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Report by first officer on a major air carrier related to flight crew work scheduling and flight crew behavior fatigue circadian rhythms.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 353170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
All NASA's research on circadian rhythms and diurnal cycles seems to have been lost on deaf ears. When I attempted to alert powers to be, I received the enclosed response which stated that if it meets FARS and doesn't violate the contractual agreements that safety is not an issue. This demonstrates the need for more stringent rules regarding crew scheduling and the lack of wisdom of the previous nprm which would have relaxed same.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPT BY FO ON A MAJOR ACR RELATED TO FLC WORK SCHEDULING AND FLC BEHAVIOR FATIGUE CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS.
Narrative: ALL NASA'S RESEARCH ON CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND DIURNAL CYCLES SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LOST ON DEAF EARS. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ALERT POWERS TO BE, I RECEIVED THE ENCLOSED RESPONSE WHICH STATED THAT IF IT MEETS FARS AND DOESN'T VIOLATE THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS THAT SAFETY IS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE NEED FOR MORE STRINGENT RULES REGARDING CREW SCHEDULING AND THE LACK OF WISDOM OF THE PREVIOUS NPRM WHICH WOULD HAVE RELAXED SAME.
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.