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B747-400 relief pilots were seen to both be asleep by the flight attendant in cruise flight on a very long nighttime international flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519069 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jnu.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 519069 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was serving as captain for air carrier X flight abc syd-sfo on a B747-400. Upon awakening from my scheduled rest period in the crew bunk, a flight attendant reported that the 2 relief pilots had been both asleep at the same time in the pilot seats when she entered the cockpit. They both denied that they were asleep to her and myself upon debriefing after the conclusion of this flight. I had explained to the flight attendants concerned (3) that there is an automatic alarm that requires regular pilot action. I counseled the 2 relief pilots to make sure that they do not appear to be sleeping while on duty in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747-400 RELIEF PLTS WERE SEEN TO BOTH BE ASLEEP BY THE FLT ATTENDANT IN CRUISE FLT ON A VERY LONG NIGHTTIME INTL FLT.
Narrative: I WAS SERVING AS CAPT FOR ACR X FLT ABC SYD-SFO ON A B747-400. UPON AWAKENING FROM MY SCHEDULED REST PERIOD IN THE CREW BUNK, A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE 2 RELIEF PLTS HAD BEEN BOTH ASLEEP AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PLT SEATS WHEN SHE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THEY BOTH DENIED THAT THEY WERE ASLEEP TO HER AND MYSELF UPON DEBRIEFING AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS FLT. I HAD EXPLAINED TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS CONCERNED (3) THAT THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC ALARM THAT REQUIRES REGULAR PLT ACTION. I COUNSELED THE 2 RELIEF PLTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SLEEPING WHILE ON DUTY IN THE FUTURE.
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.