOLD CAPT THAT THIS ATTEMPTED TKOF WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE MD80 IS NOT CERTIFIED FOR TKOF WITHOUT THE FLAPS AND SLATS BEING EXTENDED. HE FINALLY ORDERED THE FLAPS AND SLATS TO BE EXTENDED. DURING THE TKOF ROLL AND INITIAL CLB CAPT PROCEEDED TO BERATE ME; CALLED ME VARIOUS UNSAVORY NAMES AND CURSED AT ME. I WILL NOT; FOR SAFETY REASONS; ACCEPT A FUTURE CREW PAIRING ASSIGNMENT WITH CAPT DUE TO HIS LEVEL OF IMMATURITY; DISREGARD FOR APPROVED PROCS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 629306: I WAS ADVISED BY UNION SAFETY TODAY THAT AN ASAP RPT HAD BEEN FILED BY FO REGARDING WHAT HE CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE ON FLT ZZZ-ZZZZ. THE POINT IN QUESTION SEEMS TO BE HE WAS CONCERNED WE WERE GOING TO DEPART WITH OUR FLAPS AND SLATS NOT EXTENDED WHEN IN FACT THAT ITEM HAD NOT YET BEEN CALLED FOR ON THE CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE CHKLIST. HE MADE A COMMENT THAT HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE TKOF; AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE FLAP 6 DEG HIGH SPD TKOF. HE NEVER MADE ANY REF TO THE FLAP AND SLAT ITEM ON THE CHKLIST. WHEN I NOTICED THAT THAT ITEM HAD NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED; I CALLED FOR FLAPS 6 DEGS AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.