DC9 crew was assigned a trip when they were fatigued.

Attributes
ACN	421812
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 11000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During our day layover (our carrier flies primarily at night) my first officer and myself were repeatedly disturbed by construction and the housekeeping crews at the hotel. I called our company and reported these disturbances. Upon arrival at our home base we informed the crew schedulers, and I informed a chief pilot, of our lack of adequate crew rest. Due to extremely short crew levels, crew scheduling requested that I accept a trip (both my first officer and myself are on reserves). I told scheduling I would only accept a short trip if I could get some rest. My first officer was asked to accept a short assignment. She agreed to this assignment if she could get some rest during the layover. She was repeatedly disturbed and received no rest. Crew scheduling then informed her she had to fly a trip to sju. She responded that she was fatigued and unable to fly such a long trip. She was informed that if crew scheduling was unable to get someone for the trip or it was delayed that she would be subject to 'severe disciplinary action.' this statement came from an assistant chief pilot. I feel this was an obvious attempt to force a pilot to fly in a fatigued and unsafe condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW WAS ASSIGNED A TRIP WHEN THEY WERE FATIGUED.

Narrative: DURING OUR DAY LAYOVER (OUR CARRIER FLIES PRIMARILY AT NIGHT) MY FO AND MYSELF WERE REPEATEDLY DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION AND THE HOUSEKEEPING CREWS AT THE HOTEL. I CALLED OUR COMPANY AND RPTED THESE DISTURBANCES. UPON ARR AT OUR HOME BASE WE INFORMED THE CREW SCHEDULERS, AND I INFORMED A CHIEF PLT, OF OUR LACK OF ADEQUATE CREW REST. DUE TO EXTREMELY SHORT CREW LEVELS, CREW SCHEDULING REQUESTED THAT I ACCEPT A TRIP (BOTH MY FO AND MYSELF ARE ON RESERVES). I TOLD SCHEDULING I WOULD ONLY ACCEPT A SHORT TRIP IF I COULD GET SOME REST. MY FO WAS ASKED TO ACCEPT A SHORT ASSIGNMENT. SHE AGREED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT IF SHE COULD GET SOME REST DURING THE LAYOVER. SHE WAS REPEATEDLY DISTURBED AND RECEIVED NO REST. CREW SCHEDULING THEN INFORMED HER SHE HAD TO FLY A TRIP TO SJU. SHE RESPONDED THAT SHE WAS FATIGUED AND UNABLE TO FLY SUCH A LONG TRIP. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT IF CREW SCHEDULING WAS UNABLE TO GET SOMEONE FOR THE TRIP OR IT WAS DELAYED THAT SHE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO 'SEVERE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.' THIS STATEMENT CAME FROM AN ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT. I FEEL THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS ATTEMPT TO FORCE A PLT TO FLY IN A FATIGUED AND UNSAFE CONDITION.

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.