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Attributes | |
ACN | 421695 |
Time | |
Date | 199811 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : anc |
State Reference | AK |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B747-100 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other |
Flight Phase | other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
Experience | controller non radar : 14 controller radar : 14 controller supervisory : 5 flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1500 |
ASRS Report | 421695 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Air carrier cargo crew scheduling, schedules flight crew members to fly during erratic sleep cycles. Due to delays, flight abcd hkg-anc was scheduled to be operated out of hkg in the late evening. After being awake all day, this flight was accomplished for a duty (including wake-up time) of 34 hours 15 mins. After reaching anc due to my inability not to attain proper rest, I refused the subsequent flight (anc- ord-jfk) at AM30Z show nov/xa/98 due fatigue. Scheduling/chief pilot tried to coerce me into taking this flight. In the future, I will not fly long duty days due to safety, health reasons.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747 INTL CARGO FO REFUSED A DELAYED FLT BECAUSE OF FATIGUE.
Narrative: ACR CARGO CREW SCHEDULING, SCHEDULES FLT CREW MEMBERS TO FLY DURING ERRATIC SLEEP CYCLES. DUE TO DELAYS, FLT ABCD HKG-ANC WAS SCHEDULED TO BE OPERATED OUT OF HKG IN THE LATE EVENING. AFTER BEING AWAKE ALL DAY, THIS FLT WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR A DUTY (INCLUDING WAKE-UP TIME) OF 34 HRS 15 MINS. AFTER REACHING ANC DUE TO MY INABILITY NOT TO ATTAIN PROPER REST, I REFUSED THE SUBSEQUENT FLT (ANC- ORD-JFK) AT AM30Z SHOW NOV/XA/98 DUE FATIGUE. SCHEDULING/CHIEF PLT TRIED TO COERCE ME INTO TAKING THIS FLT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT FLY LONG DUTY DAYS DUE TO SAFETY, HEALTH REASONS.
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.