First officer concerned with company policies, flight fatigue, and hotel accommodations and location...

Attributes
ACN	502190
Time
Date	200102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	502190
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
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Our company puts us at a hotel located 1/2 mi from the preferred runway centerline. Every time an aircraft takes off, your room shakes. Sleep is impossible after 6:00 a.M. Due to late operations, we got in very late. Due to the early and constant 'wake-up calls' I got very little sleep. I spent the day making stupid mistakes. I should have called in fatigued, but I didn't. I have only heard horror stories of the way our company responds to 'fatigue' calls. I didn't want to be one of them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO CONCERNED WITH COMPANY POLICIES, FLT FATIGUE, AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS AND LOCATION.

Narrative: OUR COMPANY PUTS US AT A HOTEL LOCATED 1/2 MI FROM THE PREFERRED RWY CTRLINE. EVERY TIME AN ACFT TAKES OFF, YOUR ROOM SHAKES. SLEEP IS IMPOSSIBLE AFTER 6:00 A.M. DUE TO LATE OPS, WE GOT IN VERY LATE. DUE TO THE EARLY AND CONSTANT 'WAKE-UP CALLS' I GOT VERY LITTLE SLEEP. I SPENT THE DAY MAKING STUPID MISTAKES. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED IN FATIGUED, BUT I DIDN'T. I HAVE ONLY HEARD HORROR STORIES OF THE WAY OUR COMPANY RESPONDS TO 'FATIGUE' CALLS. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THEM.

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.