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B757 captain reported fatigue on an oceanic crossing with a 2 man crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1645147 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 Flight Crew Type 10633 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
Fatigue reportflew [multiple overseas legs to] ZZZ. This is one of those onerous un-augmented trips that; regardless of far 117; should not be allowed. Sending a two men crew for an ocean crossing late at night lasting 6.9 hours with no chance for a little rest during the flight borders on unsafe! And that's with no emergency or diversion developing. Both first officer (first officer) and I felt very fatigued by the time we landed in [our first destination]. Yes; you get enough time to rest while [there]; but then you're faced with a 7 hours plus leg to ZZZ. With no rest during the flight again! We experienced on and off moderate turbulence during the return flight; just to be faced with strong; gusty crosswinds; low ceilings; and heavy rain at ZZZ! That flight was 7.8 hrs long. For a company that boast 'safety first' and core values; it's a shame that operations allows this to happen on not only [this flight route]; but [multiple others as well]. This is obviously an economic decision with little regard to maintaining a safe operation on all our flights. Do the right thing and augment these flights with an additional crew member to maintain the enviable safety record we hold at [company].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reported fatigue on an oceanic crossing with a 2 man crew.
Narrative: Fatigue ReportFlew [multiple overseas legs to] ZZZ. This is one of those onerous un-augmented trips that; regardless of FAR 117; should not be allowed. Sending a two men crew for an ocean crossing late at night lasting 6.9 hours with no chance for a little rest during the flight borders on unsafe! And that's with no emergency or diversion developing. Both FO (First Officer) and I felt very fatigued by the time we landed in [our first destination]. Yes; you get enough time to rest while [there]; but then you're faced with a 7 hours plus leg to ZZZ. With no rest during the flight again! We experienced on and off moderate turbulence during the return flight; just to be faced with strong; gusty crosswinds; low ceilings; and heavy rain at ZZZ! That flight was 7.8 hrs long. For a company that boast 'Safety First' and core values; it's a shame that Operations allows this to happen on not only [this flight route]; but [multiple others as well]. This is obviously an economic decision with little regard to maintaining a safe operation on all our flights. Do the right thing and augment these flights with an additional crew member to maintain the enviable safety record we hold at [Company].
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.