B757 First Officer reports incidents of Captains not eating on international flights due to fear of the meals being contaminated or worse by the cabin crew.
Synopsis
B757 First Officer reports incidents of Captains not eating on international flights due to fear of the meals being contaminated or worse by the cabin crew.
Narrative
Post flight I queried the Captain why he did not consume his crew meal either to or from Paris. He told me of an incident where he was threatened with poisoning by an Flight Attendant. I flew with another pilot that basically told me of the same event; he too refused to eat his provided meals. I told the Captain that I had written a report following the previous experience and I would do so here again. It is DANGEROUS to have our pilots not eat during a long flight (either domestic or international). The potential swings in blood sugar level can cause permanent physical damage and it potentially sets up a 'pilot incapacitation' event; totally un-necessarily. This event needs to have a finality with published results. If a verifiable threat was made; legal proceeding should occur. Bottom line is that pilots do NOT have their own ability to prepare these provided meals. One should (and I would argue MUST) be able to trust the people we fly with. If we CANNOT trust each other; something MUST change. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!! Since a number of the reports that I have written have been adjusted to either operational or security reports; and I question whether Federal Authorities (FAA) are seeing them I will be providing a 'hard copy' to the FAA to ensure oversight authorities view this. I DO NOT want to hear of another incident or worse yet an accident that could have been avoided.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.