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Attributes | |
ACN | 598293 |
Time | |
Date | 200310 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : sbmu.artcc |
State Reference | FO |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : sbmu.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 598293 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | FAA Passenger Human Performance Company Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Crew rest seat. I went back for my crew rest and there was a rather large person occupying the seat next to the crew rest seat -- so large that there was no arm or elbow room on the arm rest. When I reclined to try and sleep his right leg was twitching and kept kicking me every few mins. Needless to say, it was impossible to sleep with no arm rest and the continual nudging/kicking by his foot or leg. This is a 10 hour red-eye flight and not being able to get any rest does not make for a safe operation. I almost think the flight attendants have a better crew rest facility, in that they do not have any passenger next to them and they can block out the light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT RPTS INABILITY TO GET ADEQUATE REST ON A LONG RANGE FLT IN A B767 BECAUSE THE SEAT PROVIDED IN THE CABIN IS NOT ISOLATED FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF AN ADJACENT PAX.
Narrative: CREW REST SEAT. I WENT BACK FOR MY CREW REST AND THERE WAS A RATHER LARGE PERSON OCCUPYING THE SEAT NEXT TO THE CREW REST SEAT -- SO LARGE THAT THERE WAS NO ARM OR ELBOW ROOM ON THE ARM REST. WHEN I RECLINED TO TRY AND SLEEP HIS R LEG WAS TWITCHING AND KEPT KICKING ME EVERY FEW MINS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP WITH NO ARM REST AND THE CONTINUAL NUDGING/KICKING BY HIS FOOT OR LEG. THIS IS A 10 HR RED-EYE FLT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ANY REST DOES NOT MAKE FOR A SAFE OP. I ALMOST THINK THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAVE A BETTER CREW REST FACILITY, IN THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PAX NEXT TO THEM AND THEY CAN BLOCK OUT THE LIGHT.
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.