Narrative:

I have been on the late reserve list of XA00 to XG59 for sep/00 and oct/00. On oct/xa/00, on day 2 of 5, late reserve list crew scheduler called at XF00 and told me that my late reserve list was canceled and I was assigned a 3-DAY sequence with an XA53 sign-in. I didn't think I could get my rest, but crew scheduler said it was legal to change my reserve list, so I tried to get my rest. I did not. I have prepared myself on the late reserve list to be awake, so when I had to get up for the sequence, I slept very little. En route to dfw, I called dispatch and said I needed to be removed due to fatigue. I did not feel safely rested for the second leg. At dfw, crew tracking said I had to call my chief pilot before they could put me on a flight back to base. Why did I have to call my chief pilot when calling in fatigued? I called contract at the union to get reserve list reassignment clarified. Scheduling is allowed to quick convert a reserve availability period with an early release of 12 hours. I don't know how we are supposed to quickly convert our body clock. If you feel unable to get your required rest, you are to call in fatigued, knowing that at least the first leg of your sequence will be canceled and many passenger and fellow crew members' trips changed or canceled. You will not lose sick days, but the pressure is very great to go to work fatigued when you shouldn't. I feel my air carrier still does not have enough pilots to operate with the new reserve list as they are intended to be operated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT DESCRIBED A SIT AT HIS CARRIER WHICH ALLEGEDLY CAUSES PLTS ON RESERVE TO COVER SCHEDULES THAT ARE UNPREDICTABLE. SUCH A SIT ALLEGEDLY PLACES A PLT IN THE POS OF SLEEPING WHEN ALREADY RESTED AND THEN SHOWING FOR A FLT ON THE VERGE OF NEEDING SLEEP.

Narrative: I HAVE BEEN ON THE LATE RESERVE LIST OF XA00 TO XG59 FOR SEP/00 AND OCT/00. ON OCT/XA/00, ON DAY 2 OF 5, LATE RESERVE LIST CREW SCHEDULER CALLED AT XF00 AND TOLD ME THAT MY LATE RESERVE LIST WAS CANCELED AND I WAS ASSIGNED A 3-DAY SEQUENCE WITH AN XA53 SIGN-IN. I DIDN'T THINK I COULD GET MY REST, BUT CREW SCHEDULER SAID IT WAS LEGAL TO CHANGE MY RESERVE LIST, SO I TRIED TO GET MY REST. I DID NOT. I HAVE PREPARED MYSELF ON THE LATE RESERVE LIST TO BE AWAKE, SO WHEN I HAD TO GET UP FOR THE SEQUENCE, I SLEPT VERY LITTLE. ENRTE TO DFW, I CALLED DISPATCH AND SAID I NEEDED TO BE REMOVED DUE TO FATIGUE. I DID NOT FEEL SAFELY RESTED FOR THE SECOND LEG. AT DFW, CREW TRACKING SAID I HAD TO CALL MY CHIEF PLT BEFORE THEY COULD PUT ME ON A FLT BACK TO BASE. WHY DID I HAVE TO CALL MY CHIEF PLT WHEN CALLING IN FATIGUED? I CALLED CONTRACT AT THE UNION TO GET RESERVE LIST REASSIGNMENT CLARIFIED. SCHEDULING IS ALLOWED TO QUICK CONVERT A RESERVE AVAILABILITY PERIOD WITH AN EARLY RELEASE OF 12 HRS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO QUICKLY CONVERT OUR BODY CLOCK. IF YOU FEEL UNABLE TO GET YOUR REQUIRED REST, YOU ARE TO CALL IN FATIGUED, KNOWING THAT AT LEAST THE FIRST LEG OF YOUR SEQUENCE WILL BE CANCELED AND MANY PAX AND FELLOW CREW MEMBERS' TRIPS CHANGED OR CANCELED. YOU WILL NOT LOSE SICK DAYS, BUT THE PRESSURE IS VERY GREAT TO GO TO WORK FATIGUED WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T. I FEEL MY ACR STILL DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PLTS TO OPERATE WITH THE NEW RESERVE LIST AS THEY ARE INTENDED TO BE OPERATED.

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.