An international reserve pilot is assigned a domestic flight that departed too soon to allow adequat...

Attributes
ACN	592942
Time
Date	200309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer other personnel other
ASRS Report	592942
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flew fatigued. At XA20 on sep/sat/03, I was called for a domestic sequence having a sign-in at XK45. I am on reserve (B767 first officer) international. I had, an hour earlier, been assigned an XK00 ready aircrew program . I informed the supervisor that I would have an XH45 wake-up to ensure that I made it and that I had been informed too late to get adequate rest. I stated that there was a 3 day lfpg (also on sep/fri/03 in a 3 day block) and I was also the only reserve pilot in that block, so I would rather do that trip so I could plan my rest. He stated that he could not change the trip assignments. I flew the flight dangerously fatigued. I am not comfortable using the company fatigue policy due to my fear of repercussions. When early domestic ready aircrew programs are assigned to international pilots, it should happen in the morning hours. Also in reference to early international sequences, the lack of international ready aircrew program leads to my frequently flying those sequences fatigued as well. Current FAA rest requirements are archaic and dangerously inadequate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INTL RESERVE PLT IS ASSIGNED A DOMESTIC FLT THAT DEPARTED TOO SOON TO ALLOW ADEQUATE REST.

Narrative: FLEW FATIGUED. AT XA20 ON SEP/SAT/03, I WAS CALLED FOR A DOMESTIC SEQUENCE HAVING A SIGN-IN AT XK45. I AM ON RESERVE (B767 FO) INTL. I HAD, AN HR EARLIER, BEEN ASSIGNED AN XK00 READY AIRCREW PROGRAM . I INFORMED THE SUPVR THAT I WOULD HAVE AN XH45 WAKE-UP TO ENSURE THAT I MADE IT AND THAT I HAD BEEN INFORMED TOO LATE TO GET ADEQUATE REST. I STATED THAT THERE WAS A 3 DAY LFPG (ALSO ON SEP/FRI/03 IN A 3 DAY BLOCK) AND I WAS ALSO THE ONLY RESERVE PLT IN THAT BLOCK, SO I WOULD RATHER DO THAT TRIP SO I COULD PLAN MY REST. HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT CHANGE THE TRIP ASSIGNMENTS. I FLEW THE FLT DANGEROUSLY FATIGUED. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE USING THE COMPANY FATIGUE POLICY DUE TO MY FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS. WHEN EARLY DOMESTIC READY AIRCREW PROGRAMS ARE ASSIGNED TO INTL PLTS, IT SHOULD HAPPEN IN THE MORNING HRS. ALSO IN REF TO EARLY INTL SEQUENCES, THE LACK OF INTL READY AIRCREW PROGRAM LEADS TO MY FREQUENTLY FLYING THOSE SEQUENCES FATIGUED AS WELL. CURRENT FAA REST REQUIREMENTS ARE ARCHAIC AND DANGEROUSLY INADEQUATE.

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.

An international reserve pilot is assigned a domestic flight that departed too soon to allow adequate rest.