An air carrier large transport frtr crew fell asleep.

Attributes
ACN	251838
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lvs airport : las
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	251838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Fell asleep in cockpit. Woke up and all asleep. Trip started in sat, deadhead in, cannot find a hotel room due to new hotel/old hotel contract phase in. Found a hotel room approximately 3 hours before departure. Depart sat at XA59Z, stop in mem for 3 hours, arrive in las at XI12Z or XC12 local for 9 plus 43 duty, 13 hours rest and then allowed by FARS to do it again. Deadhead flight started at XO18Z. The schedule is too tight and company is currently understaffed and doesn't want to replace you in mem when you complain. Corrective action suggestion: allow one crew member to sleep while in cruise. Better one alert at approach phase than all awake for 5 plus 12 hours while in cruise but very tired for approach phase. This is not the first time I have seen sleeping in the cockpit but since reading the book 'callback,' I wanted to start a record for future reference.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT FRTR CREW FELL ASLEEP.

Narrative: FELL ASLEEP IN COCKPIT. WOKE UP AND ALL ASLEEP. TRIP STARTED IN SAT, DEADHEAD IN, CANNOT FIND A HOTEL ROOM DUE TO NEW HOTEL/OLD HOTEL CONTRACT PHASE IN. FOUND A HOTEL ROOM APPROX 3 HRS BEFORE DEP. DEPART SAT AT XA59Z, STOP IN MEM FOR 3 HRS, ARRIVE IN LAS AT XI12Z OR XC12 LCL FOR 9 PLUS 43 DUTY, 13 HRS REST AND THEN ALLOWED BY FARS TO DO IT AGAIN. DEADHEAD FLT STARTED AT XO18Z. THE SCHEDULE IS TOO TIGHT AND COMPANY IS CURRENTLY UNDERSTAFFED AND DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE YOU IN MEM WHEN YOU COMPLAIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION SUGGESTION: ALLOW ONE CREW MEMBER TO SLEEP WHILE IN CRUISE. BETTER ONE ALERT AT APCH PHASE THAN ALL AWAKE FOR 5 PLUS 12 HRS WHILE IN CRUISE BUT VERY TIRED FOR APCH PHASE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN SLEEPING IN THE COCKPIT BUT SINCE READING THE BOOK 'CALLBACK,' I WANTED TO START A RECORD FOR FUTURE REF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.